Latham & Watkins leverages its global network of corporate tax specialists to offer extensive expertise in cross-border transactions, acting for a client base of corporations, private equity firms and financial institutions. The London team is jointly led by banking and capital markets expert Karl Mah, M&A and private equity specialist Sean Finn, and Helen Lethaby, whose practice covers M&A, IPOs, and restructurings. Aoife McCabe, who made partner in 2024, covers a range of domestic and international transactional tax matters, while Serena Lee is a key contact for investment fund matters. Simon Skinner joined from Travers Smith LLP in October 2024, and contributes further private equity aptitude. Aaron Bradley is a key name.
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‘Sean Finn is an experienced advisor with a strong grasp of complex tax matters.’
‘Sean is able to advise on complex, cross border transactions.’
'Latham & Watkins have assembled a very strong partner team with extensive experience across corporate tax - the individuals in the partnership there have very impressive track records and are well known and respected within the PE industry. The recent addition of Simon Skinner to the team has only compounded this.'
'Simon Skinner is highly practical as well as technically excellent. Has a very reassuring presence; you know that you are in safe hands when he is on a transaction.'
'The team is super pragmatic, very commercial and cuts through complex topics with ease.'
'Joshua Atkinson is super commercial and makes complicated topics simple. Sean Finn is also super commercial and understands what issues are most pertinent to us.'
Work highlights
Advised Manchester United, a UK-based professional football club, on the sale of its stake to Jim Ratcliffe.
Advised on the US$14.5 billion sale of Nord Anglia Education, a UK-based provider of education and related educational services, to a consortium formed by Neuberger Berman Private Markets, EQT and CPP Investments.
Advised Anglo American plc on its agreements to sell its portfolio of steelmaking coal mines in Australia to Peabody Energy (aggregate deal value up to US$4.8 billion).
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Aaron Bradley
Practice head
Karl Mah; Helen Lethaby; Sean Finn
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Simon Skinner; Aoife McCabe; Serena Lee; Aaron Bradley; Simon Skinner; Joshua Atkinson