Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's German tax team consists of ten partners, six counsel and 26 associates. The tax advice is focused mainly on transactions and structuring, particularly in complex cross-jurisdictional cases. Tax strategies, tax-risk management and the impact of legal and political developments, disputes, investigations and criminal tax law, restructuring and insolvencies, and succession planning for families and high-net-worth individuals are all significant areas beyond transactions and structuring. It is increasingly advising US clients as its US presence has grown significantly. The close network of worldwide offices enables them to give clients cross-jurisdictional counsel. Georg Roderburg and Tanja Walter-Yadegardjam are prominent figures at the firm.
During the research period, the company advised Siemens Energy on all tax issues connected to the (planned) tender offer for all outstanding shares in Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, with the objective of delisting and integrating the business. In addition, the team assisted finance start-up Penta and its shareholders on the acquisition by French fintech Qonto.
