Sam Blackwell, MEng ACA

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DISC Type : C

Assistant Vice President, International Tax at Blackstone

United Kingdom

Overview

Sam Blackwell is an Assistant Vice President in International Tax at Blackstone, specializing in private equity funds tax, transfer pricing, and corporate tax issues. A graduate of the University of Cambridge with a Master of Engineering, he is also an ICAEW ACA charter holder with extensive experience from PwC and Brevan Howard.

His unique career path began with a degree in Manufacturing Engineering, including research experience at Rolls Royce, before transitioning into the financial services and international tax sector.

Personality Overview

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ROI Driven

Objective Thinker

It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms.  They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions. They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often.

Topics They Care About

International Tax Structuring
His core responsibility at Blackstone and a key advisory function in his previous roles, focusing on optimizing tax structures for new investment funds.
Private Equity Taxation
Gained deep expertise in this area during his time at PwC's Deals Tax team and at Brevan Howard, advising on funds and investment management activities.
Tax Technology
He has shared content related to tax data analytics and the potential for automation to transform how tax functions operate.

Media Appearances

Sam has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2022
Assistant Vice President, International Tax at Blackstone
9-2019 - 9-2022
Tax Manager at Brevan Howard
9-2018 - 9-2019
Senior Associate - Deals Tax - Private Equity Funds at PwC
9-2014 - 9-2018
Senior Associate - Financial Services - Transfer pricing at PwC
6-2013 - 9-2013
Gas Turbine & Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering - Researcher at Rolls Royce

Education

2010 - 2014
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) from University of Cambridge
2003 - 2010
Education details unavailable from Oakwood Park Grammar School

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Insights For Selling To Sam

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories
  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them
  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.
  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sam is

  • Proof of ROI, low pricing and objective proof points are the important factors for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sam

  • They do not mind saying no if they believe that it is the right decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sam move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Sam take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Sam

Personality Compatibility


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