Private equity deal structuring tax
Examples of our recent work include:
Abraaj Capital
Advising Abraaj Capital on its acquisition of Egyptian Fertilizers Company.
Goldman Sachs
Advising Goldman Sachs on the €1.2bn acquisition of and investment in ABN AMRO’s UK, Netherlands and Nordic private equity portfolio.
Haymarket Financial
Advising the management team on the establishment of Haymarket Financial, a new financial services business backed by Towerbrook Capital.
Oak Hill Capital Partners
Advising Oak Hill Capital Partners on its buy-out of Firth Rixson.
Oaktree Capital
Advising Oaktree Capital on: the public to private takeover of Polmos Lublin, the Polish Vodka producer; the acquisition of the European spirits business of Eckes & Stock; and the subsequent merger of those groups to form the Stock Spirits Group.
Phoenix Equity Partners
Advising Phoenix Equity Partners on the £95.6m acquisition of Ashtead Technology, with principal operations in the UK, US and Singapore, followed by a complex post-closing reorganisation in the US.
Syntaxis Capital
Advising Syntaxis Capital on six investments in central and eastern Europe.
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"We have found Macfarlanes to be a credible alternative to the Big Four on a number of private equity tax structuring engagements. Their cross-border experience and level of client service is impressive and the fact that they regularly advise on all aspects of a private equity transaction - equity, debt, corporate and pensions etc - privides comfort that the final tax structuring product properly contemplates all relevant aspects of the transaction."
Tom Speechley - Executive Director, Abraaj Capital
"Macfarlanes has an unquestionable expertise in all aspects of private equity tax and they combine this with a pragmatic and proactive approach. This makes them the only choice for us."
John Snook - CBPE Capital