Vahan
Tchrakian
Partner
Vahan is a partner in the firm’s Tax Department. He advises on a broad range of tax issues, with a particular specialism in tax issues arising in the context of mergers and acquisitions, having represented both buyers and sellers across a variety of industries and sectors. Alongside his M&A practice, Vahan also frequently advises on:
- corporate restructurings and reorganisations (particularly in the context of pre-sale and post-transaction planning in M&A transactions);
- the tax aspects of all forms of share-based remuneration in Ireland (including the optimum structuring in the context of M&A transactions);
- all forms of employment taxes and social security (particularly in circumstances that involve a cross-border element); and
- property transactions (and property-related tax planning) and insolvency-related tax issues.
Experience and Education
Vahan has advised:
- Nomad Foods on its €225 million acquisition of the Goodfellas pizza brand.
- Private equity fund Riverside Europe on its acquisition of Netwatch, a private security company.
- Genesys on its acquisition of Altocloud Limited, a cloud-based analytics provider.
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited on its $40.5 billion acquisition of Allergen’s generic drug business.
- Irving Oil on its acquisition of Phillips 66 Ireland Limited, which holds the Whitegate oil refinery.
- ElectroRoute’s selling shareholders on their sale of a majority stake in the business to Mitsubishi Corporation.
- The Sazerac group on its acquisition of the Paddy Irish Whiskey brand.
- Sedgwick Claims Management on its acquisition of OSG Group.
- Molex Ireland on its acquisition of ProTek Medical Limited.
- Zayo Group on its acquisition of Viatel Infrastructure Europe.
- Aramark on its acquisition of the food and luxury goods retailer Avoca.
- Global media giant News Corporation on its €18 million acquisition of Dublin-based social news agency Storyful Limited.
- Advising Macquarie Asset Management in relation to its agreement to acquire the Beacon Hospital in Dublin, subject to customary regulatory approvals.
- Admitted as an Associate of the Irish Tax Institute
- Qualified as a solicitor in Ireland
- Trinity College Dublin (LLB)
