New tax director joins Saffery in Yorkshire

Tony Dillow has joined the 14-strong corporate tax team in Saffery’s Leeds office as a director.

Tony brings a wealth of tax advisory and transactional experience, advising entrepreneurs, companies, search funds, and private equity investors on tax issues, with a particular focus around acquisitions, disposals and group restructuring.

Tony said: “My role as an adviser is to support clients to achieve their commercial objectives with tax efficient solutions. I enjoy working with clients in a wide range of industries, including the renewables, software and recruitment sectors. In recent years, I’ve also carried out transactional work for several specialist investment vehicles and private equity funds.

“I’m looking forward to continuing with transactional work, as well as supporting Saffery’s existing client base, helping to navigate the challenges and opportunities throughout the business lifecycle. Whether it’s implementing a tax efficient share scheme, facilitating a group restructure or helping with an acquisition or disposal, I’m keen to collaborate with ambitious entrepreneurs and the vibrant mergers and acquisitions community here in Yorkshire.

“I moved to Saffery as it’s a partner led firm where you can draw upon experienced specialists within the team, not only here in Leeds, but across the UK.”

Jonathan Davis, partner and head of Saffery’s Yorkshire office, said: “Tony is a great addition to our team, highly capable, likable and experienced, we are lucky he chose to make the move up north! He will not only strengthen our offering in Yorkshire and the North West, where we have a team of more than 30 tax experts, but he will also work with national clients, putting his transactional skills to good use.”

Tony’s areas of expertise also include implementing tax efficient equity incentives including EMI and growth shares, supporting clients with group reorganisations, and he also provides tax due diligence services for search funds and private equity, with a particular interest in supporting search funds with acquisition tax structuring.