Shaher Mahmud

Shaher has over 10 years of experience advising corporates, private equity investors and sovereign wealth funds on complex cross-border and transaction tax matters throughout the investment lifecycle.

He specializes in tax due diligence (buy-side and sell-side), transaction structuring, transaction document review and broader execution and post-closing tax support across a range of complex, multi-jurisdictional and domestic deals, including acquisitions, divestments, listings, refinancings and restructurings. Shaher also has significant experience advising clients on the impact of the UAE’s recently enacted federal corporate tax regime.

Prior to joining Kroll, Shaher worked within Deloitte’s Private Equity M&A Tax practice and EY’s International Tax and Transactions practice across both the UK and UAE, advising on numerous transactions across various sectors and jurisdictions.

Shaher holds a first-class honours degree in accounting and finance from Durham University, UK. He is a Chartered Accountant (CA) and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS).