Dr. Sebastian Binder
Tax Advisor
Associate Partner
Gründer
Sebastian advises investors, entrepreneurs, corporations and companies on complex tax issues. In particular, he specializes in optimising group and corporate structures, structuring national and international M&A transactions, and managing complex proceedings (tax audit, appeals and lawsuits). He also has particular expertise in the area of real estate taxation and real estate transfer tax.
His advice always focuses on the economic goals of his clients. Thanks to his 10 years of professional experience in leading national and international law firms, he can draw on a wide range of experience in a wide range of transactions and situations. He is listed among the “best lawyers in Germany 2024” by Handelsblatt.
Qualifications
tax advisor
Dr. rer. pol. (FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg)
Diploma in business law (University of Augsburg)
Typical areas of practice
- Advising investors, founders, entrepreneurs and buyers in all phases of the company acquisition. Particular attention is paid to optimal deal structuring and the tax clause in the SPA
- Optimization of entrepreneurial structures, e.g. establishment of holding structures, change of OHG/KG legal form to GmbH, spin-off or transfer of sub-companies
- Ongoing advice to companies and groups, e.g. establishment and implementation of associations for tax profit consolidation, optimization of group financing (e.g. interest rate limit)
- Ongoing advice on real estate investments
Qualifikationen
tax advisor
Dr. rer. pol. (FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg)
Diploma in business law (University of Augsburg)
Typische Einsatzfelder
- Advising investors, founders, entrepreneurs and buyers in all phases of the company acquisition. Particular attention is paid to optimal deal structuring and the tax clause in the SPA
- Optimization of entrepreneurial structures, e.g. establishment of holding structures, change of OHG/KG legal form to GmbH, spin-off or transfer of sub-companies
- Ongoing advice to companies and groups, e.g. establishment and implementation of associations for tax profit consolidation, optimization of group financing (e.g. interest rate limit)
- Ongoing advice on real estate investments
Training & Career
Sebastian studied law and economics in Augsburg (graduate business lawyer 2011) and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She then completed her doctorate on an accounting tax topic in Nuremberg (graduated as Dr. rer. pol. 2014).
After working for a leading international law firm, he worked for Flick Gocke Schaumburg for more than 8 years in group and corporate tax law, including the last 4 years as an associated partner.
Sebastian regularly publishes and gives lectures on conversion tax law and real estate transfer tax law. During his training as a specialist advisor for international tax law at the provider of specialist seminars in Fürstenberg, he lectures on international aspects of conversion tax law.
Ausgewählte Referenzen
Veröffentlichungen
A selection of publications:
Commentary on §§ 3-13 UmWStG in Oppel/Martini/Oertel, International Tax Law (together with Julian Solowjeff, to be published)
Share deals in real estate transfer tax — The new application decrees to § 1 para. 2a and 2b GreStG, StuB 2022, 601 (together with Klaus Himmer)
The Federal Ministry of Finance letter on the income tax treatment of virtual currencies and other tokens, Ubg 2022, 273 (together with Klaus Himmer)
Hidden profit distributions in addition taxation under the AtaDumSG, ISTR 2021, 865-874 (together with Benjamin Grassl)
Abandonment of the overall plan in the BMF letter relating to Section 6 (3) EStG — but no relief for contributions under the UmWStG? , DB 2020, 1587 (together with Lisa Riedel)
Vorträge
Referenzen
References from work for previous law firm:
Webasto to sell charging business to Transom Capital Group
Baxter International to sell Biopharma Solutions division to Advent International and Warburg Pincus
Founders selling their company shares to PE investors
Listed Dutch real estate group on public takeover of REIT AG, cross-border merger with listed Dutch parent company