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Howard Liebman a 40 ans d’expérience, dont trente-huit en Europe où il dirige la pratique Droit Fiscal du bureau de Bruxelles de Jones Day. Il intervient principalement en fiscalité internationale et en structuration des entreprises, coordonnant aussi bien les aspects fiscaux que corporate des fusions et acquisitions, joint-ventures et restructurations, et a développé une expérience importante dans la négociation et la mise en œuvre de transactions pan-européennes.

Il a conseillé de nombreuses sociétés sur des projets de dimension européenne en fiscalité et en structuration d’entreprises, ainsi que des groupes européens sur des questions similaires aux Etats-Unis ou en Amérique Latine. Récemment, Howard Liebman a représenté Platinum Equity, tout d’abord dans l'acquisition de MACtac Europe auprès de Bemis Corporation puis dans la cession de leurs activités opérationnelles européennes et asiatiques à Avery Dennison. Il a également représenté l’acheteur de plus de 60.000 hectares de terres agricoles en Russie, ainsi que NextiraOne Europe lors de la cession à Dimension Data Group de 16 de ses filiales réparties dans 13 pays en Europe. Howard Liebman a également conseillé Platinum Equity dans son acquisition pan-européenne (impliquant les Pays-Bas, la Suède, le Royaume-Uni et la Roumanie) du groupe Norba Geesink cédé par Oshkosh Corporation et sur sa cession ultérieure à un fonds de placement privé allemand, ainsi que dans le cadre de l'acquisition de l’entreprise de fabrication 3B-Fibreglass (Belgique, Norvège, Tunisie, Luxembourg) cédée par Owens Corning et sa cession ultérieure au groupe indien Binani.

Howard Liebman est aussi le président de l’American Chamber of Commerce en Belgique, qui représente l'industrie américaine en Belgique et dans l'Union Européenne. Il est co-auteur du BNA Portfolio (n° 7451) sur le thème "Business Operations in the European Union - Regulatory" (2017) et a présidé et/ou est intervenu à de nombreuses conférences sur le droit des sociétés européennes et la fiscalité internationale des affaires.

Expérience

  • Diebold Nixdorf successfully restructures over $2.7 billion in funded debt and completes the first-ever dual proceeding under the U.S. bankruptcy code and Dutch restructuring law in 71 daysIn the first-ever cross border restructuring involving dual main proceedings under chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and a scheme of arrangement (the "Dutch Scheme") under the Dutch Act on Confirmation of Extrajudicial Plans (Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord ("WHOA")), and the first-ever chapter 15 recognition of Dutch Scheme proceedings and a sanctioned WHOA reorganization plan (the "WHOA Plan"), Jones Day represented Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated ("Diebold") and certain of its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries (the "Debtors") in connection with (i) the prepackaged chapter 11 cases of In re Diebold Holding Company, LLC, et al., (Case No. 23-90602-DRJ) commenced on June 1, 2023, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the "Bankruptcy Court"); (ii) the Dutch Scheme, commenced on June 1, 2023 by Diebold Nixdorf Dutch Holding B.V. (the "Dutch Issuer") in the District Court of Amsterdam (the "Dutch Court"), and (iii) the chapter 15 proceedings before the Bankruptcy Court commenced by the foreign representative of the Dutch Issuer, wherein the Bankruptcy Court recognized the Dutch Scheme proceeding as a foreign main proceeding and recognized and extended comity to the WHOA Plan that was sanctioned by the Dutch Court.
  • Consortium BelGaN Group BV acquires ON Semiconductor Belgium BVJones Day advised the consortium BelGaN Group BV with the acquisition of ON Semiconductor Belgium BV, a subsidiary of Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, which designs and manufactures semiconductors components.
  • Milliken & Company completes Senior Notes offeringJones Day represented Milliken & Company, an industrial manufacturer that is active in a breadth of disciplines, including specialty chemical, floor covering, performance, and protective textile materials, in connection with its private placement of Senior Notes and revolving credit facility.
  • Riverside sells portfolio company Greenphire to Thoma BravoJones Day represented The Riverside Company in connection with the sale of portfolio company Greenphire, the global leader in financial lifecycle management software for clinical trials, to Thoma Bravo, a software focused private equity firm.
  • BLACKB sells Darts-ip to Clarivate AnalyticsJones Day represented the various shareholders of BLACKB in the sale of all their shares to the Belgian subsidiary of the U.S. listed company Clarivate Analytics (US) LLC.
  • Platinum Equity acquires Multi-Color Corporation for $2.5 billionJones Day acted as Belgian counsel to Platinum Equity LLC in its $2.5 billion acquisition of Multi-Color Corporation, a leader in global label solutions supporting a number of the world’s most prominent brands including leading producers of home and personal care, wine and spirits, food and beverage, healthcare, and specialty consumer products.
  • Newell Brands sells Pure Fishing to Sycamore Partners for $1.3 billionJones Day advised Newell Brands Inc. in the sale of its Pure Fishing business to Sycamore Partners for approximately $1.3 billion in cash.
  • Otium Management invests in OwkinJones Day represented Otium Management in its funds' investments in Owkin, Inc., an artificial intelligence software company currently working on machine learning-based prediction modeling for drug trial optimization, clinical decision-making using population comparison, and other healthcare applications.
  • Index Ventures invest in SilverfinJones Day advised Index Ventures, as lead investor, in the Series A round of Silverfin NV, a real-time connected accounting platform that unifies businesses' financial data, reporting, and communication.
  • Platinum Equity sells European operations of MACtacJones Day acted as European counsel to Platinum Equity LLC in connection with the €200 million (US$227.7 million) sale of the European and Asian businesses of Morgan Adhesives Company ("MACtac") to Avery Dennison Corporation.
  • Index Ventures invests in CollibraJones Day advised Index Ventures as lead investor in the $23 million Series B financing of Collibra NV, a global data governance provider.
  • NextiraOne France sells assets to Butler Industries in pre-packaged saleJones Day advised NextiraOne France, a leading expert in communication services with approximately 1,400 employees, on the sale of its business and assets to Butler Industries.
  • NEP Group acquires Outside Broadcast and RecordLab TV & Media from BNP ParibasJones Day represented NEP Group, Inc., a large broadcast and live event company, in connection with its acquisition of Outside Broadcast NV, a technical service provider for the broadcast industry, and RecordLab TV & Media GmbH, a provider of outside broadcast solutions for the sports and entertainment industries, from BNP Paribas Fortis Private Equity Expansion NV.
  • Platinum Equity acquires MACtac from Bemis CompanyJones Day represented the Belgian counsel to Platinum Equity LLC in its $170 million acquisition of the global Pressure Sensitive Materials business known as MACtac, a manufacturer and distributor of pressure sensitive labels, from Bemis Company, Inc., a supplier of flexible packaging and pressure sensitive materials used by leading food, consumer products, healthcare, and other companies worldwide.
  • NextiraOne sells 16 European companies to Dimension Data GroupJones Day represented NextiraOne Europe B.V., a pan-European telecommunications services and hardware/software provider (the ex-Alcatel e-Business division), in connection with the divestiture of 16 of its subsidiaries in 13 countries throughout Europe to the Dimension Data Group, an affiliate of NTT.
  • Investment holding company acquires Spanish five-star hotel and spa, development land, and championship golf courseJones Day advised an investment holding company in connection with the acquisition and related financing of a five-star hotel and spa in Málaga, land for expansion and the development of residential units and villas, and an 18-hole championship golf course.
  • Platinum Equity sells Belgian fibreglass company 3B for $365 millionJones Day advised Platinum Equity LLC in the €275 million ($365 million) sale of its fibreglass business in Belgium, Luxembourg, Norway and Tunisia (known as "3B - The Fibreglass Company") to Binani Industries, an Indian conglomerate which is part of the Braj Binani Group.
  • Pacific Capital acquires majority participation in international fashion modeling agencyJones Day advised Pacific Capital S.a.r.l. in connection with its acquisition of a majority participation in an international fashion model management agency.
  • Platinum Equity obtains post-acquisition financing for 3B-FibreglassJones Day advised Platinum Equity LLC, a well known private equity firm based in California, in connection with the post-acquisition financing of the 3B-Fibreglass Group, a leading fibreglass developer, supplier, and operator of two state-of-the-art glass fibre manufacturing facilities located in Norway and Belgium.
  • France Telecom (Orange) acquires Unanimis HoldingsJones Day advised France Telecom S.A. (Orange, S.A.) in its acquisition of Unanimis Holdings Limited, the U.K.'s largest exclusive digital advertising network.
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    State Aid in Disguise?—EC Investigates UK Tax Regime

    September 2017 Commentary

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    February 2017

    Setting the Scene: Steps to a Successful Transaction - Mergers & Acquisitions (Topical Analyses IBFD)

    January 2017 Commentary

    Modernizing the European VAT System for Cross-Border B2C E-Commerce

    December 2016 Commentary

    New Flexible Real Estate Investment Vehicle in Belgium

    February 2016 Commentary

    EU Update: The Anti-Tax Avoidance Package
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    Autres publications

    • October 1, 2019
      Base Erosion and Profit Shifting: An Overview and a Review, CFE Tax Advisers Europe, 60th Anniversary - Liber Amicorum

    • May 31, 2017
      4th Annual FEB Seminar on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) - Current Status of U.S. Tax Reform
    • May 30, 2017
      Accountancy Europe Conference on Tax Day: Embracing Change!
    • March 31, 2017
      Oxera Discussion Forum 2017: Hot Topics in European State Aid Law - Renewable Energy, Tax and Ex-Post Evaluation
    • March 21, 2017
      Recyclage de Droit Fiscal 2017 - Business Taxation in the BEPS and Trump World
    • September 21, 2016
      Conducting Business in Europe through the Walloon Region in Belgium
    • July 4-8, 2016
      Summer Course on EU Tax Law, ERA Academy of European Law
    • April 27, 2016
      International Tax Seminar for Detroit Chapter of Tax Executives Institute
    • February 22, 2016
      Taxation and European Union State Aid Law: The European Commission's Investigation Into Whether Certain Tax Rulings Constitute State Aid
    • December 10, 2015
      The OECD/G20 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Action Plan: Latest developments and implications for the EU
    • September 17-18, 2015
      ERA Annual Conference on European Company Law and Corporate Governance 2015
    • April 23-24, 2015
      ERA Conference on International Business Taxation: Increasing Transparency
    • November 17, 2014
      Transformation or Tinkering?, ICAEW Seminar on Global Tax Reform
    • October 16-17 , 2014
      ERA Annual Conference on European Company Law and Corporate Governance
    • March 27-28, 2014
      ERA Conference on Practising Mergers and Acquisitions in the EU
    • September 26-27, 2013
      Annual ERA Conference on European Company Law and Corporate Governance 2013
    • May 14, 2013
      Pitfalls in Discussions with Potential Business Partners or Investors, Brussels Venture Capital Coaching Day, Belgian Economic Mission to the USA.
    • April 19, 2013
      7th European Jurists' Forum
    • October 25, 2012
      Client Roundtable Luncheon on the Taxation of Mergers & Acquisitions - Recent Developments
    • March 26-27, 2009
      Jones Day Partner Howard Liebman to Chair Seminar on M&A in the Current Economic Climate at an EC-Sponsored Conference
    • October 25, 2007
      The Impact of State Aids (Opportunities and Risks) on Tax Planning and Tax Policy
    • May 24-25, 2007
      Tax Structuring in the wake of opportunities and challenges posed by: (1) EU and US court decisions; (2) Increased tax reporting and compliance requirements; (3) Financial statement disclosures; and (4) Other compliance-oriented constraints and issues, EATI's 30th Annual International Tax Conference
    • November 30, 2006
      Individual Business Perspectives - Analysis of Current and Future Trends, panelist, Wall Street Journal Europe CFO Outlook Summit
    • September 20, 2006
      The Effect of Regional and Global Trade Agreements on Domestic Tax Law and Bilateral Tax Conventions, chair, International Fiscal Association Congress
    • June 4, 2005
      Allocation & Apportionment: Lessons from the U.S. State Tax System, IFA Benelux Annual Conference
    • May 12, 2005
      The Use of U.S. Holding Companies by Foreign Corporations, Sheltons-SITTI Holding Companies Conferences
    • October 18, 2004
      Acquisitions, Dispositions and Restructurings within the European Union, TEI Annual Conference
    • May 7, 2004
      The Use of U.S. Holding Companies by Foreign Corporations, Sheltons-SITTI Holding Companies Conferences
    • March 14, 2003
      U.S. Perspectives on the Concept of Discrimination, IBA/ABA Conference on U.S.-European Tax Strategies for Multinationals
    • February 7, 2003
      Choice of European Holding Companies, panelist, TEI Europe Annual Conference
    • February 7, 2003
      Tax Consolidation in Europe and the U.S., panelist, TEI Europe Annual Conference
    • February 7, 2003
      Recent Developments in the Taxation of Permanent Establishments, panel chair, TEI Europe Annual Conference
    • March 7, 2002
      The EU Code of Conduct vs. the Prohibition against "State Aid", Universidade Nova International Tax Conference
    • December 7, 2001
      The Use of U.S. Holding Companies by Foreign Corporations, Sheltons-SITTI Holding Companies Conferences
    • December 12, 2000
      The Use of U.S. Holding Companies by Foreign Corporations, Sheltons-SITTI Holding Companies Conferences

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