Practice Areas
Dr. Andreas Berberich is a partner in Dentons' Munich office and a member of the Tax Practice Group. He focuses on tax advice in connection with mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions, asset finance and tax compliance-related issues. He advises also on VAT and employment taxation matters. Andreas has extensive experience in the insurance and financial institutions sector (where he in particular advises international M&A insurers and insureds in connection with W&I-insurances and contingent tax liability insurances) as well as in the real estate, energy and transport sector. He also represents clients in connection with tax audits and tax court proceedings.
Professional Memberships
Munich Tax Advisor Association, Munich, Germany, 2010
Munich Bar Association, Munich, Germany, 2006
Experience
• Vonovia SE: Advising on the sale of a portfolio of Berlin housing stock (total volume of 14,750 apartments, Vonovia's portfolio 4,250 apartments) to municipal housing companies of the state of Berlin.
• Castleforge Partners Limited: Advising on the acquisition of the first office building in Germany in Bremen's Old Town to establish an office and shared workspaces platform (market entry in Germany).
• Aves One: Advising Aves One AG and several subsidiaries on the sale of their entire maritime container portfolio to a fund managed by the investment company Oak Hill Advisors.
• ACHATZ GmbH: Advising the ACHATZ -group in connection with the sale of the TERRAS Tiefbau-group.
• Bia Vest: Tax advice including tax structure paper and SPA negotiations for the purchase of a German portfolio in the food industry consisting of 3 companies (inter alia Riesa Nudeln). The transaction marks the entry of the Irish special investment company BiaVest in the German food market.
• ACCUMULATA Real Estate Group GmbH: Advising on the acquisition of a light industrial property in Ottobrunn, Bavaria.
• Leading international insurances: Advising leading international insurances on tax aspects of various M&A Warranty & Indemnity- and tax liability-insurance projects (underwriting process as well as claims handling processes).
• Confidential client: Advising a leading German listed company on the conclusion of a contingent tax risk insurance.
• Leading international airline: Advising a leading international airline on German tax aspects in connection with the acquisition of three A321-200 Airbus aircraft.
• Major international airline: Advising a major international airline on German VAT issues in a German tax audit.
• Major German fund initiators: Advising major German fund initiators on tax aspects of the set-up of closed-ended A380 Airbus aircraft funds and aircraft engine funds.
