Expertise

Specialises in all areas of corporate tax, including mergers and acquisitions, management buy-outs/buy-ins, venture capital, investment trusts, cross-border investment, corporate reorganisations, employee share schemes.

Experience

• Advised Serviced Dispense Equipment Limited (a joint venture between Scottish & Newcastle and Carlsberg UK Limited) on its agreement to acquire the technical services operations of Coors Brewers Limited
• Advised Air Contractors on its acquisition of and investment in 75% of, BAC Group Limited - an English air cargo and tour operating company
• Other clients include: Scottish & Newcastle plc, Fibernet plc, Cygnet Health Care Limited, Trio plc

Professional

Trained at Fox & Gibbons 1985-1987
Slaughter & May, Assistant Solicitor 1987-1993
LG, Assistant Solicitor 1993-1996
LG, Partner 1996 to date

Professional Memberships

Inland Revenue CGT liaison group
Law Society CGT sub-committee
Enterprise Investment Scheme Association

Publications

• Author of chapter in Tolley's Tax on Transaction on (Attracting Business Finance)
• Contributes regularly to various publications