Deloitte showed the greatest strength and depth in its
international tax practice throughout Europe to win the
European Tax Firm of the Year and Transfer Pricing awards on
May 18. The firm also won a number of national awards for its
innovative work and tailored advice to clients.
Vieira de Almeida & Associados won the European Court of
Justice Firm of the Year, while Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
was named the European Tax Disputes Firm of the Year.
WTS Global won European Indirect Tax Firm of the Year.
This year's Editor's Choice award was won by the European
Commission's Margrethe Vestager, for her phenomenal efforts to
get multinationals paying their fair share of tax.
The awards were presented at a dinner at the Savoy Hotel on
May 18. They consisted of national trophies for the best tax
and transfer pricing firms in 27 jurisdictions; regional
categories, such as for tax policy and compliance &
reporting; and deal awards focusing on the leading matters in a
number of industry sectors and practice areas such as M&A,
capital markets, media & entertainment and technology &
telecommunications.
The European Tax Awards have taken place annually since 2005
and seek to recognise the leading international tax
professionals from around Europe and South Africa.
To win, firms composed a 500-word description of their
objectives for the 2016 calendar year and how they were
achieved, highlighting areas where the work done by the team
made a significant impact on the overall goals of the
company.
Methodology
Between December 2016 and February 2017, law firms, tax
advisers, accountants and other tax service providers from the
following jurisdictions submitted three examples of their best
work for consideration for the national tax and transfer
pricing awards:
Austria; Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania);
Belgium; Central and Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Czech Republic,
Romania, Slovak Republic and Slovenia); Cyprus (no TP award);
Denmark; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Ireland;
Italy; Luxembourg; Malta (no TP award); Netherlands; Norway;
Poland; Portugal; Russia; South Africa; Spain; Sweden;
Switzerland; Turkey; UK and Ukraine.
The awards for European Tax Firm of the Year, European
Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year, US Tax Firm of the Year in
Europe and Best Newcomer (international tax practices of <5
years) were judged from these submissions.
There were separate submission forms for the European
regional awards covering tax disputes, indirect tax, tax
compliance and reporting, innovation and tax technology.
The awards were judged according to:
- Size (Not
conclusive, though it does indicate what a tax team is
capable of taking on);
- Innovation (Did
the advice the firm gave show something more than the
straightforward answer that is commonly used? Did the matter
address tax issues that were out of the ordinary and what
ingenuity did the firm show to solve them?); and
- Impact (What
effect did the matter have on the client's business? Was it
transformative? What has the conclusion of the matter enabled
the client to achieve?
Austria Tax Firm of the Year
Austria Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Baltic States Tax Firm of the Year
Baltic States Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Belgium Tax Firm of the Year
Belgium Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Central and Eastern Europe Tax Firm of the Year
Central and Eastern Europe Transfer Pricing Firm of the
Year
Cyprus Tax Firm of the Year
Denmark Tax Firm of the Year
Denmark Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Finland Tax Firm of the Year
Finland Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
France Tax Firm of the Year
France Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Germany Tax Firm of the Year
Germany Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Greece Tax Firm of the Year
Greece Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Hungary Tax Firm of the Year
Hungary Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Ireland Tax Firm of the Year
Ireland Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Italy Tax Firm of the Year
Italy Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Luxembourg Tax Firm of the Year
Luxembourg Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Malta Tax Firm of the Year
Netherlands Tax Firm of the Year
Netherlands Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Norway Tax Firm of the Year
Norway Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Poland Tax Firm of the Year
Poland Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Portugal Tax Firm of the Year
Portugal Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Russia Tax Firm of the Year
Russia Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
South Africa Tax Firm of the Year
South Africa Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Spain Tax Firm of the Year
Spain Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Sweden Tax Firm of the Year
Sweden Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Switzerland Tax Firm of the Year
Switzerland Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Turkey Tax Firm of the Year
Turkey Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Ukraine Tax Firm of the Year
Ukraine Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
UK Tax Firm of the Year
UK Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
US Law Firm in Europe
European Tax Innovator of the Year
European Tax Policy Firm of the Year
Best Newcomer
European Tax Technology Firm of the Year
European Tax Compliance and Reporting Firm of the
Year
European Banking Tax Deal of the Year
European Consumer Products Tax Deal of the Year
European Capital Markets Tax Deal of the Year
European Energy Tax Deal of the Year
European Financial Services Tax Deal of the Year
European Joint Venture Tax Deal of the Year
European M&A Tax Deal of the Year
European Media and Entertainment Tax Deal of the Year
European Private Equity Tax Deal of the Year
European Tax Restructuring Deal of the Year
European Telecommunications and Technology Tax Deal of the
Year
European In-House Team of the Year – Direct
Tax
European In-House Team of the Year – Transfer
Pricing
European Indirect Tax Firm of the Year
European Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
European Court of Justice Firm of the Year
European Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
European Tax Firm of the Year
Editor’s Choice Award
Austria Tax Firm of the
Year
Deloitte
> bpv Hügel
> DLA Piper
> Wolf Theiss
Austria Transfer
Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
> EY
> KPMG
> PwC
Baltic States Tax Firm of
the Year
Deloitte
> COBALT
> Ellex Valiunas
> GLIKMAN ALVIN
> Sorainen
Baltic States
Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
> EY Czech Republic
> KPMG
> PwC
> Sorainen
Belgium Tax Firm of the
Year
Liedekerke
> Baker McKenzie
> Deloitte
> Linklaters
> Mayer Brown
Belgium Transfer
Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
> Baker McKenzie
> Liedekerke
> Mayer Brown
Central and
Eastern Europe Tax Firm of the Year
Deloitte Bulgaria
> Deloitte Czech
Republic
> Deloitte Romania
> Deloitte Slovak
Republic
> Deloitte Slovenia
> DLA Piper
> EY
> Taxhouse, Taxand
Romania
Central and Eastern Europe Transfer Pricing Firm of the
Year
EY Romania
> Deloitte Bulgaria
> Deloitte Czech
Republic
> Deloitte Romania
> Deloitte Slovak
Republic
> Deloitte Slovenia
> EY Czech Republic
> Taxhouse, Taxand
Romania
Cyprus Tax Firm of the
Year
Deloitte
> Eurofast, Taxand
Cyprus
> EY
> KPMG
> PwC
Denmark Tax Firm of the
Year
Plesner
> Bruun &
Hjejle
> Deloitte
Denmark Transfer
Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
> EY
> Plesner
Finland Tax Firm of the
Year
Roschier
> Alder & Sound
> Borenius Attorneys, Taxand
Finland
> Deloitte
> EY
Finland Transfer
Pricing Firm of the Year
Alder & Sound
> Borenius Attorneys,
Taxand Finland
> Deloitte
> EY
France Tax Firm of the
Year
Taj, Société d’Avocats
(Deloitte)
> Arsene, Taxand
France
> Baker McKenzie
> Bredin Prat
> Dentons
> DLA Piper
> Freshfields Bruckhaus
Deringer
> Mayer Brown
France Transfer
Pricing Firm of the Year
EY
> Arsene, Taxand
France
> Taj, Société
d'Avocats (Deloitte)
> Mayer Brown
Germany Tax Firm of the
Year
WTS Group
> DLA Piper
> Flick Gocke Schaumburg,
Taxand Germany
> Hengeler Mueller
> Hogan Lovells
> Mayer Brown
> Oppenhoff &
Partner
Germany Transfer
Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
> Baker Tilly
> Flick Gocke Schaumburg,
Taxand Germany
> Hengeler Mueller
> NERA Economic
Consulting
> Oppenhoff &
Partner
> WTS Group
Greece Tax Firm of the
Year
EY
> Deloitte
> Zepos & Yannopoulos,
Taxand Greece
Greece Transfer
Pricing Firm of the Year
EY
> Deloitte
> Zepos & Yannopoulos,
Taxand Greece
Hungary Tax Firm of the
Year
Deloitte
> Baker McKenzie
> DLA Piper
> EY
> WTS Klient Tax
Advisory
Hungary Transfer
Pricing Firm of the Year
EY
> Deloitte
> DLA Piper
> WTS Klient Tax
Advisory
Ireland Tax Firm of the
Year
A&L Goodbody
> Deloitte
> Maples and Calder
> Matheson
> William Fry, Taxand
Ireland
Ireland Transfer
Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
> EY
> KPMG
> Matheson
> PwC
> William Fry, Taxand
Ireland
Italy Tax Firm of the Year
Clifford Chance
> BonelliErede
> Chiomenti
> Maisto e Associati
> Tremonti Romagnoli
Piccardi e Associati
> Valente Associati GEB
Partners
Italy Transfer
Pricing Firm of the Year
Valente Associati GEB Partner
> BonelliErede
> Deloitte
> DLA Piper
> Maisto e Associati
Luxembourg Tax Firm of the
Year
Arendt & Medernach
> Allen & Overy
> ATOZ Tax Advisers, Taxand
Luxembourg
> Baker McKenzie
> Dentons
> Van Campen Liem
Luxembourg
Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
> Deloitte
> KPMG
> Loyens & Loeff
> PwC
Malta Tax Firm of the Year
Deloitte
> KPMG
> PwC
Netherlands Tax Firm of
the Year
Stibbe
> Baker McKenzie
> De Brauw Blackstone
Westbroek
> Deloitte
> DLA Piper
> Freshfields Bruckhaus
Deringer
> Taxand Netherlands
> Van Campen Liem
Netherlands
Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
DLA Piper
> Baker McKenzie
> Deloitte
> Taxand Netherlands
Norway Tax Firm of the
Year
Deloitte
Norway Transfer
Pricing Firm of the Year
EY
> Deloitte
> KPMG
> PwC
Poland Tax Firm of the
Year
Kochański Zięba & Partners
> Crido, Taxand
Poland
> Deloitte
> DLA Piper
> EY
> MDDP
> Wardyński &
Partners
Poland Transfer
Pricing Firm of the Year
Crido, Taxand Poland
> EY
> Kochański Zięba
& Partners
> MDDP
Portugal Tax Firm of the
Year
EY
> Garrigues, Taxand
Portugal
> Linklaters
> Morais Leitão,
Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
> PLMJ
> PwC
> RFF & Associados
> Vieira de Almeida &
Associados
Portugal Transfer
Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
> Baker Tilly
> EY
> PwC
Russia Tax Firm of the
Year
Goltsblat BLP
> Baker McKenzie
> EY
> KPMG
> Pepeliaev Group, Taxand
Russia
> PwC
Russia Transfer
Pricing Firm of the Year
EY
> Deloitte
> KPMG
> PwC
South Africa Tax Firm of
the Year
Deloitte
> EY
> ENSafrica, Taxand South
Africa
> KPMG
South Africa
Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
> ENSafrica, Taxand South
Africa
> EY
> KPMG
Spain Tax Firm of the Year
Deloitte
> Baker McKenzie
> Cuatrecasas
> DLA Piper
> EY
> Garrigues, Taxand
Spain
> Uría
Menéndez
Spain Transfer
Pricing Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
> Deloitte
> EY
> Garrigues, Taxand
Spain
> Landwell
Sweden Tax Firm of the
Year
KPMG
> Deloitte
> EY
> Svalner
Sweden Transfer
Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
> EY
> KPMG
> PwC
Switzerland Tax Firm of
the Year
Deloitte
> ADB
> Lenz & Staehelin
> Schellenberg Wittmer
> Tax Partner AG, Taxand
Switzerland
Switzerland
Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
> Baker McKenzie
> KPMG
> PwC
> Tax Expert International
AG
Turkey Tax Firm of the
Year
Pekin & Pekin
> Baker McKenzie
> Deloitte
> EY
> Mazars Denge
> PwC
Turkey Transfer
Pricing Firm of the Year
PwC
> Centrum
Consulting
> Deloitte
> EY
> WTS & Çelen
Ukraine Tax Firm of the
Year
Avellum
> Dentons
> DLA Piper
> EPAP, Taxand Ukraine
> EY
> International Legal Center
EUCON
> KPMG
> PwC
Ukraine Transfer
Pricing Firm of the Year
Avellum
> Baker McKenzie
> DLA Piper
> EY
> International Legal Center
EUCON
> KPMG
> PwC
> WTS Tax Legal Consulting
(KM Partners)
UK Tax Firm of the Year
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
> Akin Gump Strauss Hauer
& Feld
> Allen & Overy
> DLA Piper
> Macfarlanes
> Simmons &
Simmons
> Slaughter and May
> Weil, Gotshal &
Manges
UK Transfer Pricing
Firm of the Year
DLA Piper
> Baker McKenzie
> Freshfields Bruckhaus
Deringer
> Grant Thornton
> McDermott Will &
Emery
US Law Firm in Europe
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
> DLA Piper
> Mayer Brown
> Weil, Gotshal &
Manges
> White & Case
European Tax Innovator
of the Year
Innovate Tax
> Alder & Sound
> Deloitte Belgium
> Deloitte Spain
> Taxamo
European Tax Policy
Firm of the Year
Pepeliaev Group, Taxand Russia
> Baker McKenzie
> EY
> Maples and Calder
> Matheson
Best Newcomer
Innovate Tax
> Ellex Valiunas
> Philippe Derouin
European Tax
Technology Firm of the Year
Alder & Sound
> BearingPoint
> Deloitte Luxembourg
> Taxback
International
> WTS Group
European Tax Compliance and Reporting Firm of the Year
Deloitte Germany
> Deloitte
Netherlands
> EY
> Tax Partner AG, Taxand
Switzerland
> WTS Klient Tax
Advisory
European Banking Tax
Deal of the Year
UK Asset Resolution’s sale of an asset
portfolio: Slaughter and May; Linklaters
> Alpha Bank's sale
of its majority interest in Ionian Hotel Enterprises S.A. to
Doğuş Tourism Group and TEMES: White & Case;
Allen & Overy
> New real estate
investment fund managed by IDeA Fimit SGR involving a property
portfolio transaction: DLA Piper; Chiomenti; Legance
> Rothschild & Co's
merger with Compagnie Financière Martin Maurel:
Bredin Prat; BDGS
> Sale of a portfolio of
secured and non-secured loans (Project Eloise):
Uría Menéndez; Linklaters; Davis Polk &
Wardwell
> Transfer of the
Barclaycard Portuguese business and of Banco Popular's credit
and debit card business: Vieira de Almeida &
Associados; Clifford Chance; PLMJ; Freshfields Bruckhaus
Deringer; Linklaters
European
Consumer Products Tax Deal of the Year
Anheuser-Busch InBev’s acquisition of
SABMiller: EY; Stibbe; White & Case; Linklaters;
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Cravath, Swaine &
Moore
> Baring Private
Equity acquisition of a stake in Cath Kidston: Weil,
Gotshal & Manges
> BC Partners Ltd and
the Public Sector Pension Investment Board's acquisition of the
Keter Group from the Sagol family: Weil, Gotshal &
Manges; White & Case; Loyens & Loeff; Van Doorne; EY;
PwC; Linklaters; ATOZ Tax Advisers, Taxand Luxembourg
> Danone acquisition of
WhiteWave Foods: De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek; Bredin
Prat
> Fida's acquisition of
Rossana from the Swiss food group Nestlé: DLA
Piper; Gianni Origoni Grippo, Cappelli & Partners; Fava
& Associati
> JAB & Quadrant
acquisition of Keurig Green Mountain: Stibbe
> Luigi Lavazza's
acquisition of brand Carte Noire: Clifford Chance; Latham
& Watkins
> Teva's acquisition of
Allergan Generics: Avellum; White & Case; Latham &
Watkins; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Matheson
European
Capital Markets Tax Deal of the Year
IPO of Philips Lighting: Stibbe; Davis Polk &
Wardwell; De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek and Sullivan &
Cromwell
> Eni's non-dilutive
equity-linked bonds offer: Clifford Chance
> IPO of Basic-Fit:
Stibbe; Allen & Overy; Sullivan & Cromwell;
NautaDutilh; Shearman & Sterling; Rutgers & Posch
> IPO of Expedia's
Trivago: Stibbe; Latham & Watkins; NautaDutilh; Noerr
LP; Goodwin Procter; Linklaters
> SBOLT securitisation
and EIB funding: Matheson; Cadwalader, Wickersham &
Taft; Purrington Moody Weil; Linklaters; Simmons & Simmons;
Allen & Overy
> Share capital increase
of Banco Popular Español: Uría
Menéndez; Davis Polk & Wardwell
> The Portuguese
Republic's issuance of treasury bonds: Vieira de Almeida
& Associados; PLMJ
European Energy Tax
Deal of the Year
Oil and Gas Climate Initiative: Simmons &
Simmons; Seward & Kissel; Vinson & Elkins
> Bain Capital sale
of Blackhawk to Frank's: Stibbe; Rope & Gray; Baker
McKenzie
> EDF's acquisition of
Areva's nuclear reactor business: Freshfields Bruckhaus
Deringer; Bredin Prat; De Pardieu Brocas Maffei; Darrois
Villey
> Issue of bonds by Galp
Energia: Boston Consulting Group; Vieira de Almeida &
Associados
> Macquarie Capial's
acquisition of a 50% interest in 573MW Race Bank offshore wind
farm from Dong Energy: Slaughter and May; Linklaters;
Allen & Overy
> Premier Oil's
acquisition of E.on's UK North Seas oil and gas assets:
Slaughter and May; Herbert Smith Freehills
> Royal Dutch Shell takeover
of BG Group (SME); Slaughter and May; De Brauw Blackstone
Westbroek; Cravath Swaine & Moore; Shell legal and tax
teams
European
Financial Services Tax Deal of the Year
GE’s disposal of certain finance platforms
to Wells Fargo & Co: Weil, Gotshal & Manges; Mayer
Brown; Matheson
> Banco Santander's
acquisition of a 50% stake in Santander Asset Management from
Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic: Slaughter and May;
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Uría
Menéndez
> MasterCard's
acquisition of a controlling stake in VocaLink: Slaughter
and May, Davis Polk & Wardwell
> The acquisition of
LeasePlan by a consortium of investors: Allen & Overy;
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek; Linklaters; Loyens &
Loeff
> The transfer of the
Barclaycard Portuguese business and of Banco Popular's credit
and debit card business: Vieira de Almeida &
Associados; Clifford Chance; PLMJ; Freshfields Bruckhaus
Deringer; Linklaters
European Joint
Venture Tax Deal of the Year
Vodafone’s merger of its Dutch operations
with those of Liberty Global – Slaughter and May;
NautaDutilh
> Merger of the
Elephant & Castle and "East Village" residential
projects: Simmons & Simmons, PwC, Olswang, Jones Day,
Mishcon de Reya, Herbert Smith Freehills
> De-merger of the joint
venture between PSP and Grupo Isolux Corsán:
Uría Menéndez, Linklaters, De Brauw Blackstone
Westbroek
> Froneri Joint Venture
(R&R and Nestlé ice-cream joint venture):
Vieira de Almeida & Associados, Linklaters, Allen &
Overy
> Public Sector Pension
Investment Board acquisition of the Keter Group: Weil,
Gotshal & Manges; EY; Linklaters; White & Case
European M&A Tax Deal
of the Year
Anheuser-Busch Inbev’s acquisition of
SABMiller: EY; Stibbe; White & Case; Linklaters;
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Cravath, Swaine &
Moore
> ASML acquires
Hermes Microvision: De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek; Goldman
Sachs; Credit Suisse
> Global sale of part of
Allergan's business to Teva: Avellum; White & Case;
Latham & Watkins; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton;
Matheson
> Metrovacesa and Merlin
Properties merger to form Banco Santander: Uría
Menéndez; Goldman Sachs Group; Morgan Stanley
> The Carlyle Group
acquires Innovation Group: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer;
HSBC; Barclays Capital; Deloitte; Linklaters; ERM; Marsh;
Slaughter and May
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and BC Partners
acquisition of a 75% stake in Cablevision Systems
Corporation: Stibbe; Paul Hastings; Seyfarth Shaw; Latham
& Watkins and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
> Filming
transactions involving Northbull Investment: Jurimex
> ITV on the sale of UTV
Ireland to Virgin Media: De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek;
Slaughter and May; Matheson
> Joop van den Ende's
sale of majority stake in Stage Entertainment to CVC Capital
Partners: De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
> Refinancing and
restructuring of Hibu Group and its subsidiaries:
Slaughter and May; Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz;
Walkers
> Systems
Corporation: Stibbe; Paul Hastings; Seyfarth Shaw; Latham
& Watkins and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
European Private
Equity Tax Deal of the Year
BC Partners and the Public Sector Pension Investment
Board’s acquisition of the Keter Group from the
Sagol family: White & Case; Weil, Gotshal &
Manges; Loyens & Loeff; Van Doorne; EY; PwC; GKH Law;
Linklaters; Meitar; Tandax Advisory; Claeys & Engels.
> Advent
International acquisition of Brammer: Weil, Gotshal &
Manges; White & Case; KPMG.
> American Securities
acquisition of Chromaflo Technologies from Arsenal Capital
Partners and Nordic Capital: Taxand Netherlands; Alvarez
& Marsal Taxand; Loyens & Loeff
> Banca IFIS's
acquisition of GE Capital Interbanca Group: BonelliErede;
Slaughter and May
> Brookfield's
acquisition of GL Europe RE Holdings S.à r.l from Avenue
Capital: Simmons & Simmons; Kirkland & Ellis;
Berwin Leighton Paisner; PwC; Jones Lang LaSalle
> Goldman Sachs
acquisition of Continental Bakeries: Stibbe; Sullivan
& Cromwell; Gleiss Lutz; Hammarskiöld; Herbert Smith
Freehills; Lexence; NautaDutilh and Hengeler Mueller
> HAL sells AudioNova to
Sonova: De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek; Homburger; EY
> Acquisition of 17
hotels by Fonciere des Murs: Uría Menéndez;
Garrigues Spain
European Tax
Restructuring Deal of the Year
Restructuring of Grupo Isolux Corsan’s
financial debt: Uría Menéndez; Jones Day;
Linklaters; De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
> Biancamano's
restructuring of financial indebtedness within the context of a
pre-bankruptcy composition with creditors proceedings under the
Italian bankruptcy law: BonelliErede
> Office Depot's sale of
its European business to the Aurelius Group: Stibbe;
Eversheds; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Bird &
Bird.
> Paragon Offshore PLC
Chapter 11/Restructuring: Weil, Gotshal & Manges;
Arnold Porter and Hogan Lovells
> Rabobank's
implementation of new governance, including a merger of 107
Rabobank entities: De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
European Telecommunications and Technology Tax Deal of the
Year
ARM Holdings on recommended cash offer by SoftBank
(GZM): Slaughter and May; Davis Polk & Wardwell;
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Morrison Foerster
> Ardian's
acquisition of the Envision Pharma group: Gibson Dunn
& Crutcher; EY; Weil, Gotshal & Manges
> ASML acquisition of
Hermes Microvision (Taiwan): De Brauw Blackstone
Westbroek
> Canada Pension Plan
Investment Board (CPPIB) and BC Partners sale of 70% stake in
Suddenlink to Altice and acquisition of a 30% stake in
Cablevision: Latham & Watkins; PwC; Sullivan &
Cromwell; Mintz Levin Cohn Glovsky and Popeo; Richards Layton
& Finger; De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek; Covington &
Burling; Mayer Brown; Ropes & Gray
> Management of Raet,
investment by HgCapital: Stibbe; Van Doorne; White &
Case; Deloitte; Clifford Chance
> Qorvo acquisition
Green Peak Technologies: Stibbe; Womble Carlyle; Jones
Day
> United Internet's
acquisition of Strato from Deutsche Telekom: Hengeler
Mueller
> Vonage Holdings Corp's
acquisition of Nexmo: Weil, Gotshal & Manges; Goodwin
Procter; Taylor Wessing
European In-House Team of the Year – Direct Tax
Coface
> AstraZeneca
European In-House Team of the Year – Transfer
Pricing
AstraZeneca
> Syngenta
International
> Zalando
European Indirect Tax
Firm of the Year
WTS Global
> Baker McKenzie
> Deloitte Denmark
> RFF & Associados
> Vieira de Almeida &
Associados
> Weil, Gotshal &
Manges
European Tax Disputes
Firm of the Year
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
> Baker McKenzie
> Best Friends Tax
Network
> KPMG Abogados
> Radu si Asociatii (the
correspondent law firm of EY Romania)
> RFF & Associados
> Tremonti Romagnoli
Piccardi e Associati
> Weil, Gotshal &
Manges
European Court of
Justice Firm of the Year
Vieira de Almeida & Associados
> Baker McKenzie
> Plesner
European Transfer
Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
> Baker McKenzie
> EY
European Tax Firm of the
Year
Deloitte
> Baker McKenzie
> Best Friends Tax
Network
> EY
Editor’s Choice
Award
Margrethe Vestager, EU Competition Commissioner