
Greenwoods
England
Lawyers

Ingrid McCleave
- Phone+44 (0)20 4511 0933
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Position
Partner, Head of Tax
Career
The most effective tax advice is rarely about numbers alone. More often, it sits alongside a business sale, family succession plan, restructuring project or investment decision. Ingrid helps clients understand how tax influences those decisions and how to achieve their objectives in the most efficient and practical way possible.
With more than 25 years of experience spanning legal practice, the Bar and major professional services firms, Ingrid advises corporates, entrepreneurs, family businesses, investors and high-net-worth individuals on a broad spectrum of tax matters. Her client relationships are often long-standing, built on a reputation for delivering clear, commercially focused advice in areas that can often appear highly complex.
Ingrid leads Greenwoods' tax practice and is regularly involved in mergers and acquisitions, management buy-outs, reorganisations, shareholder restructuring exercises, private equity transactions and succession planning projects. She advises clients throughout the lifecycle of business ownership, from growth and investment through to sale and generational transition.
Alongside her corporate tax work, Ingrid has considerable expertise in private client taxation, inheritance tax, trusts, capital gains tax and estate planning. She is particularly valued for her ability to translate complex tax legislation into practical, actionable advice that supports clients' wider personal and commercial objectives.
Her expertise has been recognised widely throughout the profession, including Legal 500 recommendations and rankings in specialist private wealth publications. Clients often describe her as a trusted adviser who combines technical excellence with a straightforward and approachable style.