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Dr Matthias Bruse (Munich), partner Dr Thomas Töben (Berlin), partner Ralph Wagner (Frankfurt), partner

Linklaters and leading Brazilian law firm Goulart Penteado, Iervolino e Lefosse ? Advogados (GPIL) have entered into a cooperation agreement to provide legal advice for both Brazilian and international clients.

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DATE TYPE OF DEAL VALUE ACQUIRER TARGET HOLDER ADVISERS TO TARGET ADVISERS TO ACQUIRER ADVISERS TO HOLDER 25/06/01 acquisition $125 million Ultraframe plc Four Seasons Group n/a Ernst & Young, New York,

Lovells is to merge with French firm Siméon & Associés. Siméon's offices ? in France and Belgium ? will merge into the respective Lovells' offices on November 1 this year. The firm will be known worldwide as Lovells. The merger will give Lovells five full-time tax lawyers in Paris. Siméon tax lawyers Claire Guionnet-Moalic and Florian Delisle will join existing partner Hervé Israel and his two assistants. Jean-Pierre Langlais, a corporate partner responsible for overseeing the tax practice at Siméon, will also assist the team.

A new comprehensive double taxation treaty between the UK and the US has been signed, replacing the current UK-US treaty, which has been in place now for more than 20 years.

Clifford Chance has entered into an exclusive alliance with Italian tax boutique firm Vitali Romagnoli Piccardi e Associati to establish a stronger presence in Italy.

As increasing numbers of corporations operate on a pan-European basis, in-house tax departments and their advisers are looking to bodies such as the EU and OECD to make their work simpler. By Georgina Stanley

The internet has dramatically changed the way in which banking institutions conduct their global business. But what exactly are the tax implications of e-banking? By Steven D Felgran, Ian E Novos and Marcus Collardin, Economic Consulting Services, KPMG LLP, New York

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