Investment funds
Advising in relation to tax structuring, launch and on-going tax aspects of management of a wide range of onshore and offshore investment funds across a wide range of asset classes.
Schroders Real Estate Investment Management
Tax efficient structuring and implementation of the £132 million acquisition by three Schroders-managed property funds of City Tower, Manchester as well as numerous other mandates for Schroders-managed funds including the £150 million acquisition of the Kings Mall shopping centre in Hammersmith and the conversion of Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust into a UK REIT.
P2P Global Investments
Tax efficient structuring and launch of P2P Global Investments, the first UK investment trust specialising in investments in the peer to peer market lending sector.
SQN Asset Finance Income Fund Limited
Tax structuring and launch of a Guernsey resident listed investment fund specialising in the equipment leasing sector, including advising on all direct and indirect tax aspects and on-going investment transactions.
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Investment funds
Tax
Expert UK tax advice covering the full range of domestic and international corporate and financing transactions, investment funds, tax advisory and contentious tax matters.
Schroders Real Estate Investment Management
Tax efficient structuring and implementation of the £132 million acquisition by three Schroders-managed property funds of City Tower, Manchester as well as numerous other mandates for Schroders-managed funds including the £150 million acquisition of the Kings Mall shopping centre in Hammersmith and the conversion of Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust into a UK REIT.
Major international shipping companies
Advising in relation to the efficient exit from and settlement of HMRC enquiries into a number of complex ship leasing structures involving significant amounts of tax.
P2P Global Investments
Tax-efficient structuring and launch of P2P Global Investments, the first UK investment trust specialising in investments in the peer to peer market lending sector.
A foreign private real estate group
Tax structuring advice in relation to innovative acquisition structures and fund vehicles for acquiring significant stakes in UK REITs.
SQN Asset Finance Income Fund Limited
Tax structuring and launch of a Guernsey resident listed investment fund specialising in the equipment leasing sector, including advising on international tax aspects, cross-border VAT issues and on-going investment transactions.
GDF Suez
Advising on the tax aspects of GDF Suez's £190 million acquisition of a UK facilities management business from Balfour Beatty and the acquisition of a further UK facilities management business from Lend Lease.
Macquarie Group
Advising in relation to the tax aspects of Macquarie Group's acquisition of a European rolling stock leasing business from Lloyds Banking Group Plc.
BTG plc
Advising in relation to a £150 million underwritten "cash box placing" through the equity capital markets in order to part-fund a corporate acquisition.
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Tax
Public and private M&A
All UK tax aspects of corporate transactions from tax structuring through to implementation and post-acquisition integration as well as general corporate tax planning and advisory services.
Macquarie Group
Advising in relation to the tax aspects of Macquarie Group's acquisition of a European rolling stock leasing business from Lloyds Banking Group Plc.
GDF Suez
Advising on the tax aspects of GDF Suez's £190 million acquisition of a UK facilities management business from Balfour Beatty and the acquisition of a further UK facilities management business from Lend Lease.
A US pharmaceuticals group
Advising in relation to the UK tax aspects of the disposal of a US and UK based pharmaceuticals business.
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Public and private M&A