Benjamin Rapp is a partner in the Frankfurt and Munich office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of the Tax Practice Group.
As a certified tax advisor*, Benjamin advises clients, particularly private equity investors, on national and international tax law, with a focus on transactions. Besides his transactional work, he advises on restructurings in distressed situations, corporate reorganizations as well on the structuring, implementation and maintenance of complex management incentive schemes for financial investors. Benjamin has in addition significant experience with corporate tax planning and assists his clients with tax authority enquiries, tax audits and tax controversies.
The Legal 500 Deutschland 2024 and The Legal 500 EMEA 2024 recommend Benjamin for tax law in Germany. JUVE Handbook Tax 2023 recognizes, in its chapter on transactional tax, that Benjamin is “well established in the market”. MergerLinks named him a 2023 EMEA Rising Star, among the top 30 young tax lawyers most active on deals.
His recent transaction experience includes** advising:
- Alibaba on its acquisition of Visible Group
- Oaktree on its acquisition of Aqseptence Group
- Advent on various investments, such as the acquisition of 30% in Aareon AG
- KKR on various investments and divestments, such as the acquisition of heidelpay group
- Dstny on its acquisition of easybell
- Terreal on its acquisition of Creaton Group
- TCV on various investments such as the investment in Mambu GmbH and FlixBus
- Santé Cie, a portfolio company of Ardian, on its acquisition of Aposan group
- Upfield, a KKR portfolio company, on its acquisition of Arivia S.A.
- Providence Strategic Growth on its acquisition of billwerk GmbH
- Elevion on its acquisition of Belectric and Sercoo group
Benjamin studied business with a focus on tax and audit at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, where he obtained a degree (Dipl.-Kfm.) in 2008, and holds a BA in Business & Management of the University of Hull, UK. He came licensed as a certified tax advisor in 2011. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, he was a tax partner at a renowned international law firm.
Benjamin regularly publisher on German tax issues and is co-author of a legal commentary on corporate reorganizations, published by Sagasser/Bula in its 6th edition 2024. In addition to his native German, Benjamin is fluent in English.
**Experience prior to joining Gibson Dunn
*Steuerberater/Tax Advisor, not admitted to practice law
Capabilities
Credentials
Education:
- University of Erlangen-Nuremberg - 2008 Diplom-Kaufmann
- University of Hull - 2006 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- Germany - Certified Tax Advisor