Addleshaw Goddard's 17 strong commercial tax team operates out of Leeds, London and Manchester.

We have a tax practice which is noted for both its breadth and depth. The breadth of our practice is reflected in our many areas of specialist expertise, details of which are listed under Key Products and Services. The depth of our practice has been recognised by the two main legal directories, in which a number or our partners are listed as leading experts.

Key Facts

We are increasingly appointed to provide standalone tax advice or as the sole or main tax adviser on transactions thus moving away from the traditional role of a law firm tax department of merely servicing the corporate finance and property departments.

Increasing scope and complexity of work - including cross border experience.

Key Products and Services

• mergers and acquisitions
  
• acquisition finance
  
• property finance
  
• advising on all aspects of property taxation (including Stamp Duty Land Tax planning)
  
• private equity
  
• property investment fund work
  
• cross border work
  
• indirect tax planning including VAT, IPT and Landfill Tax
  
• project finance taxation
  
• employee incentives
  
  
  

Advised Standard Life Investments on the tax aspects of the establishment of the £400m Standard Life Investments Property Development Fund

Advised the Stadium Group on the transfer of a £180m retail development to the trustees of a Jersey property unit trust

Advised Aviva on the £87m disposal of the vehicle solutions businesses of RAC to VT Group

Advised Barclays Bank in connection with its financing (over £200m) of the acquisition and refurbishment by Vale of Aylesbury Housing Trust Limited of housing stock from Aylesbury Vale District Council

Advised Barclays Private Equity on the management buyout of AFI Aerial Platforms and the simultaneous acquisition of Uplift Limited

Advised Threadneedle Pensions Limited on its acquisition of two Jersey property unit trusts

Advised the shareholders of Complete Communications Corporation Limited (which owns the Who Wants to be a Millionaire rights) upon its sale to 2 Way Traffic N.V. for in excess of £100m

Advised ECI upon the £65m management buyout of Bargain Booze

Advised Nationwide Building Society in connection with their financing of the acquisition (from Manchester City Council) and refurbishment of housing stock in Hattersley by Peak Valley Housing Association