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The tax practice of Baker Tilly Belgium, a new entry this year, is headed by Dany De Decker. He oversees a team of more than 100 fee-earners. His sister Tanja, who joined last year from Euroclear, is in charge of the corporate tax department. Veerle ... [more]

The tax practice of Baker Tilly Belgium, a new entry this year, is headed by Dany De Decker. He oversees a team of more than 100 fee-earners. His sister Tanja, who joined last year from Euroclear, is in charge of the corporate tax department. Veerle Van den Steen leads the VAT department.

The group is able to provide services across all areas of tax. The group mainly advise small and medium enterprises (SMEs), though much of this work has a cross-border element. Last year it advised an IT company on a group restructuring to make use of the EU's R&D benefits. The group also advised on the restructuring of a distressed production company, which involved a management buy-out.

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Baker Tilly Deutschland (Rölfs Partners) has grown rapidly this year. The firm extended its presence in the south of Germany after the incorporation of Wolfgang Richter and the rest of the team at RP Richter. The market is fairly optimistic about the ... [more]

Baker Tilly Deutschland (Rölfs Partners) has grown rapidly this year. The firm extended its presence in the south of Germany after the incorporation of Wolfgang Richter and the rest of the team at RP Richter. The market is fairly optimistic about the development. "Richter is a great tax professional, there is no question of that. I'm sure that will continue at Rölfs" said one partner.

Richter leads a team of more than 140 fee earners. This number means the group can offer work of quality in most areas of tax including tax structuring, M&A, indirect tax, transfer pricing, real estate and compliance.

This year Peter Fabry and Claus Ritzer advised a German asset management group on tax planning issues to do with a group financing which involved the use of entities in jurisdictions as far apart as Malaysia and Luxembourg. Carsten Kratzer advised a client in the fashion industry on its double taxation issues over a 10-year period.

Other clients include Wacker Neuson, Villeroy & Boch and Richemont International.

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Baker Tilly Berk is a new entry this year. The tax practice is led by Herm Nieste. The group comprises about 180 tax professionals. The team focuses nearly entirely on family-owned and mid-sized companies, especially those that are seeking to expand ... [more]

Baker Tilly Berk is a new entry this year. The tax practice is led by Herm Nieste. The group comprises about 180 tax professionals.

The team focuses nearly entirely on family-owned and mid-sized companies, especially those that are seeking to expand internationally. This year the group set up an intermediate Dutch hub for Taylor Guitars, a Californian company, to help their expansion into the EU market. The group also advised a Dutch client on the tax restructuring of their investments in Kosovo.

Other clients of Baker Tilly Berk include Equity Trust, TW Steel, Imres Holding and Hemels Publishing.

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Former Deloitte partner Ruio Guedes Henriques is the sole tax partner of Baker Tilly Portugal. The tax department is in only its second year of activity in Portugal, but provides clients with a wide range of tax services. Henriques focuses on corporate ... [more]

Former Deloitte partner Ruio Guedes Henriques is the sole tax partner of Baker Tilly Portugal. The tax department is in only its second year of activity in Portugal, but provides clients with a wide range of tax services. Henriques focuses on corporate and international tax, but the firm also has ability in transfer pricing and indirect tax in particular. [hide]

Baker Tilly OBT has 13 tax professionals in Switzerland led by Fabian Petrus. Their work this year has comprised M&A and structuring work involving immovable property. They advised the seller about how to implement a tax neutral structure that also accomodated ... [more]

Baker Tilly OBT has 13 tax professionals in Switzerland led by Fabian Petrus. Their work this year has comprised M&A and structuring work involving immovable property. They advised the seller about how to implement a tax neutral structure that also accomodated the buyer's commercial needs. While the firm may not participate in headline M&A deals and advisory work, they are well regarded advisers for small and medium sized companies in Switzerland. Petrus also points out that the firm has significant capacity in VAT matters.

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Baker Tilly's tax practice has been bolstered this year with the addition of five partners to increase the number of the practice's partners to 54. The firm's clients are mostly small and medium sized business such as London United Busways, Neutrahealth ... [more]

Baker Tilly's tax practice has been bolstered this year with the addition of five partners to increase the number of the practice's partners to 54. The firm's clients are mostly small and medium sized business such as London United Busways, Neutrahealth and Avanta Group. However, the team led by Joe Burnie also has a cross-border capacity by virtue of their membership of the Baker Tilly International network of firms, which is particularly strong across Europe. Notable work for the firm this year included advising the management team of a company who conducted a management buy-out when the company entered administration. This required detailed tax planning since part of the consideration was provided in loan notes. Kevin Phillips and Shaheda Natha coordinated the tax issues in the sale of a business in July 2010. A pre-completion hive down of the business to a new company was undertaken to resolve the tax issues of the company selling the business. The firm's capability in refinancing and restructuring is illustrated in its reorganisation of a group with a Jersey holding company. Due to bonds issued by the group in Canada, the team involved had to consider cross-border issues throughout the restructuring process. [hide]