Shiraz Khan

Biography

Shiraz is a UK qualified lawyer with over 23 years of international tax experience.  Prior to joining Al Tamimi & Company, he was the global head of tax at a leading multinational where he was responsible for the tax affairs in over 100 countries.  He has also worked for a top international law firm in the UK and big 4 firms in both the UK and the Middle East.

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Recent Experience

• Tax advice for a global media group based in the Middle East in connection with their international operations across Europe, Middle East, Africa, America and Asia regions.
• Structuring of various investments totaling USD1.5bn across Europe and the United States for a global real estate fund, including advising on tax efficient profit repatriation and exit as well as the tax considerations related to the financing structure.
• Advised a private equity firm on a EUR2bn pan-European acquisition of a large engineering group including debt push-down at investment level.
• Tax due diligence, structuring and sale and purchase documentation support for a Gulf bank in respect of an acquisition of a banking group in 13 countries across the Middle East and Asia.
• Advised a sovereign wealth fund on various debt and equity investments into the United States.
• Provided tax advice to a Shariah compliant bank based in the Gulf region in connection with the issue of a USD750m ijara backed sukuk.
• Advised a regional retail organisation on the tax implications of expanding its operations in the Middle East.
• Advised an international airline on the tax implications of a cross-border sale of an aircraft and advised private charter entities and individuals on aircraft and aviation-related sales.
• Assisting a leading Korean construction company with one of the first MAP requests in the GCC region
• Advised one of the world’s largest multinational technology companies in connection with activities in Kuwait as well as assistance in dealings with the Kuwaiti Department of Income Tax
• Advised a large multinational corporation on the tax aspects including retention tax issues with respect to its business operations in Kuwait
• Tax advice for a global media group based in the Middle East in connection with their international operations across Europe, Middle East, Africa, America and Asia regions.