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Tax - UK

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What the Team is Known For

Macfarlanes is widely respected for the quality and breadth of its tax work. The team advises clients on a range of matters, with notable areas of expertise including restructuring and M&A. The team is best known for its standout expertise in relation to investment fund and private client-related tax issues. It is known for its adept handling of matters for clients in the real estate, financial services and media sectors.

Strengths

Macfarlanes provided outstanding advice and took leadership to ensure issues were resolved.

The team have great market knowledge and ability to focus on the key points instead of being lost in the technical details.

They don't shy away solving difficult problems and it is truly a pleasure to work with them.

Work Highlights

Macfarlanes provided tax and structuring advice to Aermont on its sale of a 50% stake in its business to Keppel.

Notable practitioners

Ashley Greenbank comes recommended for his work on large-scale M&A and financing transactions. He is noted for his advice on cross-border matters as well as for his tax planning expertise.
 

He is extremely good at tax and he is highly respected in the UK and internationally.

Mark Baldwin acts for asset managers on a full range of tax matters affecting private funds. He regularly advises on the structuring of private equity funds as well as real estate joint ventures.
 

Mark is always available when you need him. He's always thoughtful and solution-oriented.

 

Mark is a renowned practitioner.

Damien Crossley is head of tax at Macfarlanes. He has extensive experience handling complex tax matters for clients in the investment fund space. Fund structuring is a key area of work for him, although he also assists clients with other matters including investments and remuneration.

 

Damien comes up with pragmatic solutions and has a great technical ability.

Gideon Sanitt is head of the tax investigations and disputes practice and has a wealth of experience advising companies, investment funds and individuals on direct and indirect tax disputes.

 

Gideon is a delight to work with and is very knowledgeable on VAT.

 

He has a good ability to explain issues to a non-expert audience. I enjoyed working with him.

 

A great lawyer who deftly guided all aspects of our long-running dispute to 100% success. Gideon is intelligent and commercial, and it was a real pleasure to work with him.

 

Gideon has a wealth of knowledge and experience, and approached difficult matters in a very pragmatic and commercial way, helping us to navigate a complex matter to a good outcome.

 

Gideon is very impressive with how easily he assimilates information and then provides a compelling explanation of the application of the legislation to that information.

James McCredie is known for his work advising asset managers on the full range of tax issues affecting investment funds.
 

James delivers very creative solutions.

 

James is an excellent lawyer with an ability to communicate concisely and to make complex issues comprehensible.

 

James is technically excellent, very approachable and available 24/7.

Sophie Donnithorne-Tait advises international investment funds, asset managers and corporate clients on a wide variety of tax issues. Restructuring is another strength, and both creditors and debtors seek out her advice in that area.
 

Sophie is very knowledgeable in her area of tax.

Gregory Price assists clients with domestic and cross-border corporate tax issues.

 

Gregory has great commercial awareness.

 

Gregory is a very solid tax lawyer and finds solutions while others seem to get tangled up with complication.

Jeremy Moncrieff has a broad practice advising investment managers and corporate clients on the tax planning and structuring of mergers and acquisitions.
 

Jeremy is exceptionally technical and an absolute expert in his field. He can also explain very complicated things quite simply, which is hugely valuable for me.

 

Jeremy is an excellent and trusted adviser.

Ranked Lawyers at
Macfarlanes LLP

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Ashley Greenbank
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Mark Baldwin
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Sophie Donnithorne-Tait
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Gregory Price
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Jeremy Moncrieff
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Gideon Sanitt
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Damien Crossley
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James McCredie
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