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Founder and Managing Partner

Founder of Stratego and leader of its Regulatory Compliance & Corporate Finance Practice, Miguel is one of the firm's most experienced client’s counselors on issues of strategy, growth, and business transformation.

Miguel Reynders

 

About Miguel

Miguel is the founder of Stratego. Throughout his professional career, he has developed an expertise in many areas as he has an extensive experience with international companies and law firms.

He is an excellent advisor to identify and anticipate clients’ requests and propose solutions tailored to the goals pursued. His approach is global and includes both legal, tax as well as economic and financial aspects of complex operations.

Frequently requested by both private and professional Belgian and international investors, Miguel REYNDERS advises his clients and defends their financial and legal interests. He is very highly regarded by clients for his technical knowledge and negotiating skills. He represents clients on both sell and buy-side transactions. He is part of the board of directors of numerous companies and investment funds, and a guest speaker and author of professional  legal and tax publications.

Following the emergence of numerous anti-abuse measures, including FATCA, CRS and BEPS, Miguel REYNDERS has developed complementary compliance expertise to comply with legal obligations that affect his clients.

Lastly, he has an extensive cross-border expertise, particularly with Belgium, where he has an accounting and tax consultancy firm.

 

Expertise

  • Patrimonial and estate planning

  • Business transfer

  • Belgian and Luxembourg tax law

  • International and domestic tax strategy

  • Tax planning with international tax treaties

  • Establishment of international holding structures

  • Multi country real estate investment structuring

  • Private Equity

  • Common law Trusts and Foundations

  • Assistance to international and national non-profit organisation

  • Corporate cross-border restructuring operations

  • International mergers, acquisitions & joint-ventures

  • Cross-border finance including leasing

  • Defence and negotiation of shareholders’ interests

  • Migration of individuals and companies from / to Belgium and Luxembourg

  • Application of FATCA and CRS

 
 

Languages

Dutch, French, English, Spanish and German


Education

Fiscale Hogeschool Brussel
Master Degree in Tax law 

Université Libre de Bruxelles (VUB)
Master Degree in Law


Member of

International Fiscal Association (IFA)

Director and trustee at the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF)

Private companies and investment funds (AIFM – UCITS)

 

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