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12th Annual London Finance and Capital Markets Conference

16 Jan - 17 Jan 2023

One Great George Street, London, England

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Joshua Williams

Biography

Joshua R. Williams advises clients in various industries on domestic and international tax matters. He focuses primarily on the organization, structuring and operation of private investment funds, including private equity funds, real estate funds, secondary funds, distressed debt funds, funds of funds and hedge funds. He has extensive experience advising credit funds on structuring inbound U.S. investments, including with respect to loan origination activities. Joshua has substantial transactional experience in the real estate area. He regularly counsels real estate funds and other market participants on a wide array of domestic and international tax issues presented by investments in real estate, including issues raised under the real estate investment trust (REIT) rules and the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) regime. Joshua also advises creditors of bankrupt and financially troubled companies on a variety of issues, including the restructuring of debt, preservation of tax attributes and issues arising under the consolidated return regime. Additionally, he is experienced in structuring tax-driven vehicles, such as sale-leasebacks, flip partnerships, inverted leases and other structures for the acquisition and financing of renewable energy assets.

Session

Trends in private equity & credit funds

Tuesday 17 January (1130 - 1230)

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