Alvarez & Marsal Tax adds team from KPMG, launches Canadian practice
Alvarez & Marsal Tax, the tax services affiliate of consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M), has launched in the Canadian market with the addition of four partners from KPMG: Jocelyn Blanchet, Carla Hannemann, Nicole Le Dressay, and Ines Pasagic.
The four professionals join A&M’s office in Toronto as managing directors.
“Jocelyn, Carla, Ines, and Nicole’s joining marks the addition of another key jurisdiction in our global expansion plan and further strengthens our North American footprint,” said Ernesto Perez, global practice leader of A&M Tax. “These professionals are a testament to the quality resources, capabilities and talent we are investing in every day. We prioritize having local resources to best serve our clients, and I look forward to future growth in this market segment.”
Blanchet brings 20+ years of M&A tax experience, advising on numerous IPOs and take-private transactions, cross-border acquisitions and divestitures, and internal reorganizations. Before joining A&M, he spent more than 15 years leading the M&A tax practices at KPMG and Deloitte in Canada.
Hannemann has over 20 years of experience managing and advising businesses, with expertise in tax support for M&A transaction and pre- and post-closing and ongoing advisory matters. She has advised major Canadian pension and investment boards and has supported some of Canada’s largest real estate and infrastructure funds.
Hannemann most recently led KPMG Law’s M&A tax law and pensions and tax exempts practice in Canada.
Le Dressay has over 10 years of experience advising on transaction-related taxation issues. She focuses on buy- and sell-side tax structuring, cash tax modeling, and tax due diligence for private equity clients.
Le Dressay previously spent 11 years at KPMG, where she was a partner in the M&A tax services practice.
Pasagic has 10+ years of experience advising on transaction-related taxation issues. She has extensive experience with sell-side tax planning – helping business owners divest their companies or raise capital from institutional investors while meeting commercial and tax objectives.
Pasagic most recently was a partner in KPMG’s M&A tax services practice.
“A&M’s extensive experience with complex tax matters across jurisdictions, combined with the firm’s freedom from audit conflicts, provides a new advisory option for Canada,” said Blanchet and Hannemann. “As the volume of tax issues facing organizations undertaking M&A on a regular basis grows, we are well-positioned to help clients capitalize on their investment opportunities.”
A&M Tax recently expanded its presence into Australia. The affiliate has offices in major markets across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.
A&M last year expanded its global transaction advisory group (TAG) into Canada with the hiring of Scott Foster as managing director and practice leader.
The New York-based firm in June announced the launch of a US corporate transactions group, largely composed of departing M&A consultants from KPMG.
