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26/09/2022
CMS advises River and Mercantile (R&M) on £155m investment in Spring Fibre
International law firm CMS has advised specialist investment management company River and Mercantile on its £155-million investment in wholesale fibre operator Spring Fibre. Well known as a provider...
12/09/2022
CMS advises Ooredoo Group on the sale of its telecom business in Myanmar...
CMS has advised Ooredoo Group, an international communications company operating across the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia, on the sale of its telecom business in Myanmar to Nine Com­mu­nic­a­tions...
15/02/2022
CMS advises Foresight on Connect Fibre investment
International law firm CMS has advised Foresight Group LLP (“Foresight”), a leading listed infrastructure and SME investment manager, on its investment into Connect Fibre, a community minded, full...
29/07/2021
International CMS team advises APCOA Parking on successful EUR 685 million...
Berlin – APCOA Parking, a leading European parking operator, placed a senior secured notes offering of EUR 320 million of fixed-rate senior secured notes due in 2027 and EUR 365 million of floating...
13/01/2020
CMS strengthens its presence in Luxembourg
Reflecting the success of the firm globally as well as the dynamism of Luxembourg as a financial centre, CMS Luxembourg announces the integration of two fully operational teams active respectively in...
25/01/2019
Deduction of input tax in a head office/branch relationship
The Court of Justice of the European Union delivered its judgment in the Morgan Stanley case on 24 January 2019, as explained below. Case background The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) was...
05/10/2018
VAT Alert
On 2 October 2018, the Member States of the European Union (EU) adopted four of the proposed reforms which comprise the European Commission action plan to modernise and consolidate the VAT system. 1...
27/09/2018
Finance Bill for 2019 released
On 24 September 2018, the French government presented the Finance Bill for 2019. You will find below its main tax measures. Reform of the French tax consolidation system and capital gains rules for equity...
28/06/2017
CMS Annual Review 2016-2017
As a law firm, it is our task to guide you through these challenging times and help you benefit from opportunities by offering not only the right legal solutions but also sound business advice. As a full-service...
20/03/2017
CMS advises Patron Capital on sale of Generator Hostels
An international CMS team has advised longstanding client Patron Capital on the sale of design-led hostel owner and operator Generator Hostels to Queensgate Investments, a private equity real estate fund...
28/08/2014
Capital Gains Tax on Non-UK Residents – Good news for certain institutional...
The UK tax authority has announced that the new capital gains tax (“CGT”) charge on non-UK residents disposing of UK residential property, due to come into effect in April 2015, will not extend to...
08/07/2010
Tax Connect Flash | Hungary: Proposals for special bank levy and 10% corporation...
A special levy on banks and a new 10% corporation tax rate were among the key changes to the tax system contained in the new government’ first comprehensive tax bill outlined on 2 July 2010.   The...