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Ryan Killoran

Ryan Killoran is a Director in the Tax practice area. He specialises in taxation of domestic and cross-border financial instruments and investment products; private equity fund formation and tax structuring for international investment funds; private equity deal structuring; and mergers, acquisitions and reorganisations of corporate entities. He also is deeply experienced in international tax planning for corporates (including controlled foreign companies; double tax agreements; financial services taxation; offshore acquisition financing structuring; foreign trusts; transfer pricing and thin capitalisation; taxation of local and offshore trusts); tax litigation; alternative dispute resolution; and settlements. · Werksmans Attorneys

South AfricaTax, International Tax

About

Director in the Tax practice at Werksmans Attorneys (South Africa) with expertise in domestic and cross-border taxation of financial instruments and investment products. He advises on private equity fund formation and deal structuring, tax structuring for international investment funds, M&A and reorganisations, international tax planning (including CFCs, DTAs, offshore acquisition financing), trusts taxation, transfer pricing and tax dispute resolution.

Practice areas

TaxInternational TaxPrivate EquityCorporate / M&AFinancial ServicesTax Litigation

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Expertise

Taxation of financial instruments and investment productsPrivate equity fund formation and tax structuringPrivate equity deal structuringMergers, acquisitions and reorganisations of corporate entitiesInternational tax planning (controlled foreign companies; double tax agreements; offshore acquisition financing)Taxation of local and offshore trustsTransfer pricing and thin capitalisationTax litigation, alternative dispute resolution and settlements

Education

  • BCom LLB, University of Johannesburg
  • Higher Diploma in Tax Law, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits)
  • Higher Diploma in International Taxation, University of Johannesburg