Tax

Maples Group

Maples Group has a broad and highly specialised tax practice with an extensive record in investment funds, structured finance, capital markets and asset finance; it is especially well known for private equity and structured finance-related tax matters. The firm has continued to impress in corporate tax, tax litigation and controversy, along with personal tax matters for high net-worth individuals. It has strong connections to investment banks, private equity funds and other asset managers. Andrew Quinn leads the tax group, which includes the highly rated William Fogarty and Lynn Cramer, who is noted for tax planning for international clients.

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Testimonials

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'The tax team at Maples are exceptional. The people are always well read and conversant with the latest issues and keep us updated constantly. They have dealt with every one of our requests/issues promptly and in a professional manner and always add significant value in every transaction'
'Will Fogarty is exceptional and I cannot rate Will highly enough. He is highly intelligent, extremely practical in all matters and his professionalism is without compare across the legal industry. He is simply one of the best commercial lawyers that I have ever engaged with!'

Key clients

StepStone Group
FIL Funds Management (Ireland) Limited (Fidelity)
HarbourView
Roomex Limited
Heitman LLC
Official Committee of Opioid Claimants |(Endo Pharmaceuticals Chapter 11 proceedings)
LMR Capital LLP
Taoglas Limited
NewsWhip Media Limited
HPS Investment Partners LLC
MidCap Financial
Blackstone Group – BSNY Investments ICAV
Elkstone Partners
Morgan Stanley
Barclays Bank
Oaktree Capital
Waterfall Asset Management
Goldman Sachs International
Apollo Global Management
Blackstone/GSO
Marathon Asset Management L.P
Allied Irish Bank plc
Bain Capital
Avestus Capital Partners
Cardinal Capital Group
Erisbeg Partners
CVC Credit Partners
Susquehanna International Group
Mizuho International plc
Jefferies International Limited
ING Bank N.V.
Liberty Global
BlueBay Asset Management LLP
Spire Partners
Capital Four Management
Nomura International plc
Goldentree Loan Management LP
CIFC
Invesco Senior Secured Management Inc
Angelo Gordon
Palmer Square Capital
Natwest Markets plc
Voya Investment Management
Neuberger Berman
Sixth Street Partners
Muzinich
Falko Regional Aircraft Limited
Arena Partners
Wayflyer Limited
Black Diamond Capital Management
Fair Oaks Capital Limited
HIG Capital and Lugus Investments
Harbour View Equity Partners

Work highlights

Advised Fortress Investment Group on the establishment of an Irish fund structure and a European CLO risk retention structure.
Represented the Official Committee of Opioid Claimants in relation to Endo Pharmaceuticals' Chapter 11 Proceedings and Irish restructuring.
Advised Goldman Sachs International, as lender and arranger to a Carval entity, on financing the acquisition of a non-performing residential loan book from KBC.