The corporate structuring team at Ernst & Young LLP is made up of dedicated specialists and draws on strength from the firm’s highly regarded tax, accounting and consultancy practitioners for an all-round approach to transformative projects. It acts for FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 businesses on international reorganisations, legal entity rationalisations, deal structuring issues and governance matters. Practice head Craig Stevenson is a name for global transactions and has recently handled a number of carve-outs and spin-outs for large multinational clients. James Menzies is recommended for compliance and governance, while Terence Devane advises on foreign and domestic reorganisations and buy and sell-side M&A, and director Chiara Ortolani brings corporate and commercial acumen to the team. The practice underwent a number of changes in 2022; in April, Negin Kalkan joined as senior manager from Memery Crystal; in May Lucy Brockwell was promoted to manager; and in October, Hester Norman was promoted to manager. In March 2023, Sarah Holmes left for Keystone Law.
Testimonials
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- 'The team is highly skilled and also speaks the language of the finance/tax departments, and is therefore able to translate each intercompany request into a possible legal solution.'
- 'They really understand the requests and can accommodate the request in a practical manner.'
Key clients
- Computershare Ltd
- EG Group Limited
Work highlights
- Advising Computershare on a major reorganisation of its group to create and separate its regulated sub-group and non-regulated sub-group across 14 jurisdictions.
- Advising EG Group on a complex debt capitalisation and acted as part of a multidisciplinary team, working alongside the firm's tax, transfer pricing and accounting specialists.