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At Addleshaw Goddard LLP, Ed Jenkins has vast experience across all areas of business and real estate tax, and is regularly involved in most significant M&A mandates handled by the firm’s Manchester office. Clients include British Airways, Diageo and the Capita Group.

Led by David Thompson, DLA Piper UK LLP’s tax group provides standalone advice as well as complementary structuring on the real estate, corporate, private equity, insolvency and projects matters handled by the firm. The team recently provided tax advice to LDC on the £93m sale of British Salt to a Tata subsidiary. Clients include Brammer plc, Matalan and Maven Capital Partners.

Eversheds LLP’s Deneze Hastings has particular expertise in advising on the tax aspects of private equity transactions. She is an integral part of a pan-Northern team, supporting the firm’s corporate and real estate practices.

At Cobbetts LLP, dual qualified solicitor/chartered accountant Haydn Rogan heads a ‘responsive and professional’ two-partner team, and is praised for his ‘commercial and succinct advice’ across a range of corporate transactions. Along with Richard Clitherow, Rogan recently advised EMIS Group on the tax aspects of its AIM listing.

Headed by the ‘highly analytical’ John Toon, DWF LLP’s nascent two-partner tax group has made great strides in the market since its formation in September 2009, complementing the firm’s strong corporate offering. The team recently provided tax advice to the sellers of Vitaflo International Holdings on its sale to Nestlé.

At Gateley, Fiona Sutherland has an excellent reputation for advising vendors on exit planning and on structuring private equity transactions.

A qualified member of the Chartered Institution of Taxation, Hill Dickinson LLP’s Saad Ahmed is a prominent figure in the market, and recently advised on the tax aspects of the disposal of AMCO Group Holdings.

Pannone LLP’s sole tax partner Simon Moulden is ‘very technical and is able to clearly explain complex technical issues’.

At Pinsent Masons LLP, the ‘responsive and knowledgeable’ Lynette Jacobs heads up the office’s share plans offering, and recently advised longstanding client Speedy Hire on share incentive plans.

The team at Squire Sanders Hammonds has recently handled a raft of share incentive and employment tax issues, in addition to a steady flow of tax work arising from the corporate mandates handled by the firm. The ‘first-class’ Patrick Ford is the sole partner, and acts for clients such as BASF, Brown & Brown, and Findel plc.

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