Giovanni Smet

Giovanni specialises in Belgian and international tax law. He particularly focuses on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and capital markets transactions.

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Giovanni Smet Stibbe

Giovanni Smet

Counsel Brussels

Giovanni specialises in Belgian and international tax law. He particularly focuses on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and capital markets transactions.

Giovanni Smet

Counsel Brussels

Giovanni has a broad experience in corporate restructuring and financing, investment funds, real estate transactions, financial products, and structured finance. Moreover, he has built up significant expertise in the interpretation and application of international tax treaties, the application for tax rulings as well as negotiations with tax authorities.

Giovanni is the author of various publications on his areas of expertise and a regular guest speaker at seminars and conferences.

He holds a master’s degree in Law and a master’s degree in Taxation from Ghent University.

Giovanni joined the Brussels office of Stibbe in 2008.

Languages: Dutch, French, English
Admitted to the Brussels Bar: 2008
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Stibbe assists Schoolkracht

Stibbe assisted Schoolkracht, a private consortium consisting of AG Real Estate, EPICO², Rebel and Ethias, with the realisation of a DBFM (Design, Build, Finance, Maintain) programme for the first cluster of 27 Schools of Flanders.

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Stibbe a assisté Contassur dans la vente d'un portefeuille d'assurance-vie de la branche 21 à Monument RE

Nous avons assisté la compagnie d'assurance belge Contassur dans tous les aspects de la vente d'un portefeuille fermé d'assurance vie de groupe traditionnelle de la branche 21 à la filiale belge de Monument RE, Monument Assurance Belgium.

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Stibbe assisted Contassur in the sale of a branch 21 life insurance portfolio to Monument RE

We assisted the Belgian insurance company Contassur in all aspects of the sale of a closed traditional group life insurance portfolio of branch 21 to the Belgian subsidiary of Monument RE, Monument Assurance Belgium.

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Stibbe advised Reno.energy on its acquisition of Sungevity Belgium from Engie

Stibbe advised Reno.energy, a company specialising in energy-efficient renovation projects, on its acquisition of photovoltaic panel installer Sungevity Belgium, a 100% subsidiary of Engie.

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