Sameep S Uchil

Sameep S. Uchil leads FTI Consulting’s Middle East M&A Tax practice and has more than 15 years’ experience working across multiple countries, including India, the United States and the United Arab Emirates. Mr. Uchil has been a part of the firm’s Middle East M&A Tax practice since its inception.

Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Mr. Uchil helped set up an M&A tax desk for a Big Four firm in New York from 2016 to 2019. His experience has been largely gained in the Big Four consulting firms, where he was at the forefront of advising large corporates in their M&A activity. This work was primarily related to acquisition structuring, tax due diligence, deal negotiations on tax aspects and preparation of tax models.

Mr. Uchil actively assists clients in reviewing the impact of the proposed UAE Corporate Tax and the related impact on M&A transactions. Alongside advising large multinational groups on cash repatriation options, entry strategy, cross-border restructuring issues, debt funding options and consolidation of business operations, he has also led large global legal entity rationalization exercises to achieve effective tax rate planning alongside strategic considerations. Additionally, he has advised corporates in the GCC region, as well as U.S. and European businesses, on inbound acquisitions and tax restructuring matters in the Middle East.

Mr. Uchil has been a regular speaker in various tax leadership conferences and workshops for clients in the UAE, India and the United States, covering subjects related to business in the GCC region, key M&A considerations on deals for specific regions and international tax developments.

Relevant Experience:

• Advised a U.S. cloud kitchen service provider's acquisition of a Middle East cloud kitchen group
• Advised a listed UAE multinational group in the energy space on multiple acquisitions within the GCC region, Asia and Europe
• Advised a global private equity firm’s acquisition of a visa processing group
• Advised a large UAE-headquartered global logistics player’s multiple acquisitions in Australia, the United States, Cyprus and Ireland
• Advised a global private equity firm’s acquisition of a large healthcare group in India and the Middle East
• Assisted on a pre-sale restructuring of technology, consumer retail and energy companies
• Advised on legal entity rationalization and supply chain advisory for entities in the consumer sector
• Advised on joint venture formation and structuring between two GCC-based groups in the eyewear space; followed by due diligence and structuring for the joint venture entity’s bolt-on acquisitions in KSA, Egypt and the UAE