Capital Gains Tax event

Christopher is an experienced tax advisor with over 20 years experience in the investment management industry.  He has been at Schroders since April 2006 and has expertise in a wide range of international taxes. Before Schroders he was at Deloitte for 8 years where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser, working in the banking, investment management, and real estate sectors as well as a period working on tax policy.

Christopher’s current focus is supporting the growth of the Private Assets business within Schroders through close working with the investment and product teams to meet investors' objectives and manage tax risks effectively, and providing tax due diligence and transaction support on acquisitions, both for the Schroders group and on behalf of investors.

John joined M&G Prudential as Head of Real Estate Tax in July 2018. He is responsible for tax in relation to M&G’s real estate activities worldwide including tax advisory, compliance and tax issues relating to product development. Prior to joining M&G Prudential, John worked for Qatari Diar, the real estate development and investment arm of the sovereign fund of the State of Qatar, for 5 years in Doha and London with tax responsibility at various times for matters across Europe, Asia and the UK. John also acted as Finance Director for the Europe & Americas region towards the end of his time at Qatari Diar. Earlier in his career, John spent 9 years with Deloitte in London and Luxembourg primarily focussing on providing advice to private equity and institutional clients investing into international real estate. 
 
John is a graduate of the University of Sheffield, a Chartered Accountant and holds an Advanced Diploma in International Tax.

Wayne is the policy lead for HMRC’s Collective Investment Schemes team, part of the wider Financial Products and Services Team.

Wayne recently led on the non-resident capital gains rules for collective investment vehicles and their investors, and is currently involved in ongoing work on Asset Holding Companies and the Wider Funds Review.  He is a regular speaker on funds related issues at external events.

Leonie is a Partner with over 17 years’ experience in corporate tax specialising in real estate.
Leonie has advised a number of clients on structuring and investing into European and global real estate funds. She has also provided tax advice in relation to several significant recent real estate transactions in the UK and Europe.
Leonie’s clients include large sovereign wealth and pension funds, institutional fund managers and family office clients.