England - London • Corporate and commercial
Jones Day
Jones Day advises on tax elements of a broad range of transactions, including M&A, financings, securitisations, and restructurings. The group has long term-relationships with a number of premier private equity clients. The team is co-led by real estate and M&A tax expert Blaise Marin-Curtoud, and Anthony Whall, who is experienced in both domestic and international tax matters.
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‘Very responsive and easy to get hold of. Explain things in plain English. Take a commercial view.’
‘Blaise knows us, our group structure and portfolio very well and how we manage our business so he can tailor his advice accordingly. Provides initial feedback promptly at a high level so we can then scope out where risks lie and where further work is needed.’
Key clients
- Goodstone Living
- Pictet
- J.F. Lehman
- Macquarie Asset Management
- LaSalle Investment Management
- CBRE Investment Management
- Greystar
- Aurelius Investment
- Sun Communities, Inc
- Ansys, Inc
Work highlights
- Advised Macquarie Asset Management on the tax aspects of its acquisition of Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Group.
- Advised Greystar on the tax aspects of the creation of a joint venture platform with Vía Célere for build-to-rent housing units in various locations in Spain, and the acquisition of the seed assets from Vía Célere.
- Advised Aurelius group on their acquisition of the filter and tapes tobacco business of Essentra plc, including a hybrid tax covenant dealing with insured and non-insured risks across multiple jurisdictions.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Blaise Marin-Curtoud, Anthony Whall