Greg Protektor is a tax partner who is regularly sought out for his expertise on tax issues arising in mergers and acquisitions, financial transactions and property-based deals. Greg has an unwavering dedication to excellence and supports clients across a wide range of industries including financial lines, insurance, health, resources, construction, real estate and telecommunications. Greg advises on income tax, GST, employment taxes, stamp duties and other State and Territory taxes nationwide. He also advises on charity and taxation matters involving not-for-profits.
Greg has consistently been recognised as a ‘Next Generation’ Partner by the Legal 500 Australia for Taxation. He is passionate about navigating the tax landscape, staying at the forefront of industry developments and continually seeking innovative solutions to meet client needs.
Recent experience
- AIG, Ambridge, Beazley, CFC, DUAL, Euclid, Fusion, Icen, Liberty, Mosaic, RiskPoint, Ryan, TMHCC and VALE: on a range of corporate, financial and tax issues from a W&I (warranty and indemnity) insurance perspective in over 100 deals in the past 12 months
- ANZ: on the income tax, GST and stamp duty aspects of ANZ's establishment of a non-operating listed holding company by way of scheme of arrangement
- Alumina: on the tax issues relating to its $3.3b acquisition by Alcoa Corporation by way of scheme of arrangement
- BHP: on a range of tax and structuring issues relating to the $9.6b acquisition by BHP of OZ Minerals by way of a scheme of arrangement. Also on various tax issues regarding the construction of facilities at BHP’s Jimblebar iron ore mine, and the US$3.2b sale by BHP of its Daunia and Blackwater coal mines
- Blackstone: on the key tax issues relating to Blackstone’s multi-asset financing facility for its $24 billion acquisition of Airtrunk
- Brookfield: on the indirect tax and W&I aspects of Brookfield’s A$1 billion joint venture investment in the Intellihub Group
- Country Women’s Association: ongoing support on a range of charity and tax issues regarding CWA’s activities and operations
- DoorDash: on the tax and superannuation issues relating to DoorDash's entry into the Australian market
- Dyno Nobel: on key tax aspects relating to the $375 million separation and sale of Dyno Nobel’s (previously named Incitec Pivot) explosive and fertiliser distribution businesses
- Hancock Prospecting: on the tax and duty aspects of Hancock and SQMs $1.7b takeover of Azure Minerals by way of scheme of arrangement
- Healthscope: on multiple federal and state employment tax issues regarding Healthscope's long-term contractual arrangements with medical practitioners
- La Trobe Financial: on the tax aspects of the sale of a majority stake in La Trobe Financial Services and La Trobe Financial to Blackstone Private Equity. Also advised on the tax aspects of La Trobe's US Private Credit fund product (being the first milestone in La Trobe’s Global Asset Management strategy)
- Latitude Financial: on the tax and warranty and indemnity aspects of Latitude’s $200 million acquisition of Symple Loans, as well as on all tax aspects of Latitude’s IPO. Also advised on all tax aspects of the acquisition of David Jones’ credit card portfolio
- Mitsubishi: on the stamp duty and land tax aspects of Mitsubishi's $1b joint venture acquisition of the One Circular Quay development in Sydney
- Newmont Corporation: on the tax and structuring issues relating to the transformational $26b acquisition by Newmont of Newcrest Mining by way of scheme of arrangement
- REA Group: on all tax issues relating to the establishment of a strategic partnership between REA and Athena Home Loans
- Symbio: on the tax issues relating to its $260 million takeover by Aussie Broadband
- The Smith Family: on a full suite of charity, tax and related corporate law matters
- Vicinity: on Vicinity's successful stamp duty dispute with the Victorian state revenue office regarding its acquisition of the Myer Bourke Street and Emporium properties
- Woodside: on a range of strategic and high value tax issues including tax consolidation outcomes and complex regulatory tax matters on its $63b merger with BHP Petroleum – establishing a global top 10 independent energy company and the largest energy company listed on the ASX
