Georgie Brand

Executive summary

Georgie is a Director in Corporate & International Tax with BDO in Melbourne, specialising in tax advisory for the private capital market. With a legal background and ten years of experience across law and professional services, Georgie delivers strategic tax solutions to large family offices, privately owned businesses, and private equity funds and their investments.

Georgie has worked on a range of tax consulting and business advisory engagements and is known for her commercial proficiency, technical depth, and ability to simplify complex tax matters.

Her areas of expertise include structuring and restructuring for asset protection, tax efficiency planning and advising clients acquiring or divesting assets.

Georgie is a trusted advisor to her clients. She is passionate about helping them succeed and aims to deliver high-quality work at every opportunity.

Expertise

• Income tax and capital gains tax
• Tax structuring and restructuring
• Private binding rules with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
• ATO reviews and audits
• Succession and estate planning
• Small business capital gains tax (CGT) concessions
• Tax consolidation
• Tax governance
• Part IVA.

Experience

• Delivered complex tax advisory services to large family offices, privately owned business groups, and private equity funds and their portfolio entities, including structuring, M&A, and ATO engagement support
• Helped taxpayers provide detailed responses to ATO enquiries, particularly where a large transaction is being reviewed
• Led tax due diligence and structuring for inbound foreign investors and multinational clients expanding into Australia, including engagements with European and United States-based entities
• Provided end-to-end tax advisory across the private equity lifecycle, including structuring for acquisitions and divestment, and managing ongoing tax compliance for portfolio companies
• Oversaw complex M&A transactions, delivering strategic tax due diligence and structuring advice to support both buy-side and sell-side engagements
• Provided tax structuring and governance advice to large automotive groups and retail businesses, ensuring compliance and strategic tax outcomes were achieved
• Advised on tax implications and structuring for property investment and development groups, including managed investment fund structuring and investor onboarding.

Qualifications and affiliations

• Bachelor of Law
• Bachelor of Arts
• Admitted as a Solicitor, Victoria
• Member of the Law Institute of Victoria.