Akin is particularly active in tax issues relating to the financial services sector, with coverage of funds and restructurings. Stephen Brown leads, and is particularly active in tax matters in the private equity sector. Matthew Durward-Thomas is experienced in international restructuring mandates.
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‘The team is exceptional and has real depth of understanding across the whole practice area.’
Key clients
- Ad hoc group of noteholders to GenesisCare
- Ad hoc group of convertible noteholders to Cineworld
- Bain Capital, LP
- Nexperia BV
- Expedition Holdings and Expedition Growth
- Fortenova Grupa d. d.
- Palliser Capital
- Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners
- Royalty Pharma
- Vitol SA
Work highlights
- Supported Nexperia in connection with the tax aspects of the sale of the UK’s largest semiconductor manufacturing business to Vishay Intertechnology for $177m.
- Advised Vitol in relation to the acquisition of BP’s Turkish fuel operations by Vitol’s subsidiary, Petrol Ofisi.
- Advising Expedition Holdings on the establishment of a hybrid fund/platform PE structure.
Lawyers
Practice head
Stephen Brown
Other key lawyers
Matthew Durward-Thomas