Tax treatment of ship pooling arrangements

Ship pooling arrangements have become more common as shipowners seek greater efficiencies in the deployment of their vessels. In advance ruling summary no. 15/2022, the Singapore tax authorities have clarified Singapore’s tax treatment of cross-border ship pooling arrangements that are managed out of Singapore.

Post-pandemic Asia Pacific: Taxation fast lanes and speed bumps

Post-Covid Asia Pacific recovery promises new opportunities for businesses. However, the need to replenish coffers, the changing international tax and geo-political landscape will pose challenges for tax regulators and tax leaders.

Irving Aw wins 2022 Lexology Client Choice Award for Corporate Tax – Singapore

Lexology has named WTS Taxise Principal and Co-Founder Irving Aw as the exclusive winner of the 2022 Client Choice Award for Corporate Tax in Singapore. Established in 2005, Client Choice recognises individuals that stand apart for the excellent client care they provide and the quality of their service. The criteria for this recognition focus on …

Chambers Asia Pacific 2023 promotes WTS Taxise to Band 3; recognises Co-Founding Partners as leading and up-and-coming tax lawyers

Taxise Asia LLC (WTS Taxise) is delighted to have been promoted to Band 3 for Singapore Tax in the Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific 2023 publication. This is the second consecutive year WTS Taxise has been ranked by Chambers alongside leading tax law firms in Singapore.

SERRANO LAW Celebrates 1st Anniversary

SERRANO LAW welcomes 2023 with a celebration of its 1st year founding anniversary.

100% Takeover of Bank Linth LLB by Liechtensteinische Landesbank completed

After the settlement of the public tender offer by Liechtensteinische Landesbank Aktiengesellschaft, for all publicly held registered shares of Bank Linth LLB AG, Liechtensteinische Landesbank on 24 May 2022 filed, based on art. 137 FMIA, a claim for the cancellation of all Bank Linth shares remaining in public with the competent commercial court of the …

Bär & Karrer Advises Duck Creek Technologies on the Acquisition of Imburse

Duck Creek Technologies (Boston, USA) has entered into a share purchase agreement regarding the acquisition of the shares of Imburse AG from its founders and investors. Imburse is a Swiss based developer and provider of a modern payments platform for the insurance industry.

Homburger advised Credit Suisse AG on its registered offering of USD 3.75 bn aggregate principal amount of senior notes

On January 9, 2023, Credit Suisse AG successfully completed its registered offering of USD 3.75 bn aggregate principal amount of senior notes. The offering consisted of USD 1.25 bn aggregate principal amount of 7.950% senior notes due 2025 and USD 2.5 bn aggregate principal amount of 7.500 per cent. due 2028. The notes were issued …

McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes is ranked as a Tier 1 Firm for Financial & Corporate in IFLR1000 2023

We are delighted to share that McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes has once again been ranked as a Tier 1 firm in Financial & Corporate by IFLR1000, and included in its latest edition amongst the world’s leading financial law firms.