Partner, PwC Tax Japan
Stuart is an international tax adviser with over 30 years of experience covering banking, capital markets, investment management, private equity, insurance, real estate, infrastructure and transfer pricing matters for funds, portfolio companies and financial services clients.
Stuart advises major US, European, Asian and Japanese funds on investment structures, transactions and fund raising. He also regularly advises global institutional investors, including international pension funds, funds of funds and sovereign wealth funds, in relation to their Japanese portfolio investments and commercial joint ventures. Stuart advises on market entry strategies for financial services companies starting up or expanding in Japan, supports inbound M&A transactions across a wide variety of sectors, leads tax due diligence teams and advises on investment acquisition and financing strategies. He has led multiple projects advising international consortiums on the privatisation of Japanese airport concessions.
Stuart has held several Asia Pacific leadership positions from his base in Tokyo, including for many years acting as the tax leader for the private equity industry, and subsequently the insurance sector. Since 2021, Stuart has acted as the Asia Pacific tax leader for real estate, infrastructure and real assets.
In July 2023, upon election, Stuart was appointed as a member of the General Oversight Committee (GOC) of the PwC Japan Group as well as a member of the Oversight Committee (OC) of PwC Tax Japan.