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Ludovicus (Loek) De Preter

PwC

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Position: Transfer Pricing Partner
Rating:
  • Notable Practitioner
Practice Areas:
Transfer pricing
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
Dutch
German
English
French
Biography

Loek joined PwC Luxembourg as a Transfer Pricing Partner in April 2015, bringing with him his expertise, leadership, and connections to support PwC Luxembourg growing the TP practice.

In his over 27 years of experience, Loek gained vast experience in international tax structuring, transfer pricing, and value chain transformation projects.

Prior to joining PwC Luxembourg as a TP Partner in April 2015, Loek was since 2016 a PwC Germany Partner and was the German TP leader for the PwC Automotive Industry Network. He focused on value chain analysis, tax audits and business restructuring projects, servicing clients in various industries including Automotive, Pharma, Chemicals, Technology, Telecommunication, Industrial Manufacturing, and Banking.

As an economist, Loek started his career in The Netherlands with the Ministry of Finance in the Netherlands and then joined PwC.

After leaving PWC in the Netherlands, he gained Industry experience with British Gas, American Standard, and Bombardier Transportation.

Selected client and project experience
  • Alignment of the TP policy to the operating models following acquisition / carve out / merger.
  • Migration/planning projects involving a Principal centre led companies / IP owner structures with development of TP Policies aligned with centralized business models and cost sharing arrangements.
  • Various projects to restructure the Global TP policy to accommodate the geographical footprint developments.
  • Aligning TP policies to be compliant with OECD and German regulatory framework.
  • Global Documentation Projects.
  • Tax Audit Defence.
Specific industry competencies
  • Automotive
  • Asset Management
  • Private Equity
  • Pharma
  • Technology
Areas of expertise
  • Value Chain Transformation
  • Exit Tax
  • Tax Audits
  • OECD
Education
  • University Brabant – Fiscal Economist
Address:
2, rue Gerhard Mercator
L-1014
Luxembourg
Tel:(352) 49 48 48 2023 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://www.pwc.com/