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Ceinwen Rees

Ceinwen Rees

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Tax: Investment Funds

UK

5 years ranked

About

Provided by Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

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Ceinwen Rees is a tax partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. She is widely recognized as a leading UK tax lawyer, combining her extensive market knowledge with legal and tax technical experience. Ceinwen’s proficiency in tax and structuring is notably broad, enabling her to provide sophisticated advice to investment fund managers across their life cycles, from fundraising, carried interest and co-invest to deployment and eventual realisation.

Ceinwen has a particular focus on strategic transactions undertaken at the level of the fund manager and works with clients to prepare themselves for these liquidity events as well as on the structuring and implementation of such transactions. She also works with clients to navigate HMRC enquiries arising in this space, especially around UK partnership issues and carried interest.

Education

University of Oxford

MSc Taxation

2023

University of Cambridge

MA Law

2004

BPP Law School

LPC

2007

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Chambers Global Guide

Tax: Investment Funds - UK

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial
Ceinwen Rees provides extensive support to investment fund managers on a broad range of tax concerns. She regularly works on fund structures and investments, as well as assisting with management-related issues such as co-investment and carried interest.

Strengths

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  • Ceinwen is very intellectually acute and really has a thorough understanding of very technical legislation and changes. She is responsive and approachable.

    Tax: Investment FundsChambers Global Guide
  • Ceinwen has really deep technical knowledge and expertise in her field, and brings her experience to bear in a very value-add way.

    Tax: Investment FundsChambers Global Guide

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