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Bert is both a qualified tax advisor and a specialist lawyer for tax law. He advises on the tax structuring of corporate and real estate transactions, restructurings and the establishment of national and international fund structures. Bert’s clients include private equity and venture capital funds, institutional investors, family businesses and family offices.

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Since 2008 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2006 – 2007 Senior Manager, Financial Services Tax, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Düsseldorf
2003 – 2005 Associate, Lovells, Düsseldorf

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Since 2008 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2006 – 2007 Senior Manager, Financial Services Tax, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Düsseldorf
2003 – 2005 Associate, Lovells, Düsseldorf

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Advising Mitel on its transaction to acquire Unify from Atos

We have advised Mitel, a global leader in business communications, on its transaction to acquire Unify, the Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC) and Communication and Collaboration Services businesses (CCS) of the Atos group.

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Taylor Wessing advises General Catalyst on USD 223 million Series B financing in AI defence company Helsing

German AI defence company Helsing raises USD 223 (EUR 209) million in capital in a Series B funding round.

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Acquisition of Kolibri Games by Ubisoft

One of the premier developers of mobile free-to-play games and one of the leaders of the “idle” games genre, on its 75% acquisition by Ubisoft.

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Taylor Wessing advises General Catalyst on USD 450 million Series C financing in AI defence pioneer Helsing

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