In particular, Rens has significant experience in working closely together with the corporate department, assisting with tax structuring and negotiating tax deeds as well as working together with the investment management team, providing tax advice to investment funds and their investors.
Rens operates in integrated teams of corporate, finance and employment lawyers and is closely involved in the drafting of all forms of legal documentation.
Rens specialises in domestic and international tax law. His practice is strongly transaction driven, with a mixture of joint ventures, mergers & acquisitions, employment benefits, private equity, corporate restructuring, structured finance and investment funds.
Expertise
Industries
Experience
Representative matters
Sale of their Resins & Functional Materials division to Covestro.
Tax advice on their public bid on the shares in NPX N.V.
Their investments in various private equity and real estate funds as well as daily advisory work.
Belgian, Dutch, French and German tax aspects on their management investments packages.
Pro bono
2012-2019 Treasurer and board member of Stichting Noodopvang dakloze Vreemdelingen Utrecht; a foundation that helps certain categories of asylum seekers by making sure that they get a “bath, bed and bread”.
2017-2018 Amsterdam Ambassador for Warchild, Allen & Overy Global Charity Partner
Published Work
- Various annotations to case law, Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Fiscaal Recht, 2020 (NTFR 2020/144, NTFR 2020/1361, NTFR 2020/1793, NTFR 2020/2112
- Various annotations to case law, Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Fiscaal Recht, 2019, NTFR 2019/148, NTFR 2019/595,
- Various annotations to case law, Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Fiscaal Recht, 2018, NTFR 2018/1214, NTFR 2018/2051, NTFR 2018/2121
- Column on Mandatory Disclosure Directive, General Counsel Network, 2018, https://www.generalcounsel.nl/diamondbox/mandatory-disclosure/
Speaking Engagements
- Grotius course on tax aspect of private M&A, 2014-2021
- IBFD course on Tax Aspects of Private M&A, 2012-2021
- IBFD course on Tax Aspects of Cross border Private Equity Acquisitions, May 2012
- Structured Finance Seminar 2011 in Paris on Recent Developments in the Netherlands, October 2011
Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations
- Member, Nederlandse Orde van Belastingadviseurs Member, Vereniging voor belastingwetenschap
Recognition
“Rens Bondrager is admired for being “very technically good and cooperative to work with”. He assists clients with a range of tax matters, acting for companies in the real estate, transportation and financial services sectors.”
Chambers and Partners, 2021
“We had the pleasure of working with Rens Bondrager. He has a broad knowledge of tax issues, is very practical, and easy to contact and to communicate with.”
Legal 500, 2020
Qualifications
Admissions
Admitted as fiscalist, Netherlands, 2002
Admitted as advocaat, Netherlands, 2002
Listed in the register of legal practice areas of the Dutch Bar Association for Belastingrecht
Languages
Dutch, English
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.