Advising on the full spectrum of business-related taxation, the corporate tax practice at Ashfords LLP is well-known for its reorganisation work assisting property investment businesses with the tax consequences of demerging. The team is led by Angus Bauer, who specialises in advising on reorganisations and complicated tax structuring, while John Pindard  remains a notable name in corporate and commercial tax, handling M&A deals, venture capital reliefs and cross border issues.
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  • ‘Ashfords covers many different sectors and has great communication skills within the organisation. We use them for all of our legal matters, ranging from tax to employment. The consistency across their workforce is why we continue to use them.’
  • ‘I find they really understand what I am trying to achieve, not just by what I say, but by listening sometimes by what I don't say. Invariably once the clear objective is fully understood the outcomes tend to meet my needs significantly better.’

Key clients

  • Learnd Limited
  • Learnd SE

Work highlights

Advising Learnd on and establishing a new share option plan for UK resident employees who are granted options over the Luxembourg parent company’s shares which are listed on, and are currently trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Lawyers

Leading partners

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Practice head

Angus Bauer

Other key lawyers

John Pindard