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Type of Deal Value Acquirer Target Adviser to acquirer (tax) Adviser to target (tax) Acquisition $8.2 billion IntercontinentalExchange NYSE Euronext Sullivan & Cromwell - David Spitzer, Michael McGowan, Nicolas de Boynes Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz - Eiko Stange Acquisition $4.1 billion Baxter International Gambro AB Stikeman Elliott Acquisition $3.13 billion Markel Corporation Alterra Capital Holdings Debevoise & Plimpton / Appleby Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld / Conyers Dill & Pearman Acquisition $2.6 billion Sheridan Production SandRidge Energy (Permian Basin) Andrews Kurth Covington & Burling / Locke Lord Acquisition $2.2 billion Sprint Nextel Corporation Clearwire Corporation Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom / King & Spalding Kirkland & Ellis Merger $1.4 billion GETCO Holding Company Knight Capital Group Sullivan & Cromwell - Ronald Creamer Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Acquisition $1.26 billion Nielsen Holdings Arbitron Acquisition $1.05 billion Gulf Oil Corporation Houghton International Acquisition $1.05 billion PPG Industries AkzoNobel (North American Decorative Paints) Hogan Lovells - Cristina Arumi De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek / Sullivan & Cromwell - Eric Wang / Blake, Cassels & Graydon Acquisition $388.8 million First Majestic Silver Orko Silver McCullough O'Connor Irwin Stikeman Elliott Share Buyback $266 million Keen Talent Holdings China Vanadium Titano-Magnetite Mining Sullivan & Cromwell Acquisition $242 million Ventas Atria Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz - Joshua Holmes Acquisition $235 million Sentinel Capital Partners Colson Group Holdings Kirkland & Ellis / Stikeman Elliott - John Lorito, Jill Winton Acquisition $170.9 million Enbridge EDF EN Canada (Massif du Sud Wind Project) McCarthy Tétrault - Doug Ewens, Lindsay Hollinger Stikeman Elliott - Jean-Guillaume Shooner, Nicolas Désy / Fraser Milner Casgrain Acquisition $103.5 million The Hillman Companies H. Paulin & Co Stikeman Elliot / Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Goodmans / McCarthy Tétrault Acquisition Undisclosed Samsung Electronics Nvelo Fenwick & West - Ron Schrotenboer, Amanda Athanasiou Acquisition Undisclosed Wells Fargo Asset Management The Rock Creek Group K&L Gates Sullivan & Cromwell - David Spitzer Type of Deal Value Issuer/Borrower Lead managers/arrangers Adviser to issuer/borrower (tax) Adviser to lead managers (tax) High-Yield Notes Offering $700 million Harbinger Group Deutsche Bank / Jefferies & Co / Macquarie Capital Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Davis Polk & Wardwell - Samuel Dimon Senior Secured Facility $575 million Riverbed Technology Morgan Stanley / Goldman Sachs / Merrill Lynch Weil, Gotshal & Manges Davis Polk & Wardwell Share Placing $375 million China Longyuan UBS / Morgan Stanley Clifford Chance Davis Polk & Wardwell Notes Offering $275 million Michael Foods Holding Goldman Sachs / Merrill Lynch Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson Davis Polk & Wardwell - Michael Farber Senior PIK Toggle Notes Offering $250 million Taminco Acquisition Corporation Credit Suisse / Citigroup Kirkland & Ellis Davis Polk & Wardwell - Samuel Dimon Notes Reopening $175 million Intel Corporation Merrill Lynch / Goldman Sachs Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Davis Polk & Wardwell - Rachel Kleinberg Accelerated Share Repurchase Transaction $100 million MSCI Morgan Stanley Davis Polk & Wardwell - Michael Mollerus

WPP, the marketing and advertising company, has returned its tax base to the UK after being headquartered in Ireland for the last four years.

Type of Agreement Country Country Date Signed Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement Lithuania Mexico January 1 2013 Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement Mexico Ukraine January 1 2013

The Delhi High Court has held that tax authorities can reopen an assessment of a foreign company based on a tentative finding regarding the existence of a business connection or permanent establishment (PE) in India.

Tax disputes in China can often be a one-sided affair with the tax authorities dictating terms to taxpayers. But the situation is slowly changing.

Fernando Lorenzo and Laura Enriquez, of PwC, explain how a recent court ruling shows Mexico’s tax code is not compliant with the non-discrimination principle contained in its tax treaties.

Australian Customs has proposed changes to the administration of its customs transfer pricing, which could make importing into Australia more cumbersome.

The Australian government is looking into the possibility of lowering the GST threshold for imported goods purchased online.

New EU VAT rules that will simplify VAT invoicing procedures and cut compliance costs for European business will come into effect from January 1 next year.

BAE Systems has followed Alcoa’s recent example and successfully negotiated an Annual Compliance Agreement (ACA) with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).