Deutsche Finance International (DFI), the European private equity real estate investor, has hired Michael Attfield as head of Tax.
In this newly created role within the finance team, Attfield will lead DFI’s tax function across the firm, its funds and its investments, from structuring and due diligence through to reporting and compliance.
In a career spanning 11 years across various tax roles, he joins DFI following more than three years at Ares Management, a leading global asset manager. As Real Estate Tax vice president, he oversaw tax structuring and due diligence for numerous real estate transactions in Europe, structuring of new funds and related discussions with investors, as well as ongoing tax compliance.
He recently worked on the tax structuring, including initial investor discussions, of a European real estate value-add fund raise, as well as managing the tax structuring and due diligence for the acquisition of several UK student housing portfolios. Prior to this he spent three years at Deloitte as associate director within the Real Estate M&A Tax department, working primarily with private equity clients.
Attfield began his career at KPMG in various tax roles and is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser.
The appointment brings the size of the DFI team to 25 in total, operating across offices in London, Munich, Madrid and Luxembourg. Since 2017, DFI has aggregated €2.8 bn of assets executing its pan-European Value Add and select Opportunistic strategy across seven markets in Europe, including London’s iconic Olympia Exhibition Centre.
