About

Provided by Eversheds Sutherland

The Eversheds Sutherland tax group is a large international team of more than 160 members in over 20 countries, offering expert tax advice and innovative commercial solutions to an international client base. 

Our UK tax team has a strong international focus and is full service, providing specialist expertise across the full spectrum of business taxation. The UK tax team commonly leads on international tax mandates, co-ordinating our network of local tax teams to provide integrated tax advice on a wide variety of both transactional and advisory matters involving multiple jurisdictions. 

Recent highlights include advising: 

·        Gii Finance Group when investing in various multibillion pound loans being traded in the secondary debt market;

·        Inflexion Private Equity Partners on its high profile disposal of its investment in Flooid to Glory Global Solutions (international) Ltd,

a wholly owned subsidiary of Tokyo stock exchange listed GLORY Ltd;

·        the shareholders of Sprecher Berrier on the sale of a majority stake in Parfums de Marly and INITIO to Advent International;

·        NextEnergy Capital on the structure, launch and first close of its fifth investment vehicle, NextPower V ESG (NPV);

·        the shareholders of Objectivity Limited, a digital engineering company, on the disposal of their shares to Accenture; and

·        Kao Data, a developer and operator of data centres, on its development financing with Deutsche Bank.


Chambers Review

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Tax - UK

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Eversheds Sutherland has particular strengths in assisting clients with the tax aspects of regulated investment funds, especially those focused on the real estate sector. The team has additional proficiency advising on a full range of indirect tax matters, domestic and international M&A, and joint ventures, as well as tax risk insurance. It acts for both UK-based and international clients, with notable expertise in industries including engineering, finance, retail and energy.

Work Highlights

  • Eversheds advised HSBC on the tax implications of the relocation of its headquarters from Canary Wharf to the City.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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4
Ben Jones
4
Band 4

Ben Jones is head of Eversheds' London tax team. He is able to counsel clients on a diverse range of tax issues, including those relating to public M&A, private equity transactions and W&I insurance.

Ben is very detail-oriented, and responsive to all requests at short notice.

5
Deepesh Upadhyay
5
Band 5

Deepesh Upadhyay is UK head of finance tax at Eversheds. He advises clients on all things finance, including the tax structuring of capital markets transactions and debt restructurings.

Deepesh is as passionate about tax as he is knowledgeable and always happy to explain technical points of detail with enthusiasm.

Deepesh truly and authentically cares about his clients' needs. He is strongly committed to securing the best outcome for his clients.

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Helen Mackey
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Up and Coming

Helen Mackey advises on the tax aspects of M&A and corporate reorganisations, including those involving international tax issues. She also has notable experience when it comes to W&I and other tax risk insurance matters.

She is user-friendly, patient and very good at communicating highly complex issues.

Helen is a sophisticated and commercial adviser.

Helen is a hugely capable adviser. It is always a treat to have the opportunity to work with her.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Ben Jones
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Deepesh Upadhyay
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Helen Mackey
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Members

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Anisha Polson

Ben Shem-Tov

Ben Jones

Head of Department

Camilla Spielman

Charlotte Stodell

Colin Askew

Deepesh Upadhyay

Helen Mackey

Paul Beausang

Clients

Provided by Eversheds Sutherland

AIG

Aviva Plc

Brockwell Capital

Bruntwood Scitech Limited

Euclid

Gii Finance Group

HSBC

Icen

Inflexion Private Equity Partners

Kao Data

Legal & General

Liberty Mutual

Mosaic

NextEnergy Capital

Russell Investments Limited

Ryan

SEGRO

Transact Risk Partners

Zurich

shareholders of Objectivity Limited

shareholders of Sprecher Berrier

Industries

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Engineering

TMT

energy

finance

insurance

real estate

retail