{"id":1128,"date":"2025-07-15T12:05:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T10:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghm-partners.de\/?page_id=1128"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:47:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:47:53","slug":"about-us-team-ghm-gmbh-steuerberatung","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ghm-partners.de\/en\/about-us-team-ghm-gmbh-steuerberatung\/","title":{"rendered":"About us Team – GHM GmbH Steuerberatung"},"content":{"rendered":"

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GHM GmbH Steuerberatungsgesellschaft is legal successor to Dr. Peter Happe Steuerberatung, Cologne, and was founded by Dr. Peter Happe. GHM GmbH Steuerberatungsgesellschaft was the correspondence tax firm of the law firm Avanta AG, formerly GHM Partners AG, based in Zug and Zurich, Switzerland, which was also co-founded by Dr. Happe.<\/p>\n

GHM GmbH Steuerberatungsgesellschaft employs a total of 6 professionals (tax advisors and lawyers) and 14 specialist employees, mainly on a cross-border basis.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Diplom-Kaufmann
\nDr. rer. pol. Peter H. Happe<\/strong>
\nSteuerberater
\nFachberater f\u00fcr internationales Steuerrecht
\nCertified Public Accountant – C.P.A. (State of New York)<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Dr. Peter Happe studied for a \u201cDiplom-Kaufmann<\/strong>\u201d degree in business administration at the University of M\u00fcnster (top 5% of his class), subsequently acquiring his doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.<\/strong>, summa cum laude) at the University\u2019s Institute of Auditing under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. J\u00f6rg Baetge. In 1998, Dr. Happe was granted the occupational title \u2018Steuerberater\u2019, entitling him to provide advice on German taxes in a professional capacity.<\/p>\n

Dr. Happe attended classes in taxation and business law at a university in New York City, where he also worked as a tax advisor and CPA assistant. In 2000, Peter Happe was appointed Certified Public Accountant<\/strong> by the State of New York.<\/p>\n

Before becoming self-employed, Dr. Peter Happe worked for many years with the international law firm Clifford Chance and was a tax partner of the law firm Dewey Ballantine. He was also Chief Financial Officer and member of the board of a private equity fund management Company with almost 1 bn. assets under management in Zurich, Switzerland.<\/p>\n

Dr. Peter Happe focuses on German and international corporate and partnership taxation. He also has extensive experience in advising high net-worth private individuals, health care professionals, hospitals and institutions, as well as charitable organisations and domestic and foreign trusts.<\/p>\n

Having spent long periods living abroad and working in an international environment, Peter Happe\u2019s main focus is now on international taxation.<\/p>\n

In view of his sound knowledge and long-standing experience in this area, Peter Happe was appointed \u2018Specialist Consultant for International Tax<\/strong>\u2019 by the Chamber of Tax Advisors in May 2010.<\/p>\n

After qualifying in 2011, Peter Happe was also appointed “Specialist Consultant for Corporate Succession<\/strong>” by the German Tax Advisor Association (Deutscher Steuerberaterverband e.V. – DStV) in 2011.<\/p>\n

He also was appointed “Specialist Consultant for the Healthcare Sector<\/strong>” by the German Tax Advisor Association (Deutscher Steuerberaterverband e.V. – DStV) in 2017.<\/p>\n

In 2025, Dr. Happe passed the examination to become a “Specialist Consultant for Corporate Restructuring<\/strong>” (IFU \/ ISM gGmbH) and, thanks to his practical experience and theoretical knowledge, particularly in the field of transformation law, has been entitled to use this professional title since 2026.<\/p>\n

Dr. Peter Happe has worked as a lecturer at the Federal Fiscal Academy, the Zeppelin University Friedrichshaven and at the University of Dresden, and he has published numerous articles on tax law and tax accounting as well as accounting under IFRS and US-GAAP.<\/p>\n

Dr. Happe is also a member of the corporate advisory board of the real estate fund initiator “HABONA”, based in Frankfurt\/Main, www.habona.de<\/a>, was a member of the board of the “J\u00f6rg Baetge Stiftung.Home4Education”, M\u00fcnster, www.baetge-foundation.org<\/a>, and was on the board of trustees of the “B\u00fcrgermut” Foundation, Berlin, www.buergermut.de<\/a>, whose founder and chairman of the board of trustees was the entrepreneur, former member of the Bundestag and Berlin Senator for Economics, the late Elmar Pieroth. The partner of the “B\u00fcrgermut” foundation was former Federal President Richard von Weizs\u00e4cker.<\/p>\n

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