The team inspires us with confidence and encourages us to grow and think differently, providing beyond legal support and exceptional levels of service
We pride ourselves on offering tax law advice that cuts through the jargon so you receive clear and practical guidance. Our team of tax lawyers have advised on many different situations, from highly complex corporate structures to ensuring an owner-manager selling their business obtains the most from their deal. From efficiently motivating your employees via incentive schemes to the structure of property transactions.
Working seamlessly across our specialist corporate, commercial, property and private client teams, our tax lawyers offer a full tax planning service which takes in the tax implications of all your business activities.
This ‘one team’ approach ensures a holistic approach. We put your interests at the heart of our robust tax planning provision, taking the taxing out of tax law.
Business and corporate M&A services
- Tax advice for shareholders on share sales and acquisitions, at Heads and SPA stage
- Tax advice for companies on business or asset sales and acquisitions
- Negotiating tax covenants and warranties for buy-side or sell-side
- Capital Gains Tax advice, including BADR and earn out risks
- Advice to PE management on their equity acquisitions / disposals / reinvestments
- EIS, SEIS and VCT – advice to companies and investors on these investor tax reliefs
Incentives services
- Employee Share Incentive Schemes – assisting companies to put these in place
- Bespoke share incentives for NEDs and others
- Assistance with option exercises, on an Exit event and at other times
- Assistance with the UK elements of international share plans
Structuring advice
- Exit planning advice for family business owners and others
- Funding and acquisition structures
- Group reorganisations and restructures, including preparation of step plans
- Advice on complex Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) and Stamp Duty matters, including to other advisors
Real estate and commercial services
- Advice on commercial property transactions, including VAT, SDLT and CIS tax for investors and developers
- Windfarm developers and renewables – SDLT and VAT advice on options, licences and payments
- VAT on commercial contracts
- Tax consultancy to other legal firms / accountants