Deal Analysis: How the BA/Iberia merger was achieved

December 01, 2011

The BA/Iberia merger, completed in January, was one of the most significant cross-border European transactions in recent years. Salman Shaheen talks to the friends who made the innovative tax structure behind the deal happen.

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Deal Analysis: How the BA/Iberia merger was achieved

The BA/Iberia merger, completed in January, was one of the most significant cross-border European transactions in recent years. Salman Shaheen talks to the friends who made the innovative tax structure behind the deal happen.

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