André Vermeulen
Legal Director
André Vermeulen leads the Tax Strategy & Benefits Practice in Ireland. He focuses on advising large corporates and multinationals on a wide range of Irish corporate and transactional tax matters, particularly M&A, corporate reorganisations and inward investment into Ireland. He has led on multiple buy-side and vendor tax due diligence investigations, managed multijurisdictional engagements and provided acquisition structuring advice, as well as transactional warranty and indemnity tax reviews. In addition, he has experience in tax dispute resolution, transactional VAT and Irish stamp duty matters.
- Advising on the formation of a joint venture in Ireland by one of the leading American multinational technology companies for taking on US$12 billion in investment funds.
- Advising on the acquisition of the Institute of Education by a UK-based client.
- Advising on the establishment and operation of multiple investment fund structures.
- Advising on the Irish tax aspects in relation to the assignment of multiple leases by a Dublin-based technology company.
- Advising on the acquisition of multiple assets in Ireland by private equity clients.
Education
- University of Pretoria, LL.M., 2014
- University of Pretoria, B.Comm., (Hons), Financial Management, 2008
- University of Pretoria, LL.B., 2007
- University of Pretoria, B.Comm., Law, 2005
Admissions
- South Africa, 2012
Memberships & Affiliations
- Chartered Tax Advisor, Irish Tax Institute, 2017
Languages
- English
- Afrikaans
- Ranked as a Rising Star in International Tax Review 2024 and awarded the International Tax Review 2024 Rising Star for Tax award.