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Qualifications, certification and memberships
- BSc (Hons) Business Mathematics with Applicable Mathematics, UK
- Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA) with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in UK
Experience
Steven is the founder and Managing Partner at Evolution Consulting with over 20 years of progressive experience
predominantly in the areas of M&A and international taxation.
After qualifying in 2002, Steven joined a Big 4 UK tax practice in 2006 specialising in providing international tax planning
advice. He moved to the M&A tax team in 2007 and relocated to the Middle East in 2010. He continued to work in the M&A and International tax teams of the Big 4 in the UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia and was Head of International Tax at Grant Thornton prior to founding Evolution Consulting in 2023. Also, sits on the Board for the British Chamber of Commerce Dubai.
Since Steven began advising on transactions in 2007, he has been involved in a range of deals on behalf of international and regional clients ranging from owner-managed businesses to listed companies (including the world’s biggest initial public offering). He has undertaken in excess of 200 due diligence projects (both buy side and vendor due diligence) and structuring assignments.
Appearances
- Everything you need to know about the UAE’s new corporate tax
- The Economist Corporate Network online event: Is this the end of a 'tax-free' Middle East
- What UAE entities need to know about the Amended Economic Substance Regulations
- What MNE groups need to know about CbCR requirements within the U.A.E
- Economic substance regulations In the UAE: This is everything companies need to know
- Regional treasury centers in ADGM – Tax and regulatory analysis
- Establishing a regional treasury centre in ADGM for MNCs headquartered in the UK – Tax and regulatory analysis
- Establishing a regional treasury centre in ADGM for MNCs headquartered in the US – Tax and regulatory analysis
- Regional treasury centers in ADGM – Africa analysis
- UAE Double Tax Treaty Network Aviation – Comparative jurisdiction report
- ADGM tax guide
- ADGM’s tax efficient platform for Investing into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia