Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP fields a tax team with expertise in a broad range of corporate financing and private equity matters, with experience acting domestically and internationally across Europe, Asia, and the US. Jonathan Cooklin co-leads the team alongside Dominic Foulkes. Cooklin is qualified as a chartered accountant, and is experienced advising on the tax aspects of M&A, joint ventures, reorganisations, and capital markets transactions. Foulkes' expertise additionally covers corporate and structured finance and tax issues related to IP. Freddie Schwier is a name to note.
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Key clients
- Natura &Co
- Comcast
- AstraZeneca
- Clarivate
- Pfizer
- Atairos
- Mizuho
- Goldman Sachs
- TPG
- Lucid Group
- Cubic Telecom
- Ferrero
- Reliance Industries
- NatWest
- J.P. Morgan
- Tencent
- MSCI
- Barclays
- Roche
Work highlights
- Advised the underwriters in connection with ARM’s $4.87bn IPO.
- Advised Natura on its $2.525bn sale of Aesop to L’Oréal.
- Advised Atairos on its investment in V Sports, the holding company of Aston Villa Football Club.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jonathan Cooklin, Dominic Foulkes