Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton advises clients on tax elements relating to a broad range of transactions, with particular strength in the M&A market. Richard Sultman leads the team, and advises on a broad range of direct and indirect tax matters. Peter North provides key support.

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  • ‘We had the chance to work with Richard Sultman, on a complex tax issue with time pressure. The team worked hard and delivered outstanding results. I would definitely use the team again and would recommend them.’

Key clients

  • BNP Paribas
  • OCI N.V.
  • Vale S.A.
  • Infinite Electronics
  • GSK
  • Gray's Inn Tax Chambers
  • Ministerio de Economía de la República Argentina
  • OpenText
  • ENGIE
  • Fimalac
  • Edenred
  • Natura &Co
  • JCDecaux

Work highlights

  • Acted as tax adviser to OpenText in its agreement to divest its Application Modernization and Connectivity business to Rocket Software for $2.275 billion.
  • Acted as tax adviser to Edenred in its acquisition of Reward Gateway from funds managed by Abry Partners and Castik Capital.
  • Acted as tax adviser to OCI NV in a strategic sale of its entire equity stake in Fertiglobe PLC to the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Richard Sultman

Other key lawyers

Peter North