Our M&A tax lawyers work on a range of mergers, acquisitions, and reconstructions, providing tax advice on deal structuring and sale documentation. We do this by working closely with our corporate mergers and acquisition lawyers and private equity teams.
We have a unique and thorough understanding of structuring tax for M&A which means we are able to strategically align ourselves with our clients, their business and their transactional goals.
We are particularly adept at providing practical guidance on tax-efficient acquisition structuring, the tax position of selling shareholders, structuring of private equity transactions and pre- and post-sale restructurings.
Our fully integrated approach allows us to deliver a consistent and cost-effective service to clients across a range of sectors in the UK and abroad.
Areas of focus
Our expertise in M&A tax includes the following:
- Inward investment – branch, subsidiary hybrid etc.
- Advising groups and their shareholders as to the optimal structures for operating and disposing of their activities.
- Advice relating to the use of tax attributes by single and group companies.
- Implications of intergroup transactions involving intangible fixed assets on subsequent disposals.
- Substantial shareholding advice re disposals including presale hive downs.
- Acquisition structuring.
- Private equity transactions.
- Pre- and post-sale restructurings.
- Shareholder debt.
- Tax covenants and warranties.
- Deal related insurance.
- Post deal warranty and covenant claims.