
Andrea Addamiano
Biography
Andrea Addamiano is a counsel in the tax group of Baker McKenzie's Luxembourg office. He has over 15 years of experience, having previously worked as senior tax advisor within a Big 4 and within Baker McKenzie since 2011.
Practice Focus
Andrea has experience in all areas of Luxembourg income tax law, with an emphasis on corporate taxation. He advises local and international clients on corporate and general tax planning in relation to mergers, acquisitions and corporate restructuring for MNEs and the fund industry. He participates in leading international projects on tax related matters.
Andrea has also a strong focus on tax controversy matters helping client in domestic and international tax disputes.
Representative Legal Matters
- Assisted a leader in the pharmaceutical industry in a significant tax litigation.
- Assisted a leader in technology services with the re-domestication of the top holding company of the Group from Luxembourg to the UK.
- Assisted a real estate manager in the rationalization of its structure, cash flow management and repatriation considerations, as well as advised the client on the acquisition and management of IP rights.
- Assisted a Private Equity house in tax litigation.
- Assisted a global leader in medical technology, services and solutions with the acquisition of a direct competitor and the implementation of the new holding structure that heads and owns both groups, which have a worldwide presence.
- Successfully assisted a leader in the technology industry in a Mutual Agreement Procedure.
- Advised a home appliance group on several restructurings involving in particular the implementation of new Luxembourg holding structures, the analysis of various cash repatriation strategies as well as the feasibility and setup of new intragroup on-financing and on-licensing transactions through Luxembourg, the potential formation of a Luxembourg finance branch as well as of foreign finance branches of Luxembourg companies.
- Assisted the Luxembourg entities belonging to a manufacturer of products for the home improvement and new home construction markets, with regard to the Luxembourg legal and tax implications of a global restructuring of the Group’s operations.
- Advised a France-based, independent private equity investment company on the implementation of the most suitable structure in terms of management of assets acquired and cash flows.
- Assisted one of the largest pharmaceuticals and health care products company, in relation to the sale of its developed market branded generics pharmaceutical business to a U.S. global generic and specialty pharmaceuticals.
- Assisted a Turkey-based and infrastructure investments oriented holding company in the framework of the launch of two Luxembourg regulated investment funds.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Member, Camera di Commercio Italo-Lussemburghese (CCIL)
- Member, Luxembourg Private Equity Association (LPEA) (Tax Committee)
- Member, International Bar Association (IBA)
Admissions
- Luxembourg~Luxembourg (2020)
Education
- University of Toulouse (Master’s Degree in Financial Law, Banking, Insurance and Financial Markets) (2006)
- University of Toulouse (Master’s Degree in Business Law, Commercial, Tax and International Law) (2005)
- University of Toulouse (Bachelor in Law) (2004)
Languages
- English
- French
- Italian