Career Highlights

• Has assisted on the tax structuring and due diligence of a number of milestone Corporate M&A and Private Equity transactions of the last decade
• Clients include several leading domestic & international Private Equity firms and institutional investors and pension funds.
• Also assists with W&I Insurers, bringing his extensive tax due diligence experience and insights to assist with assessing tax risk
• Prior to joining MinterEllison, James was a senior team member of the M&A and Private Equity Tax team of a Big 4 accounting firm, during which he spent time in New York working on the Australian tax desk, assisting on US lead Corporate M&A and Private Equity transactions
• Has a particular focus on venture capital to ensure investors are incentivised to drive the next stage of economic growth and innovation in Australia
• Has presented on taxation issues to the Taxation Institute of Australia and is engaged with industry bodies such as AVCAL