Pavel Izmaylov

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Expertise

Pavel Izmaylov is a Swiss-qualified lawyer and experienced financial services professional with nearly two decades of experience at the intersection of international tax, capital markets, and alternative investments.

He advises institutional investors, financial institutions, and corporates on complex cross-border transactions, with particular expertise in tax-efficient structuring as well as special situations and distressed investments. A key focus of his work is the tax structuring of international investments and financing platforms. He combines in-depth tax expertise with a strong understanding of capital markets products, private debt, and alternative asset classes. His advisory work covers both the design and implementation of complex, multi-jurisdictional structures.

Pavel Advises

  • International tax structuring for financial institutions, funds, and cross-border investments
  • Structuring and execution of distressed asset transactions and non-performing loan (NPL) portfolios
  • Advising on restructurings, insolvencies, and special situations
  • Structuring of private debt financings, including mezzanine and subordinated debt
  • Development and implementation of securitisation structures (ABS, CLOs, RMBS) and other capital markets instruments
  • Tax and regulatory advisory in capital markets (including CRS, FATCA, QI, transfer pricing)
  • Structuring of digital assets, tokenised products, and crypto investments
  • Establishment and governance of financial structures, SPVs, and international investment vehicles
  • Coordination of international tax and legal advisers on complex transactions

Experience Highlights

  • Structuring and execution of auctions for bondholder claims exceeding EUR 150 million in the context of the Damovo Group insolvency
  • Advising on and handling bondholder claims in connection with the Enron insolvency, in particular relating to the Teesside Gas Processing Plant
  • Financing and structuring of claims in connection with the Schieder Möbel insolvency, one of the largest insolvencies in Germany
  • Development and structuring of investment solutions in the distressed debt and non-performing loan (NPL) secondary markets
  • Design and implementation of complex international tax structures for financial institutions and capital markets transactions

Career History

  • LL.M. in Tax Law, University of Geneva (with honours)
  • Admitted to the Swiss Bar (Geneva)
  • CFA Level I
  • Law degree, University of Geneva (with honours)

 

 

 

Pavel is part of gunnercooke GmbH, headquartered at Bahnhofstrasse 10, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland, and registered with the Commercial Register of the Canton of Zurich under number CHE-425.865.484. He is authorised to practise as a lawyer in Switzerland and is a member of the competent bar association, which also serves as the supervisory authority.

Expertise

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Pavel Izmaylov is a Swiss-qualified lawyer and experienced financial services professional with nearly two decades of experience at the intersection of international tax, capital markets, and alternative investments.

He advises institutional investors, financial institutions, and corporates on complex cross-border transactions, with particular expertise in tax-efficient structuring as well as special situations and distressed investments. A key focus of his work is the tax structuring of international investments and financing platforms. He combines in-depth tax expertise with a strong understanding of capital markets products, private debt, and alternative asset classes. His advisory work covers both the design and implementation of complex, multi-jurisdictional structures.

Pavel Advises

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  • International tax structuring for financial institutions, funds, and cross-border investments
  • Structuring and execution of distressed asset transactions and non-performing loan (NPL) portfolios
  • Advising on restructurings, insolvencies, and special situations
  • Structuring of private debt financings, including mezzanine and subordinated debt
  • Development and implementation of securitisation structures (ABS, CLOs, RMBS) and other capital markets instruments
  • Tax and regulatory advisory in capital markets (including CRS, FATCA, QI, transfer pricing)
  • Structuring of digital assets, tokenised products, and crypto investments
  • Establishment and governance of financial structures, SPVs, and international investment vehicles
  • Coordination of international tax and legal advisers on complex transactions

Experience Highlights

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  • Structuring and execution of auctions for bondholder claims exceeding EUR 150 million in the context of the Damovo Group insolvency
  • Advising on and handling bondholder claims in connection with the Enron insolvency, in particular relating to the Teesside Gas Processing Plant
  • Financing and structuring of claims in connection with the Schieder Möbel insolvency, one of the largest insolvencies in Germany
  • Development and structuring of investment solutions in the distressed debt and non-performing loan (NPL) secondary markets
  • Design and implementation of complex international tax structures for financial institutions and capital markets transactions

Career History

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  • LL.M. in Tax Law, University of Geneva (with honours)
  • Admitted to the Swiss Bar (Geneva)
  • CFA Level I
  • Law degree, University of Geneva (with honours)

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Pavel is part of gunnercooke GmbH, headquartered at Bahnhofstrasse 10, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland, and registered with the Commercial Register of the Canton of Zurich under number CHE-425.865.484. He is authorised to practise as a lawyer in Switzerland and is a member of the competent bar association, which also serves as the supervisory authority.