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Christian specialises in the tax structuring of acquisitions, corporate reorganisations and restructurings, private equity and real estate transactions, tax investigations as well as providing tax advice to family-owned businesses.
He is known for developing creative and innovative structures that minimise tax and tax risk, while protecting against tax authority challenges.
Clients turn to him when they have large-scale mandates requiring cutting-edge tax advice often in the context of multijurisdictional transactions.
Part of his skill is his ability to integrate tax structuring advice seamlessly – even in the most complex of transactions.
Christian speaks German and English.
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- Providing tax advice to Tele Columbus Group regardings its 2023/4 restructuring.
- Advising the lenders on tax structuring and other tax aspects of Takko's 2023 restructuring.
- Advising Continental AG on complex reorganisations (inter alia, relating to the separation of the Vitesco business valued at approx. EUR 2.5 bn) from a tax perspective.
- Advising on all tax aspects of Maersk's acquisition of Hamburg Süd. (approx. EUR 3.5 bn)
- Providing tax advice to Merck on the sale of its consumer health business to Procter & Gamble. (approx. EUR 3.5 bn)
- Advising on the tax structuring of various complex reorganisations of several family-owned groups of companies.
- Leading tax investigations in relation to alleged claims of tax evasion for several groups of companies and individuals.
"One of the best tax lawyers in Germany"
— Competitor testimony, JUVE Handbook Tax
Dr. Christian Ruoff
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T +49-1727336906
hamburg Office
Hohe Bleichen 7
20354 hamburg