Macfarlanes LLP, Tax | Chambers UK Profile

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Tax - London (Firms)

Band 1

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.

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Work Highlights

Macfarlanes advised Hayfin on its agreement with Arctos Partners to support a management buyout of the business.

Strengths

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The tax team have a broad range of experience and are good at bringing that to bear. They are incredibly responsive.

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They keep me updated of any market changes, and they know how the law is changing in detail.

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Macfarlanes has market-leading practitioners who come from a good variety of backgrounds.

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Macfarlanes is extremely detail-oriented. Their level of technical expertise, coupled with their personality, is rare and unmatched.

Tax respondent
UK

The tax team have a broad range of experience and are good at bringing that to bear. They are incredibly responsive.

Tax respondent
UK

They keep me updated of any market changes, and they know how the law is changing in detail.

Tax respondent
UK

Macfarlanes has market-leading practitioners who come from a good variety of backgrounds.

Tax respondent
UK

Macfarlanes is extremely detail-oriented. Their level of technical expertise, coupled with their personality, is rare and unmatched.

Tax respondent
UK

Notable Practitioners

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Mark Baldwin

Senior Statespeople

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 an absolutely excellent lawyer.

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Damien Crossley

Band 1

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.

He is very technical and close to the changes.

We think Damien is the best at what he does in terms of being an overall package and providing clear and concise advice.

Damien is massively a market leader. He is incredibly strong.

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James McCredie

Band 2

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

James is very good and very technical.

He is knowledgeable and has the answer straight away.

James is a superb tax lawyer and one of the best I've come across. He is very technical and couples it with a good demeanour.

James is a go-to. He interprets complex tax law according to our particular situation.

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Sophie Donnithorne-Tait

Band 2

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 an excellent lawyer.

Sophie is very easy to deal with. She can get fully into the details of a tax technicality and can translate it for someone who isn't in the know. She is technically minded and pragmatic.

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Jeremy Moncrieff

Band 4

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

Jeremy understands the intricacies of our industry. I am always very impressed with Jeremy, and I highly recommend him.

Jeremy is so bright and so commercial. He is very good with clients and delivers on time.

He's very smart and understood our business very quickly. He is always available to discuss even the smallest of matters, and his advice is extremely clear.

Jeremy is both technically adept and very commercial. He is available and responsive.

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