The awards, which have been running since 2005, were presented at a dinner at the Savoy Hotel.
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. (Find out who was nominated here.)
Congratulations to all of this year's winners including:
Country Awards
Austria Tax Firm of the Year
DLA Piper
Austria Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Baltic States Tax Firm of the Year
SORAINEN
Baltic States Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Belgium Tax Firm of the Year
Linklaters
Belgium Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Central and Eastern Europe Tax Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Central and Eastern Europe Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
EY Romania
Cyprus Tax Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Denmark Tax Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Denmark Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
EY
Finland Tax Firm of the Year
Roschier
Finland Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
EY
France Tax Firm of the Year
Bredin Prat
France Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Arsene Taxand, Taxand France
Germany Tax Firm of the Year
Flick Gocke Schaumburg, Taxand Germany
Germany Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Flick Gocke Schaumburg, Taxand Germany
Greece Tax Firm of the Year
EY
Greece Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
EY
Hungary Tax Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Hungary Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
EY
Ireland Tax Firm of the Year
Matheson
Ireland Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Italy Tax Firm of the Year
Tremonti Vitali Romagnoli Piccardi e Associati
Italy Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Luxembourg Tax Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
Luxembourg Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Malta Tax Firm of the Year
Avanzia Taxand, Taxand Malta
Netherlands Tax Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Netherlands Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Norway Tax Firm of the Year
PwC
Norway Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
EY
Poland Tax Firm of the Year
EY
Poland Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Crido Taxand, Taxand Poland
Portugal Tax Firm of the Year
PLMJ
Portugal Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
EY
Russia Tax Firm of the Year
Pepeliaev Group, Taxand Russia
Russia Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
KPMG
South Africa Tax Firm of the Year
ENSafrica, Taxand Africa
South Africa Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
EY
Spain Tax Firm of the Year
Uría Menéndez
Spain Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Sweden Tax Firm of the Year
KPMG
Sweden Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
KPMG
Switzerland Tax Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Switzerland Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Turkey Tax Firm of the Year
EY
Turkey Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
PwC
Ukraine Tax Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Ukraine Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
EY
UK Tax Firm of the Year
Slaughter and May
UK Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Regional and Deal Awards
US Law Firm in Europe
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Best Newcomer
RFF & Associados
European Tax Innovator of the Year
eBiz Answers
European Tax Technology Firm of the Year
Thomson Reuters
European Tax Policy Firm of the Year
EY
European Tax Compliance and Reporting Firm of the Year
EY’s European Global Compliance & Reporting practice
European Banking Tax Deal of the Year
Banque Fédérative du Crédit Mutuel acquisition of GE’s Equipment Finance & Receivable Finance business in France and Germany: Berwin Leighton Paisner; Bredin Prat; De Pardieu Brocas Maffei; Hengeler Mueller; Hogan Lovells; Slaughter and May
European Capital Markets Tax Deal of the Year
Ferrari NV IPO: Cravath, Swaine & Moore; Loyens & Loeff; Stibbe; Sullivan & Cromwell
European Consumer Products Tax Deal of the Year
Combination of Coca-Cola Enterprises with Coca-Cola Iberian Partners and CCEAG to create Coca-Cola European Partners, structured as tax inversion: Allen & Overy; Cahill Gordon & Reindel; De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek; Hengeler Mueller; Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom; Slaughter and May; Uría Menéndez
European Energy Tax Deal of the Year
F2i acquisition of E.ON’s solar energy portfolio: Chiomenti Studio Legale; Clifford Chance; Gleiss Lutz; BonelliErede
European Financial Services Tax Deal of the Year
ABN AMRO IPO: Allen & Overy; Davis Polk & Wardwell; De Brauw Blackstone; Shearman & Sterling; Stibbe
European Joint Venture Tax Deal of the Year
ITI Group’s sale, with Canal+, of TVN to Scripps Networks Interactive: Clifford Chance; Latham & Watkins; Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe; Weil Gotshal & Manges
European M&A Tax Deal of the Year
Willis Group Holdings merger with Towers Watson: A&L Goodbody; Baker & McKenzie; Gibson Dunn & Crutcher; Matheson; Weil Gotshal & Manges
European Media and Entertainment Tax Deal of the Year
Take private of Chime Communications by Providence Equity and WPP: Allen & Overy; Slaughter and May; Weil Gotshal & Manges and FTI Consulting
European Private Equity Tax Deal of the Year
Project Lion – Lone Star Funds acquisition of real estate business of Kutxabank (Neinor Group): Dillon Eustace; Uría Menéndez; Vinson & Elkins
European Tax Restructuring Deal of the Year
Full-scope restructuring of private sovereign debt of Ukraine: Avellum Partners; Weil Gotshal & Manges; White & Case
European Telecommunications and Technology Tax Deal of the Year
VimpelCom Warid acquisition: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; White & Case
European In-House Team of the Year – Direct Tax
APM Terminals
European In-House Team of the Year – Indirect Tax
ASOS
European Indirect Tax Firm of the Year
DLA Piper
European Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
Best Friends Network
European Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
European Tax Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
