Corporate Taxes, Capital Gains, Anti-Avoidance

Federal Court of Appeal Upholds Treaty-Based Canadian Holding Structure

Bennett Jones LLP on 2/27/2020

On February 12, 2020, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) in Canada v Alta Energy Luxembourg S.A.R.L., 2020 FCA 43 [Alta Lux] concluded that the Canada-Luxembourg tax treaty (Can-Lux Treaty) was not abused when a Luxembourg...more

UK Tax Round Up - March 2018

Proskauer Rose LLP on 4/5/2018

Welcome to the March edition of the Proskauer UK Tax Round Up. As promised, the Spring Statement from the Chancellor focused on the economy and public finances without any major tax announcements. However, a few interesting...more

Tax Round Up - June 2017

Proskauer Rose LLP on 6/16/2017

International Tax Developments - BEPS Multilateral Convention signed - On 7 June, officials from more than 60 jurisdictions signed the BEPS Multilateral Convention which will transplant a number of measures in respect...more

Private equity in Italy: market and regulatory overview

Latham & Watkins LLP on 6/2/2016

How do private equity funds typically obtain their funding? Private equity funds continued to have a diverse investor base in 2015. Although with a significant decrease from the 2014 figure of 68%, about 48% of the...more

Global Private Equity Newsletter - Fall 2015 Edition: The Summer Budget – Changes to the UK Tax Treatment of Carried Interest

Dechert LLP on 10/10/2015

The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s recent Summer Budget and the related legislation introduced a series of unexpected tax changes along with the promise of further changes to come. Shortly after the Summer Budget was issued...more

The UK Summer Budget - Private Equity and Investment Management

Dechert LLP on 7/16/2015

The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Summer Budget on 8th July introduced a series of unexpected tax changes affecting the private equity and investment management industry along with the promise of further changes to come....more