In order to give the best advice possible to our clients, Loyens & Loeff formed the Israel Desk.
In 2004 professionals of Loyens & Loeff with a broad knowledge of the Israeli market and legal system formed a specialized desk: the Israel Desk. The members of the Israel Desk strongly focus on Israeli clients that invest or trade in Europe or other regions, as well as on international companies and financial institutions that want to expand their businesses to Israel. In many cross border (including cross Atlantic) transactions, benefits can be derived by investing through the Benelux (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg).
The team comprises members from various Loyens & Loeff practice groups. Members of the Israel Desk visit Israel four to five times a year. The experience of the members in relation to the Israeli market is combined with their extensive knowledge of, among others, international tax law, corporate structuring, merger and acquisition, banking and securities law, regulatory law, employment law. In addition of being part of the Israel Desk, the members also participate in Loyens & Loeff teams that focus on specific industries and sectors, such as energy, real estate, private equity, fund structuring, corporate finance and family office investments.
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Brazilian list of 'Privileged Tax Regimes' – Suspension of the inclusion of the Netherlands
Advocate General Kokott accepts restriction of crossborder losses
ECJ ruling regarding input VAT attributable to the sale of subsidiaries Dutch
Participation exemption and other tax measures – 2010 tax proposals
Levy of VAT from passive holding companies may be incompatible with EC law
Reduced tax rate on group interest approved by EC
Dutch proposal amending taxation of interest and the participation exemption
Year end tax bulletin
Draft Law released to abolish Luxembourg capital duty
More flexible creditor protection regime for Dutch public companies
Cross-border Merger Act (10th EC Directive) in force from 15 July 2008
Fast track procedure for listing on Euronext Amsterdam
New guidelines on the application of the participation exemption
European Court rules on VAT deduction in the event of costs that are partly business and partly non-business