Osborne Clarke LLP fields a team which draws upon expertise in corporate tax, private client tax, and tax litigation to provide broad tax support. Team members work across London, Reading and Bristol, and are particularly active advising on tax aspects of M&A. Tracey Wright leads the team, and boasts particular aptitude advising real estate funds. Supporting Wright are Mathew Oliver and James Meakin, the latter of whom joined from Howard Kennedy LLP in May 2025.
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‘We have engaged with Osborne Clarke several times over the past few years for smaller UK acquisitions. The tax team is proactive, sensible and a pleasure to work with.’
‘Elizabeth Shanahan has been my main contact, and we have worked together very well - she has taken the time to understand what I care about and is very accessible and pragmatic.’
Key clients
- Risk point
- Founders Factory
- Synova
- Kester Capital
- BGF
- Foresight
Work highlights
Advised listed client Wilmington plc on the disposal of its European healthcare data business.
Advised the selling shareholders of Fusebox Games on its sale to Nazara Technologies.
Advised the shareholders of creative studio, Coffee & TV, on its acquisition by global marketing communications company, Omnicom.
Practice head
Tracey Wright
Other key lawyers
Mathew Oliver; Erika Jupe; James Meakin; Elizabeth Shanahan