Current practice
Toby Eggleston is a Director in the Melbourne office of Greenwoods & Freehills Pty Limited.
Experience
Toby has experience in a wide range of taxation issues focusing in particular on private equity, including:
- the formation private equity and venture capital funds
- advice on structuring investments for private equity investors and vendors
- tax due diligence on the acquisition of investments
- negotiation of share sale agreements, and
- structuring management and employee incentives.
Publications
Inbound Investment, The Tax Institute, April 2011, co-authored with Josh Cardwell.
Tax and Private Equity, the latest round, Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Journal, Private Equity Media, June 2010
Private Equity Funds using Tax Havens, Television Education Network, March 2010
Q&A guide to venture capital law in Australia, PLC – Venture Capital, November 2009, co-authored with Ben Davey
Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructures, the Tax Institute, October 2008
New Draft Ruling on the taxation of earn out arrangements, Taxation in Australia, Weekly Tax Bulletin, December 2007, co-authored with Professor Graeme Cooper, Thomson Reuters
Tax Aspects of Licensing Technology and Know-How Tax Aspects of Licensing Technology and Know-How, Television Education Network, September 2007
Professional background
Toby holds a Bachelor of Jurisprudence, Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia. Toby is also a fellow of the Taxation Institute of Australia and has presented at various TIA seminars, written several articles on Australian tax issues and drafted submissions to Government for AVCAL and private equity fund managers on various issues relating to private equity.
