Dervis Pajo

Background

Dervis leads the U.S. Tax Consulting Group of PwC in Mainland China and Hong Kong, which has more than 150 tax partners and professionals. Prior to his deployment to Shanghai in June 2012, he has been with the U.S. tax practice of PwC U.S., Atlanta, and PwC Hong Kong.

Relevant experience

Dervis joined PwC in 2000 and has been involved in working with multinational corporations on the international tax issues associated with cross-border mergers and acquisitions, post-acquisition restructuring, divestitures, joint ventures, financing, and intercompany transactions. While in Shanghai and Hong Kong, Dervis works extensively with Mainland China and Hong Kong clients and assists them with U.S. and international tax issues arising from the life cycle of real estate investments, including tax due diligence, acquisition structuring, debt capacity and debt equity analysis, U.S. withholding tax and repatriation planning, ongoing compliance during the ownership period, and formulating exit strategies. His clients include top-tier banks, insurance companies, and private equity funds as well as Mainland China and Hong Kong private and public companies and individuals investing in the United States.

Dervis has also served as an instructor/speaker on various U.S. inbound and outbound tax planning topics, including various previous speaking engagements with PwC as well as many tax and accounting professional organizations.

Qualifications

Dervis earned his Bachelor’s of Business Administration, Masters in Taxation, as well as Masters in Business Administration with a concentration in finance from Georgia State University in Atlanta.  He is a Certified Public Accountant in Georgia, United States.