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Our global tax team advises on the most complex, strategic and high-value transactions

Getting corporate tax right in a transaction offers real value and can mean the difference between success and failure.

We provide cutting-edge tax advice on structuring and implementing deals, how to avoid tax pitfalls and the documentation needed to reduce or eliminate tax risks.

We advise on the full range of domestic and cross-border transactions, including public and private M&A, joint ventures, demergers and all manner of corporate re-organisations. We advise on private capital investments, secondaries and fund manager transactions, optimising fund structures for investors and post-tax cash flows and maximising flexibility on exits. We also advise on the full range of financial transactions and structures, including restructurings, both directly for clients and as part of multidisciplinary teams.

We regularly act as ‘deal counsel’ on cross-border transactions, co-ordinating local tax advisers to ensure a consistent approach, a single strategic view and efficient client service across all relevant countries.

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Jill Gatehouse

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Dec 2 2025

Autumn Budget 2025: new stamp duty reserve tax UK listing relief

The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, has delivered the Autumn Budget 2025. After much press speculation on what would be...
Aug 28 2025

German real estate transfer tax: Federal Tax Court casts doubt on potential double tax charge in M&A transactions

German real estate transfer tax (Grunderwerbsteuer; RETT) is a significant cost factor in M&A transactions involving the direct or...
May 9 2025

Modernising UK stamp taxes on shares: finishing line (almost) in sight?

How long does it take to modernise an antiquated stamp taxes on shares regime dating back to 1891? Sounds like the opener for a (bad)...
Sep 21 2023

Higher rate UK stamp tax charge on entry of securities to clearance services/depositary receipt systems: status quo maintained?

The UK tax authority, HMRC, recently published draft legislation that aims to ensure that the sunset provisions in the Retained EU Law...
Nov 7 2023

German Real Estate Transfer Tax – the uncertainty arising from new guidance on the attribution of real estate assets in shareholding structures

The Finance Ministries of the Federal States have recently released harmonised decrees (dated 16 October 2023) providing guidance on the...
Jan 18 2023

Developments in Spanish tax exemptions for sovereign investors: impact for M&A deals and tax disputes

The domestic Spanish tax code does not, of itself, provide for any specific exemptions or favourable regimes for foreign sovereign...

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