Chambers Review
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Tax - UK
What the Team is Known For
Strengths
I never have to follow up with Ropes; the perspectives and advice given are almost always clear and on point in the first instance.
The team are highly client-oriented and they're able to meet ambitious deadlines.
Work Highlights
Ropes & Gray represented Advent International and its portfolio company NielsenIQ in connection with the successful completion of its strategic combination with GfK.
Notable practitioners
Brenda Coleman provides extensive support to clients in the private fund space regarding tax structuring, planning and compliance. Her clients include leading private equity firms, as well as hedge funds and corporate groups.
She is very good indeed - very good with clients and good with technical details.
She's extremely charming, but beyond that she is technically really thorough and careful.
Andrew Howard works with investment managers, banks and corporate groups on the tax aspects of M&A and financings.
Andrew is knowledgeable and can speak with authority.
Andrew is an outstanding adviser and great collaborator.
Andrew is excellent to work with - he understands the issues, is super responsive and delivers really practical advice.
Christopher is hands-on, knowledgeable and a pleasant human being.
Christopher is a pleasure to work with. He's a strong negotiator who remains calm.