Tetsuya Yamagishi

Tetsuya Yamagishi

Partner, PwC Tax Japan

M&A/Deals Tax
CPA (Japan, US)、Certified Public Tax Accountant

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Tetsuya Yamagishi is the Head of International and Deals Tax in PwC Tax Japan and Co-leader of Deal Services in the PwC Japan Group. Tetsuya has been primarily providing international and deal-related tax advisory services at PwC Tax Japan for more than 20 years. He began his career with the firm in 1999 and was seconded to PwC US Chicago office from 2004 to 2007.

Tetsuya has extensive experience to provide international and M&A tax advice and work on cross-border and multicultural basis. Tetsuya has worked for both Japanese and non-Japanese strategic and financial investors on M&A tax structuring, tax due diligence, PMI, cross-border reorganisation, and international tax optimisation.

Tetsuya graduated from Sophia University and received a Master of Accounting (Taxation) from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a Japanese Certified Public Accountant and Licensed Tax Accountant (Zeirishi). He is bilingual in Japanese and English.

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Project Results and Achievements

  • Integration of the Thermal Power Systems Business and cross-border PMI between major heavy industry players
  • Merger of major steel manufacturers and cross-border PMI
  • Integration of major beverage companies and PMI
  • Global carve-out M&A for major automotive parts companies
  • Rehabilitation of auto parts supplier
  • Acquisition of major supermarket franchise store and cinema complex by private equity
  • Investment in copper mine in Chile, coal mine in Mozambique, and oil/gas interest in Italy by major trading houses
  • Assistance to introduce tax consolidation for major apparel company and steel manufacturer
  • International tax retainer for a wide range of industries such as major trading houses, automotive companies, IT and entertainment companies

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Publications / Seminars / Other Activities

  • Member of International Taxation and Reorganization Committee at Japan Tax Association (since 2012)
  • Faculty of US Taxation at National Tax College (since 2017)