Thomas Nabholz, lic. oec. HSG

Partner/Certified Tax Expert, Zurich

Schiffbaustrasse 2 | P.O. Box | CH-8031 Zurich | Switzerland

Schiffbaustrasse 2 | P.O. Box | CH-8031 Zurich | Switzerland
T +41 58 552 06 40
thomas.nabholz@mll-legal.com

Profile

Thomas Nabholz is Co-Head of MLL’s tax practice group. He joined the firm as a partner in October 2019 with 14 years’ worth of experience in corporate tax consulting at a Big Four firm where he co-headed the Swiss Financial Services International Tax and Transaction Tax Services practice. In addition, Thomas Nabholz worked 6 years with a small accounting firm where he advised private and corporate clients in tax matters, including medium and long term assignments to the tax departments of Swiss Re, UBS, and Swarovski. He has led the tax workstreams of many multi-disciplinary international engagements in the areas of corporate restructurings and M&A.

He is fluent in German, English, and French.

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Rankings & Awards

“Thomas is very service oriented, pro-actively raising topics” – Swiss Re tax director
“I’m happy with the team, all above with Thomas’ thorough knowledge” – XL Catlin tax director

Deals & Cases

Advised the Swiss-based Lakeward Group on the sale of a portfolio of real estate assets in Berlin to CBRE Investment Management
Advised 3 private sellers in M&A transaction regarding the sale of Elpro Group to Bosch
Advised TVS Motor Company, a global automotive manufacturer company, in the acquisition of a majority stake in the Swiss company the GO corporation and its e-bike brand EGO Movement
Advised the Dutch private equity firm Nimbus in the acquisition of the Swiss based Stratex SA
Advised the private sellers of ancosys GmbH, a globally leading provider of chemical analysis and metrology solutions for advanced semiconductor manufacturing, on the sale of the company to Nova Ltd, which is dual-listed at Nasdaq (NVMI) and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (NOVA)
Advised Müller-Steinag group on the acquisition of Creabeton Matériaux Ltd. Müller-Steinag is an owner-managed, independent family enterprise with around 1,150 staff members and activities in the areas of concrete products, natural construction materials, recycling, waste management and water technology. Creabeton Matériaux is a leading manufacturer of pre-fabricated concrete products in the French part of Switzerland, with four important production facilities and approx. 380 staff members
Advised the sole shareholder on the sale of ABC Dental AG to ADMETOS GmbH
Advised Sun Chemical Group Coöperatief U.A., a member of the listed DIC Group, in the acquisition of all shares of Sensient Imaging Technologies SA, a supplier of high quality digital inks, and certain other international assets related to the production of inks held by several affiliates of the target’s shareholder, Sensient Technologies Corporation
Advised a global top-20 pharma company in setting up an international hub in Switzerland, including the negotiation of tax rulings for the trading activities, legal entity and financing structures
Advised a Swiss reinsurer in setting up a new hub and branch structure for the Asia/Pacific region, including Swiss tax advice and the coordination of local tax analyses
Advised a leading Swiss private banking group in the CHF 0.9 billion acquisition of an international wealth management business, including tax structuring advice and lead of tax due diligence across 7 jurisdictions