Tax economics, University of Tilburg, the Netherlands
MBA, Nyenrode University, the Netherlands

Advising:

• Dutch tax support - on the public takeover bid by Air France of Dutch airliner KLM, including structuring advice, obtaining various tax rulings and working on the prospectus.
• A global drinks company - in respect of the realisation of a new integrated juice terminal, blending and filling business in the port area of Rotterdam, including the indirect tax aspects associated with regarding the land arrangements with the Port of Rotterdam.
• Various DBFMO contractors - with a claim against the Dutch State for tax damages arising as a consequence of new tax legislation.
• On Dutch tax support - on the public takeover bid by Air France of Dutch airliner KLM, including structuring advice, obtaining various tax rulings and working on the prospectus.
• A Brazilian ethanol producer - on the global restructuring of its international ethanol trading activities in Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Singapore and the US.
• Deutsche Bank's Global Social Finance Group - in the setup of two microfinance funds in the Netherlands, including structuring, regulatory and on-going compliance work.
• A US private equity fund - with its acquisition of a water measurement systems business in the Netherlands.
• On tax structuring advice to a regulated private equity fund that invests in metal and mining companies - on its potential investments in Turkish, Australian, Serbian, Canadian and Brazilian infrastructure projects. Currently, advising on a $10m co-investment into a Brazilian copper mine and on the refinancing of certain mines.
• A Brazilian private equity fund - on setting up an international iron ore refinery process joint venture with a US listed partner and on the subsequent disposal of that joint venture to a Brazilian listed mining company.
• A Spanish listed construction company - on its international financing structure for one of its Latam projects (metro line)

• Dutch
• English
• French
• German