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Steffen Gnutzmann

Partner WTS Germany

A lawyer by education, Steffen Gnutzmann has more than 20 years of experience in advising the international Financial Services industry on cross-border tax and regulatory topics. He focuses on investment funds, hedge funds and private equity funds, their asset managers and investors, their administrators and software providers, as well as German and foreign banks. His expertise includes tax advice on various capital market products such as convertible bonds, options, forwards, swaps, securities lending and repurchase transactions.

Tax law and digitalization in the FS industry has been one of his main areas of interest from the start of this development.

Service(s)

Financial Services

Areas of Expertise

European tax compliance for FS industry market participants, incl. collective investment schemes (UCITs, AIF), from German market entry advice to the annual tax compliance and exit strategie

International cross-border taxation, incl. WHT topics of CIVs and their investors

Digitalization of tax law in the FS industry

Tax / regulatory structuring for international funds & fund products

Consulting in the area of tax & capital market products, e.g. fund administrators and software providers

University lecturer, specialized literature publications

Education

Attorney-at-Law, Freie Universität Berlin (Rechtsanwalt)

Degree in taxation from a German government university (Diplom-Finanzwirt FH)

Languages

German, English

Professional Experience

13 years at WTS (Financial Services Tax & Legal)