Every transaction has tax implications, whether it’s an acquisition, disposal, refinancing, restructuring or initial public offering.
Through our extensive transactional experience across multiple sectors, strong links with private equity and broad commercial focus, we can help you identify the critical strategic tax considerations and explain them clearly in the context of your transaction and future plans for your business.
Our experience also allows us to ensure that buyside bidders put forward the most tax efficient offer, whilst for sellers we ensure that a practical and clearly laid out plan towards a tax efficient exit puts them in the strongest possible position.
If you’re thinking about a transaction, you’ll naturally have commercial considerations at the front of your mind. By involving us early in discussions, you’ll receive practical and pragmatic tax advice that compliments your commercial objectives.
In many cases, considering the potential tax involved in different options can guide your decisions. There are many taxes to consider and the way these interact can create opportunities and risks. We work with you to grasp those opportunities and minimise the risks.
We work alongside the key stakeholders in your business as well as your lawyers and corporate finance advisers to devise deal structures, carry-out tax due diligence, recommend management incentivisation schemes and much more.
Additionally, we can manage interactions with HMRC by submitting and agreeing upfront clearance applications and reporting paperwork when the deal is complete.
Exit-readiness reviews to identify pre-sale tax issues and opportunities
Business and property demergers
Tax structuring for management buyouts (MBOs), partial or full disposal or refinancing
Tax due diligence
Fund investment / acquisition structuring
Shareholder and corporate restructuring
HMRC clearance applications
Key Contact
Ses Memhi
Associate Partner
I’m a tax specialist with over 17 years’ experience. I’ve had roles with Big Four and mid-tier firms. I’ve also worked within the in-house tax team of a magic circle law firm. I suppose I’m a slightly different tax advisor in that I studied law at university and went on to successfully pass the BAR (not the drinking type!), which is a qualification required to become a practising barrister. I also successfully qualified as a Chartered Tax Advisor.
Don’t just take our word for it, here’s a selection of the transactions we’ve advised on over the last 24 months…
Advisers to Direct Heat Group on the acquisition of Fairway Fireplaces
July 2022
Advisers to Pelican Capital on the sale of YourParkingSpace
July 2022
Advisers to Solid Solutions on the sale to TriMech
July 2022
Advisers to Phoenix Management Group and its shareholders on the sale to CSM
July 2022
Advisers to Arete Capital Partners on its investment in Fireplace Warehouse
May 2022
Advisers to CMS on the sale to SambaSafety
May 2022
Advisers to the management and shareholders of Wheelhouse Advisers Ltd on the sale to Centralis Group
May 2022
Advisers to Caves & Sons on majority disposal to MHA MacIntyre Hudson
April 2022
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