Dr. Christoph Kiegler
Christoph advises national and international clients in all areas of tax law. A main focus of his work is advising on the tax aspects of M&A transactions and corporate restructurings.
Christoph has wide-ranging expertise in advising on the tax aspects of national and cross-border M&A transactions. His practice includes conducting tax due diligence reviews, tax structuring of acquisitions and corporate reorganizations, and advising on acquisition agreements.
In addition, Christoph Kiegler has many years of experience in modeling transaction-related tax effects and regularly represents his clients in fiscal court proceedings. He also advises capital market-oriented companies, medium-sized companies and family-owned businesses in all areas of tax law, in particular on restructuring, tax audits and tax aspects of corporate succession.
Expertise
Tax LawWork highlights
- The US company PPG Industries on the acquisition of the Karl Wörwag Group*
- Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG on the acquisition of the Dutch PSG Group*
- The Spanish Prosegur Group on its market entry in Germany through the acquisition of the SecurLog Group*
- Tax advice on the IPO of a company in the fastening technology industry on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange*
- Advising on numerous mid-cap and large-cap transactions for private equity firms and institutional investors*
- Advising a healthcare-sector institutional investor on the takeover of a hospital group*
- Advising a private equity firm on several acquisitions for a company in the field of connection technology*
- Advising a Japanese company on the takeover of a German semiconductor manufacturer*
- Tax due diligence and acquisition structuring for a private equity firm on the acquisition of a manufacturer of kitchen appliances*
- Takeover of a brake manufacturer in the automotive supply industry by an investment company*
- Intragroup restructuring and refinancing of a global automotive supplier*
- Intragroup restructuring of a food retailer*
- Regular advice and obtaining of binding information on restructurings with a focus on real estate transfer tax issues; including advice to a hotel group, real estate investors, a listed mechanical engineering company, a listed cable manufacturer and a food retailer*
- Advising on the development of a tax compliance management system, including for an automotive OEM, a personnel service provider and a food retailer*
- Tax advice in the context of criminal tax investigations against members of the management, including for a mechanical engineering company, a listed personnel service provider, a listed automotive supplier and several medium-sized family businesses*
- * Mandates from the time before joining SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz
Publications
- Tax deductibility of EU antitrust fines as business expenses – at the same time a comment on the Federal Fiscal Court's decision of March 24, 2004, DStR 2004, 1974
- Kneip/Jänisch (eds.), Tax Due Diligence – Tax risks and tax structures in the acquisition of a company, 2nd edition, 2010, Chapter D. Contract drafting, together with Volker Balda
- Acquisitions in the BRIC countries and the Next Eleven – N11 Mexico, together with Kevin Moran and Carlos Vargas Vallejo, DB 2011, 44
- The path to the finca - What to consider when buying a property in Mallorca, together with Martin Lindenau, private banking magazine 04/2024, p. 16
Education & Engagement
- Member of IFA – German Association for International Tax Law
- Member of the Heidelberg Tax Law Association
- Member of the Working Group of Specialist Lawyers in Tax Law
- Examiner in the tax advisor examination, Ministry of Finance of Baden-Württemberg
Education
- Global Executive MBA, IESE Business School, 2022
- Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (Dr. jur.), 2006
- Tax Advisor, 2007
- Attorney-at-Law, 2003
- Languages: German, English, Spanish