Aron Joy
Biography

Aron has extensive experience advising across the full spectrum of private funds, including private equity, venture capital, infrastructure, real estate and credit, and the management teams of private funds, including in relation to carried interest and co-investment structuring and management buy-outs/spin-outs. Aron also advises fund managers and large cornerstone investors on GP-stake transactions and GP-led secondaries and fund restructurings.
Clients describe Aron as “a valued partner to the business who supports us in commercial discussions with our clients. His advice is typically practical, with clear recommendations, which avoids prolonged negotiation.” Others have said “Aron Joy and his team provide excellent support on tax issues arising during the fund establishment and fund raising process. They are always on top of the issues and willing to make themselves available at short notice.” And “he has very good technical knowledge and has been able to highlight key operational issues that a client should be aware of.”.
Aron acts for wide range of leading investment managers, including Actis, ARA, Argos Wityu, AshGrove, Astarte, bd-capital Partners, Bregal Investments, Brookfield, CapMan, Castleforge, Cheyne Capital, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Dalmore, Montagu, General Atlantic, Generation Investment Management, Graphite Capital Partners, ICG, InfraRed, I Squared, Just Climate, Lazard Asset Management, M&G Catalyst, Oakley Capital, PAI, Patrizia, River & Mercantile, Stanley Capital, Syntagma Capital, Union Real Estate, Victory Advisers and Yoo Capital, major private-equity players such as Advent, Lone Star and OMERS, and private equity investor clients such as Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, OP Trust, PSP and CDPQ.
Aron represents Weil as an active member of various associations, such as the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) and the Stamp Taxes Practitioners Group.
Prior to joining Weil, Aron worked in the Investment Management Tax team at one of the ‘Big 4’ accounting firms, focusing primarily on structuring, transactional and advisory work for investment manager clients. Prior to that, Aron was an associate in the Corporate Tax team of a leading international law firm.
Firm News & Announcements, Latest Thinking
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advises PX3 Partners on the Fundraise of its Inaugural PX3 Partners Fund I Deal Brief — May 15, 2025
- Weil Advises bd-capital on the Final Closing of bd-capital Fund 2 Deal Brief — March 14, 2025
Latest Thinking
- The Tax Treatment of Carried Interest – Government Response and Policy Update Blog Post — Tax Blog — By Aron Joy — July 07, 2025
- UK Tax Digest Blog Post — Tax Blog — By Jenny Doak, Oliver Walker, Aron Joy, Eithne Bloice-Sanders and Erica Rees — February 18, 2025
- Member States Update EU List of Non-Cooperative Tax Jurisdictions on 8 October 2024 Blog Post — Tax Blog — By Aron Joy — October 16, 2024
- Tax and the General Election 2024: The Manifestos Blog Post — Tax Blog — By Oliver Walker, Jenny Doak, Aron Joy, Sean Wright and Erica Rees — June 14, 2024
- UK Spring Budget 2024: Tax Update Blog Post — Tax Blog — By Jenny Doak, Aron Joy, Oliver Walker, Erica Rees and Sean Wright — March 07, 2024