Stephenson Harwood counts private equity and real estate as key areas of tax expertise, with further strength in indirect taxation and disputes. John Meehan leads the team, and has a particular focus on funds, M&A, and tax structuring. Kate Worthington has aptitude in real estate transactions, while Shofiq Miah contributes additional strength in corporate and financing matters. Byul Han provides key support.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The tax team are incredibly good at focusing on the issues that really matter and are very focused on getting a good outcome for the client, but with an ability to get the deal over the line.’

  • ‘John Meehan is exceptional - commercially minded, pragmatic and thorough.’

Key clients

  • Liberum Capital Limited
  • Bicycle Therapeutics plc
  • Henderson investment trusts
  • Macquarie AirFinance Holdings Limited
  • Bowmark Capital
  • Kudu Investment Management LLC
  • Denkavit Group
  • FPE, Civica, BD Capital, Pelican Capital, Rockpool
  • Schroders Capital Real Estate Fund (SCREF)
  • Schroders Real Estate Investment Trust (SREIT)
  • Swiss Life Asset Managers
  • M&G
  • Tristan Capital
  • Custodian Property Income REIT

Work highlights

  • Advised Liberum Capital on its proposed merger with Panmure Gordon to create Panmure Liberum.
  • Advised Bicycle Therapeutics plc simultaneously on two complex collaboration and licence agreements, one with Novartis and one with Bayer.
  • Advising Henderson Diversified Income Trust on a section 110 Insolvency Act scheme to allow shareholders to roll their investments into a different investment trust or cash out.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

John Meehan

Other key lawyers

Kate Worthington, Shofiq Miah, Byul Han