Julien Ghys

Partner, Tax

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Julien is a tax Partner within the Tax Alternative Investments team, which encompasses private equity, private credit, infrastructure and real estate. His areas of expertise involve international tax advisory services for real estate & private debt clients (i.e. fund managers, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, institutional investors) on cross-border tax planning solutions. In addition, Julien worked for seven years on the preparation of the annual ALFI/ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø Luxembourg private debt fund survey, which provides an outlook on the current private lending market trends in Luxembourg. Julien is also working on the ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø Luxembourg alternative investments substance survey.

Areas of expertise

  • Tax structuring of regulated and unregulated real estate and debt funds.
  • Developing tax structuring strategies for debt and real estate investments, including infrastructure & logistics, as well as distressed debt, securitization and loan origination.
  • Assistance with international tax structuring, mergers & acquisitions, design of financing and acquisition structures, group restructuring, intragroup financing, involving local and foreign investments. 
  • Master's degree in business law, University of Liège, Belgium

  • Diploma in Luxembourg taxation from the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce