Olga Bogush

Client Work

• Represented a real estate developer in a $350+ million financing transaction for the construction and development of a high rise mixed-use condominium building in lower Manhattan.
• Represented a New York limited liability company in the acquisition from multiple sellers of a majority equity interest in a company that owns and operates a vineyard on the North Fork of Long Island.
• Represented a private equity fund in a preferred equity investment in a culinary specialty food business focused on healthful, allergen-free products.
• Represented a foreign financial services company in the negotiation of a joint venture arrangement with a domestically controlled REIT and the associated purchase of a 45 percent indirect ownership interest in an office building located in San Francisco, Calif.
• Represented a foreign financial services company in the negotiation of a joint venture arrangement and the associated purchase of a 49 percent indirect ownership interest in an office building located in Manhattan. Assisted with structural and tax-related planning, including the formation of a REIT to serve as the investment entity in the joint venture, and the negotiation of a nominee ownership structure for NYC transfer tax purposes.
• Represented a New Jersey-based supplier of specialty ingredients and products for the cosmetics industry in its sale to a private equity fund.
• Counseled sovereign and institutional investors in connection with their investment programs assisting in the deployment of billions of dollars in private equity, hedge fund and alternative investments.
• Counseled an electronic trading firm on internal restructuring in advance of a potential sale for an estimated $2 billion.
• Advised on the formation of a $1.5 billion energy fund.
• Structured acquisition of a prominent player in the fishing industry for $380+ million.
• Advised a financial services company on potential inversion structures.
• Counseled a domestic biopharmaceutical company on repatriation of intellectual property to Ireland.
• Provided tax advice to a private equity firm focused on the consumer and media sectors in several acquisitions and investments.
• Represented a leading organic and natural products company in connection with an acquisition.
• Represented a major oil and gas corporation in several disposition transactions.
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Boards, Memberships & Certifications

TerraLex, Tax & Wealth Services Practice Group, Co-Group Leader (2019 – 2022)

Publications, Presentations & Recognitions

Publications

• “Significant New Private Fund Rules Adopted by SEC,” ArentFox Schiff Alert (Sep. 11, 2023)
• “Tax Reform could be Expensive for U.S. Investors with Offshore Businesses,” Herrick, Feinstein LLP client alert (Dec. 21, 2017)
• “A Major Tax Court Decision is a “Game-Changer” for Foreign Investment in U.S. Businesses,” Herrick, Feinstein LLP Tax client alert (Jul. 2017)
• “IRS Audits Target Management Fee Waivers,” Herrick, Feinstein LLP Tax client alert (May 2017)

Presentations

• “Foreign Investment in U.S. Business: U.S. Tax Developments and Blocker Structures,” TerraLex 2019 Global Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona (Nov. 15, 2019)
• “The Use of S Corporations in Estate Planning,” 56th Annual Hawaii Tax Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii (Nov. 6, 2019)
• “Advancement of Women in the Law,” (panelist) Fordham University School of Law, New York, N.Y. (Mar. 28, 2019)