DR. MATTHIAS HOGH HEADS TRANSACTION TAX PRACTICE OF EIGHT ADVISORY GERMANY

Dr Matthias Hogh, 52, has many years of expertise in M&A tax with a focus on advising German and international private equity clients on any scale, infrastructure investors, and strategic investors from the US, France, and India. In addition to his advisory work, he has been involved in the global tax technical M&A tax training of executives and employees in Germany and globally in recent years.

Matthias Hogh joins from one of the Big Four consulting firms, where he worked for over 20 years in various leadership positions – most recently as International Transaction Tax Partner. In 1996 Matthias started his professional career in one of the Big Four in Frankfurt. He holds a doctorate in corporate taxation from the University of Göttingen, where he also studied business economics with a focus on auditing and taxation.

Before the appointment as a director at Eight Advisory Germany Ralph Hack, 47, has been a senior manager in the international transaction tax business of one of the Big Four consultancies for twelve years. He has more than twenty years of expertise in buy- and sell-side tax due diligence, tax structuring, tax fact books, modelling, refinancing and post deal tax advice. Ralph Hack is a certified tax advisor and holds a degree in business administration from the University of Applied Sciences in Worms with focus on taxation.

Michael Wahl, Managing Partner, Eight Advisory regional leader for Germany and Switzerland: “We are delighted to welcome Dr. Matthias Hogh, one of the leading M&A tax advisors, as a Partner at Eight Advisory. The M&A Tax division is an integral part of our advisory portfolio, which we have consistently expanded and strengthened over the last four years. Within the scope of our mandates, we offer clients M&A Tax advice at the highest level with tailor-made solutions. Our team has many years of experience in various tax topics such as buy-side and sell-side tax advice, structuring advice, post-deal tax advice, transfer pricing and tax controversy. “

Dr. Matthias Hogh adds: “I have followed the development and growth of Eight Advisory in Germany over the last few years and am particularly impressed by the close cross-border and cross-functional cooperation across the European teams and the members of the global Eight International network. In my view, it is precisely this kind of cooperation that is crucial for providing targeted advice to our clients and successfully implementing complex international transactions.”

“The arrival of Matthias as Transaction Tax Partner to Eight Advisory Germany marks another milestone in the development of our European M&A Tax offering and illustrates our commitment to ensure excellence in all areas of our advisory work. With his longstanding tax expertise and his track record in working with international corporates and private equity firms alike will make a tangible difference to our clients in Germany and beyond,” says Eric Demuyt, Managing Partner of Eight Advisory.