Our firm is a central player in the design and implementation of international tax structures for the Luxembourg financial sector. We have a strong track record in tax-enhanced national and cross-border transactions with an international component. We devise innovative but viable commercial tax structures and handle complex tax litigation. Working with our colleagues specialising in investment funds and leading tax experts in other jurisdictions, we advise on all tax aspects of investment vehicles. We constantly monitor developments in the global environment that affect existing tax arrangements, ensuring our clients are optimally positioned financially while being fully compliant with international tax law.

Our partners and counsel contribute to the competitiveness of the Luxembourg tax environment and the financial sector as active members of key professional associations, such as the Luxembourg Bankers Association (ABBL), the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI), the Luxembourg Branch of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) and the Luxembourg Private Equity Association (LPEA).

Our clients

We act as tax law advisers for national and multinational financial institutions and intermediaries, large corporations, investment and pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, leading private equity and real estate players, as well as high-net-worth individuals.

Our services

Our tax team assists clients in a wide range of areas, including:

  • Carried interest structuring
  • Collective investment schemes
  • Debt and equity markets
  • Employee incentives and benefits
  • Estate planning
  • Islamic finance
  • M&A and corporate reorganisation
  • Private equity
  • Real estate taxation
  • Structured finance and securitisations
  • Tax litigation
  • Taxation of IP rights
  • Transfer pricing strategy and related OECD-compliant documentation
  • Indirect tax matters, such as value-added tax (VAT), real estate transfer taxes, subscription and registration taxes
  • Optimal tax structures for debt and equity issuance, mergers and acquisitions, investment funds, alternative investment funds (AIFs), real estate and private equity funds
  • Tax litigation

What others say about us

The tax team is technically excellent but excels at finding creative structural solutions to commercial issues."

"They have very good knowledge of tax and legal matters which allows us to provide effective advice to the client and provide them with judicious suggestions for the files being processed.

Legal 500 2024

Tax

Technically authoritative but able to pragmatically solve problems.

Legal 500 2023

Tax Luxembourg

Elvinger Hoss Prussen demonstrates excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Chambers Europe 2023

Tax Luxembourg

Very engaged and motivated team members who are keen to secure a good support also for mid-size engagements.

Legal 500 2022

Tax Luxembourg