Advises clients over the lifecycle of their investments
Provides advice on the tax aspects of M&A, demergers, restructures and financing
Melbourne
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Chris Neil is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Tax in Melbourne. He advises clients on tax matters across a wide range of industries, focusing on real estate, infrastructure projects and mergers and acquisitions.
With more than 14 years of tax experience, Mr. Neil advises clients over the lifecycle of their investments, from acquisitions, day-to-day advisory, tax compliance and divestments. He provides advice on the tax aspects of M&A, demergers, restructures, financing and infrastructure projects and negotiates and drafts the associated transaction documents and tax ruling applications.
Mr. Neil regularly provides advice to business associations in the complex areas of tax consolidation, capital gains, debt/equity, TOFA, debt forgiveness, international tax, and loss utilisation. He also assists clients with ATO reviews, audits, objections and litigation.
Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Neil was a partner at a Big Four firm.
Mr. Neil earned a bachelor’s degree in commerce and law from Deakin University and a master’s degree in law from Melbourne University. He is a member of the Law Institute of Victoria and The Tax Institute, a solicitor of the High Court of Australia, and a solicitor and barrister of the Supreme Court of Victoria.
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