Roel de Vries

Managing Director
18+ years of experience in corporate and international tax advisory
Trusted advisor to corporates and financial investors leading global teams
Deep expertise in financial services and real assets
Amsterdam
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Roel de Vries is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Tax in Amsterdam. He brings more than 18 years of experience in corporate and international tax advisory.

Mr. de Vries serves as a trusted advisor to corporates and financial investors, leading global client engagements and delivering optimal outcomes for senior stakeholders. He oversees multidisciplinary teams that leverage the full breadth of tax advisory services.

Mr. de Vries has specific expertise in advising Dutch and international clients active in the financial services, infrastructure, and real assets sectors. His clients include private equity firms, banks, insurance (brokerage) companies, trading firms, and renewable energy, data center, and real estate developers. He specializes in tax due diligence and advisory services related to financial services M&A, with deep expertise across a wide range of domestic and international tax matters, including restructurings and mergers, cross-border investments, (re)financing, distressed debt, real assets, and securitizations. He also advises clients on tax reporting and compliance, tax risk management, and tax reputational risks.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. de Vries spent 15 years with Deloitte in Amsterdam, where he held leadership roles across financial services, real estate, and transaction tax. Earlier in his career, he was part of Deloitte Netherlands’ International Tax practice, gaining extensive experience working abroad and advising corporates across a wide range of industries.

Mr. de Vries earned a master’s degree in fiscal economics from the University of Groningen and an advanced LLM in US domestic and international tax law from Leiden University. He is a member of the Dutch Association of Tax Advisers (NOB).

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