Steven Ireland

About

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.

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Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Business Mathematics with Applicable Mathematics, UK
• Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA) with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in UK

Services

• Corporate Tax Advisory and Compliance
• VAT and Other Indirect Tax Advisory and Compliance
• International Tax Structuring
• Transfer Pricing Solutions
• Tax Investigations and Disputes
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Assets Protection and Inheritance Structures
• Company Formation and Ancillary
• Tax Training