Victor Hollender is co-head of the firm’s global Tax Group. He advises on a wide range of U.S. and international tax matters, including public and private mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, cross-border financings, restructurings, spin-offs, initial public offerings and complex capital markets transactions.
Hollender regularly advises publicly traded corporations, financial institutions and fund managers in their tax planning. He also represents a number of foreign governments, foreign pension funds and sovereign wealth funds in private equity and real estate investments.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers | 2026 | M&A, Tax Transactional, Restructuring |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2026 | Tax, Private Equity, Private Clients |
| The Inaugural Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers | 2025 | M&A, Tax Transactional, Restructuring |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2025 | Tax, Private Equity & Real Estate Investment |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2024 | Tax, Private Equity & Real Estate Investment |
| The 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2022 | Tax, Private Equity & Real Estate Investment |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2021 | Tax, Private Equity & Real Estate Investment |
Hollender has represented:
- Mubadala Investment Company PJSC as one of the lead co-investors with Silver Lake in the going-private acquisition of Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. at an enterprise value of $25 billion
- Crane NXT, Co. (f/k/a Crane Holdings, Co.) in its separation into two independent, publicly traded companies
- GS Acquisition Holdings Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, in its $5.3 billion acquisition of Vertiv Holdings LLC, a portfolio company of Platinum Equity
- Embraer SA in its:
- $5.2 billion commercial aviation joint venture with The Boeing Company, and a related joint venture to promote and develop new markets for military transportation aircraft
- de-SPAC merger with Zanite Acquisition Corp. at an equity value of $2.9 billion
- Anheuser-Busch InBev in its $20.1 billion acquisition of Grupo Modelo, S.A.B. de C.V.
- Joh. A. Benckiser GmbH, a holding company based in Germany, as the lead investor in its $9.8 billion acquisition of D.E. Master Blenders 1753 N.V.
- Credit Suisse Group AG in its sale of its private-equity investment business to Grosvenor Capital Management LP
- BTG Pactual, Brazil’s largest independent investment bank, in its $1.6 billion spin-off of its commodity trading unit; its sale of an approximately 19% stake to a consortium of international investors; and its subsequent $1.95 billion initial public offering
- News Corporation in its acquisition of publicly held Fox Entertainment Group stock
- AMC Entertainment Inc. in its acquisition by J.P. Morgan Partners, LLC and Apollo Management, L.P.
Hollender also has represented a number of clients in real estate acquisitions including:
- Anbang Insurance Co., Ltd. (China) as lead international and deal counsel in its $1.9 billion acquisition of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel from Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.; and in its acquisition of Strategic Hotels & Resorts from affiliates of The Blackstone Group L.P. for $6.4 billion
- Sungate Properties LLC, an investment vehicle for Zhang Xin, a prominent Chinese real estate developer, in its $500 million acquisition of interests in Park Avenue Plaza, Manhattan, and in the joint $700 million acquisition of a 40% interest in the General Motors Building with affiliates of the Safra family