Overview
Dr. Kian Tauser, M. Jur. (Oxford University) advises financial institutions, investment banks, private equity houses, and fund initiators on transaction-centered tax and fund formation law in the following areas: Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) / acquisition structuring, Real estate transactions, Group reorganizations, Structured finance, Restructurings, Fully integrated advice on fund formation, Management participation and Tax audits.
Kian is a frequent author and speaker on tax and fund formation issues. He is double-qualified as a lawyer as well as a chartered tax advisor.
Results
Kian advised:
- SIGNA on the intended multibillion-euro acquisition of GALERIA Kaufhof Group from METRO Group
- Telefónica on tax matters on the multibillion-euro acquisition of E-Plus Group from KPN
- SIGNA on tax matters in connection with the purchase of Karstadt Premium Group and Karstadt Sports
- Art-Invest as funds initiator on the formation of a regulated special investment L.P. acquiring a real estate ensemble in Cologne
- SEB Investment on the sale of a pan-European real estate portfolio (more than EUR 1 billion)
- Founders and majority shareholders of the software group proALPHA Software on tax matters in connection with the sale of a majority stake
- Orion Engineered Carbons on tax matters in connection with international financing and structuring questions
- SIGNA in the acquisition of parts of the Karstadt department store chain (more than EUR 1 billion)
- Nippon Suisan on tax matters in connection with the sale of Leuchtturm Beteiligungs-und Holding Germany
- Several private equity sponsors as well as management teams on management participation programs
- An US private equity house on the acquisition of a financial services group
- A French publicly listed stock corporate on the acquisition of an information technology (IT) branch
- An UK private equity house on the acquisition of an automotive supplier group
- An US private equity house on the acquisition of a German bank
Recognitions
- Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers™, Germany: Investment Funds, Restructuring and Insolvency Law and Tax Law, 2024-2025
- The Legal 500 EMEA, Recommended, Germany: Tax, 2023
- JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms
- Tax Directors Handbook
