Jeremy Moncrieff Partner

Partner

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Jeremy advises on a broad range of tax and structuring matters with a particular focus on public and private M&A transactions and related reorganisations.

Jeremy has extensive experience advising companies, partnerships and individuals on the tax aspects of domestic and cross-border M&A transactions.

Jeremy’s specialisms include advising on complex M&A, including M&A in the financial services sector and M&A involving LLPs and partnerships.

Alongside his M&A work, Jeremy advises on IPOs, corporate reorganisations and restructurings. He also advises corporate groups (including REITs) on their corporate tax planning.

Jeremy is a member of the international tax sub-committee of the Law Society of England & Wales and contributes to consultations with HM Revenue & Customs and HM Treasury on developments in tax legislation.

He is also a member of PETF, our forum for individuals working in the private capital industry to keep track of tax developments and market practice, share insights and network with each other.

Expertise

Recent work

abrdn

Advising long-term client abrdn on the sale of its European-headquartered Private Equity business (with £7.5bn assets under management) to Patria Investments.

The Instant Group

Advising The Instant Group on its merger with workspace network IWG plc’s digital businesses.

NortonLifeLock

Advising NortonLifeLock on its recommended cash and stock merger with FTSE100 company Avast plc, in a transaction attributing an enterprise value to Avast of up to $9.2bn.

Siris Capital Group

Advising Siris Capital Group on its recommended all-cash £673m offer for Equiniti Group plc.

KPS Capital Partners

Advising American private equity firm, KPS Capital Partners, on the English law aspects of its acquisition of a controlling stake in Tate & Lyle’s Primary Products Business in North and Latin America, in a transaction valuing the total business at $1.7bn.

XPO Logistics

Advising NYSE listed transportation and supply chain company XPO Logistics on the acquisition of certain UK contract logistics operations from Swiss logistics business Kuehne + Nagel International AG.

L3Harris Technologies

Advising L3Harris Technologies on the sale of its airport security and automation business for $1bn to Leidos.

Fleming Family & Partners

Advising Fleming Family & Partners on its merger with Stonehage to create the largest independent multi-family office in the EMEA region.

Smith & Williamson

Advising Smith & Williamson on its proposed combination with the Tilney Group to create the UKs leading integrated wealth management and professional services group with over £45bn assets under management and £500m of revenues.

Minova Insurance Holdings Limited

Advising Minova Insurance Holdings Limited on the sale of its broking business (the BMS group) to British Columbia Investment Management Corporation and Preservation Capital Partners.

Arcmont Asset Management Limited

Advising the private debt team of BlueBay Asset Management on their spinout to form Arcmont Asset Management Limited

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"Jeremy Moncrieff is not afraid of complexity, and boils things down to practical solutions with clear advice."

The Legal 500 2023

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