We have advised TaxScouts, a market leader in accountant-assisted digital tax filing, on its cross-border acquisition by Taxfix Group, Europe's leading financial platform for digital tax filing.
Headquartered in London, TaxScouts is a tax and accounting platform that combines innovative technology solutions with a vetted network of highly experienced accountants. With a network of over 150 accredited accountants, TaxScouts provides expert tax advice and tax filing solutions.
The cross-border acquisition sees German Taxfix Group enter the UK market and cements its position as a leading force in European financial technology, offering a range of tax filing services in four European markets, including Germany, UK, Spain and Italy. To date, Taxfix has assisted over 5 million customers, securing more than €3.5 billion in refunds for European tax filers.
Our team was led by Corporate partner Andrew Edge with support in the UK from partner Chris Cowley, senior associate Aria Howorth Oram, associate Ellie Goonetillake, paralegal Savannah Swale, and trainees Miranda Robertson and Rochelle Ampomah-Ababio in the M&A team, partner James Ross and senior associate Sally Robertson in the Tax team, partner Claire Matthews and senior associate Elliot Michaelson Taylor in the Incentives team, and senior associate Jordan Buckle in the Employment team.
In Germany, support was provided by partner Dr. Norman Röchert, salary partner Dr. Armin Bartsch, and senior associate Tobias Kraut in the M&A team.