WTS, a full-service provider of tax consulting and complementary financial advisory services, is continuing its growth course together with its strategic partner EQT with a renowned team led by long-standing Baker McKenzie equity partners Dr. Thomas Schänzle and Florian Gimmler.
The team of the Tax Managing Partner Dr. Thomas Schänzle and the International Tax Partner Florian Gimmler will gradually move to WTS starting June 1, bringing with them extensive expertise in tax-driven transformation of international corporate structures and value chains in reorganizations, M&A processes, and transfer pricing in general. The focus is on integrated solutions that take tax, legal, and business aspects into account in a holistic manner.
The new additions will strengthen WTS's existing Global Transfer Pricing and Corporate & International Tax service lines. WTS is thus also expanding its expertise in tax support for M&A projects and in the design and implementation of complex transformation projects.
The new team also includes partner Jana Fischer, who will further develop the Tax Controversy practice together with WTS partner Prof. Dr. Dietmar Gosch. Christian Sauer will strengthen the International Tax service line as a partner and Justus Eisenbeiss as a director, while Christian Witthus will join the Transfer Pricing service line as a partner and Dominik Stork as a senior manager.
Dr. Thomas Schänzle, head of the Tax practice group and temporarily member of the Management Board of Baker McKenzie in Germany, will become a partner at WTS and join an extended Executive Management Board alongside the WTS board.
Florian Gimmler, also a new partner at WTS, will take on responsibility for the Global Transfer Pricing service line in addition to his work in the Business Transformation team. He is particularly well known for his advice on international value chain transformations, including their implementation and defense against tax authorities.
“The increasing complexity of global business models requires holistic transformation approaches,” says Fritz Esterer, CEO of the WTS Group. “As part of our growth strategy, we want to support our clients in meeting this challenge with a range of services tailored specifically to their needs.” Esterer adds: “At the beginning of April, we announced our strategic partnership with EQT and have been significantly accelerating our national and international expansion since then. We are delighted to have gained the high-caliber team of Dr. Thomas Schänzle and Florian Gimmler for our company. We will benefit from their experience and expertise on our way to becoming a European champion.”
“I would also like to extend a warm welcome to Dr. Thomas Schänzle and Florian Gimmler's team at WTS. Their strongly integrated consulting approach is precisely tailored to the requirements of internationally active companies. At the same time, I am delighted that with the team we will be significantly expanding our already very broad transfer pricing practice, particularly in the high-end consulting segment. For globally active companies, transfer pricing management is an economic success factor that should not be underestimated,” comments Tim Zech, member of the Executive Board at WTS.
