Tax
ByrneWallace LLP
ByrneWallace LLP has an established team featuring two partners with a particularly strong record in financial services and property-related tax, along with indirect tax. The team has advised on a series tax matters connected to high-value M&A transactions, venture capital fundraisings, property asset acquisitions and disposals, and loan arrangements. Anthony Smyth heads the team with Lee Squires leading the indirect taxes practice.
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Testimonials
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‘I had the pleasure of working with Lee Squires, one of the partners in the firm. He is excellent in his field of work and exceptionally easy to work with. His dedication to understanding our industry was evident and knowledge was very impressive.’
‘Lee Squires is remarkably approachable and friendly. He made it very easy to discuss complex tax issues and is clearly great at what he does. I wholeheartedly recommend his services.’
‘ByrneWallace LLP has the right mix of people - well experienced, well versed with the tax laws, and well connected. They understand the business model, they ask, and provide a solution-based approach. The team is easily approachable which gives a lot of comfort as a client, as my query can be addressed within time.’
‘Excellent technical knowledge of an area that is constantly changing. Very strong commercial awareness of what "moves the needle" from a real estate perspective. Always "on the ball" with respect to reporting deadlines to make sure all of our entities remain compliant and filings are up to date’
‘Anthony Smyth - heads up a strong team of very technically capable practitioners. Lee Squires - good technical knowledge - good availability.’
‘Anthony Smyth understands our commercial model, invests time into us as not every project is a win and takes the long term view. He is very responsive, takes ownership and works hard - which are attributes we see across the entire tax team.’
Key clients
- EQT Exeter Property Group
- Patrizia AG
- StoneX Group
- Silent-Aire
- Aurium Capital Markets LLP
- Browserstack Limited
- Baker Tilly Ireland (now Azets Ireland)
- Littelfuse, Inc.
- Pond 5 Inc.
Work highlights
- Advised EQT Exeter on the sale of c.13 Irish property assets to an international sovereign fund as part of a pan-European deal valued in excess of €300m for the Irish assets and €3bn in total.
- Advised Patrizia AG on its €60m acquisition of the Eight Building in Dublin and €53m acquisition of the Benson Building in Dublin’s Docklands.
- Advised the shareholders of Silent-Aire on its acquisition by Johnson Controls PLC in an all-cash transaction valued at up to $870m.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Anthony Smyth