Rhys Owen joins A&M’s fund tax practice in London

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has added to its Taxand advisory team with the appointment of Rhys Owen as Managing Director in London, to help expand the firm’s fund taxation practice.

Mr. Owen brings over 13 years of experience within private equity fund taxation, having structured a number of the largest private equity and infrastructure funds in Europe, as well as working on high profile fund raises across the private credit, real estate and venture capital markets.

Prior to joining A&M, Rhys spent four years with EY in London, where he was most recently a Partner. Prior to that, he was at KPMG where he worked for a number of large European and U.S. asset managers and advised on fund launches, carried interest planning and continuation funds for a range of different clients. In addition, Mr. Owen has advised on a number of credit funds in relation to the restricting and leveraging of their facilities across Irish, Luxembourg and U.S.- based structures.

This strategic hire, in the firm’s growing Tax practice, reflects the team’s significant growth over the last few years, and demonstrates the firm’s intent to become recognised as the market leading independent funds tax practice.

Commenting on his decision to join A&M, Mr. Owen, said, “The team of experienced and talented advisors that A&M has built within the fund structuring space, is a key distinguisher of the firm from its competitors. I look forward to working alongside Jason and the wider team, amid an evolving regulatory landscape, to expand our expertise within the service and address clients’ dynamic needs and considerations.”

Remarking on the appointment, Marvin Rust, Managing Director and European Tax Practice Leader at Alvarez & Marsal Taxand U.K., said, “Rhys’ wealth of experience in the fund structuring space, across a breadth of sectors including private capital, infrastructure and real estate will provide a significant value add for our clients. His appointment builds on our current leadership, with added experience and eminence in the market, as part of our vision to be the leading, truly independent Funds advisory and reporting practice in the UK.

Commenting on the appointment, Ernesto Perez, Global Practice Leader of A&M Taxand, said, “We’re excited to welcome Rhys to the A&M Taxand team to help direct the firm’s fund taxation offering. The appointment exemplifies our expansion plans for the practice and acts as a pertinent milestone as we continue to strengthen the proposition we offer to clients across private capital, infrastructure and real-estate.”