Clemens Petersen is a Managing Director and Leader of the German Tax Practice with Alvarez & Marsal Tax in Munich. He is a highly experienced mergers and acquisitions (M&A) tax professional with over 15 years in the field.
Mr. Petersen has extensive experience with M&A deals such as leveraged buyouts, carve-outs and distressed transactions.
Mr. Petersen has worked with clients in various industries, including healthcare, infrastructure, financial services, consumer and digital products. He has led tax teams working on mid-market to large-cap transactions for private equity and corporate clients domestically and across regions.
Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Petersen was a Tax Partner with Deloitte in its M&A Tax practice, where he advised private equity firms and multinationals on a wide range of national and international tax matters. He was part of the Global Blockchain and Digital Assets Group and had a strong focus on tech-driven transactions.
Previously, Mr. Petersen worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the M&A Tax department, with a strong focus on private equity.
Mr. Petersen studied in Germany, Spain and the U.K. He earned a master’s degree in business administration (Diplom-Kaufmann) from the University of Hamburg and an MBA from London Business School. Mr. Petersen is a Chartered Tax Advisor and Chartered International Tax Advisor in Germany.
Der Verkauf eines Unternehmens ist ein komplexer Prozess – steuerlich wie wirtschaftlich. Wer steuerliche Risiken früh erkennt und gezielt vorbereitet, schafft Mehrwerte und vermeidet spätere Überraschungen.
Selling a business is a complex process—both economically and from a tax perspective. Those who identify tax risks early and prepare accordingly can unlock value and avoid costly surprises later on.
With summer holiday season just around the corner, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has delivered a traveller-friendly ruling. In its judgment of June 12, 2025 (C125/24 – -Palmstråle), the ECJ clarified that individuals returning to the EU from non-EU countries – such as Norway – are not automatically liable for import VAT if they fail to complete certain customs formalities, provided they acted in good faith and the goods were originally exported from the EU and thus fulfilling all prerequisites for a duty free import as “returned goods”.
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