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  • US oil firms Chevron and Texaco have announced plans to merge. The deal, valued at $43 billion, will create the world's fifth-largest oil company. On completion, Chevron will be the majority holder with approximately 61% of the combined equity.
  • Allen & Overy is advising the Australian service company, Mayne Nickless Limited, on its £190 million ($270 million) disposal of its UK and Irish courier and express freight businesses.
  • Regus plc has issued notice of its successful flotation on the NASDAQ and London Stock Exchange, valued at £1.5 billion ($2.16 billion). The share price, which stood at £2.60 on the October 24 unconditional date of trading, now stands at £3.66 (figure correct at the time of publication).
  • The financial services group Collins Stewart Holdings plc has turned to S J Berwin & Co for advice on the placing of 32.6 million ordinary shares. The deal values the company at £326 million ($413 million) and admits it to the official list of the London Stock Exchange.
  • Tax legislation is changing at a rapid pace in the countries of Latin America, which can mean headaches for in-house tax directors and plenty of business for their advisers. However, the upside is that most countries in the region are adopting a uniform approach. Sharon Cunningham reports
  • Allen & Overy has advised Deutche Bank Capital Partners and Pierre et Vacances on their joint purchase of Center Parcs, the holiday division of Scottish and Newcastle
  • In a letter to the French Association of Banks, dated September 4 2000, the French tax authorities have indicated that they would grant to French banking head offices certificates of fiscal domicile. The measure aims to permit their foreign branches receiving interest or dividend income from third countries to benefit from the tax treaty concluded between France and the country of origin of the income.
  • Israel's taxation system, although complex, offers plenty of attractive opportunities to foreign investors. Proposals due to come into force in the new year are likely to maintain this investor-friendly state of affairs. By Alon Kaplan, Tel Aviv
  • An ECJ ruling has brought to an end the dispute between the French tax administration and the business community over VAT on expenses. Roland Delfaud of Mazars & Associés, Paris explains what, in practical terms, the ruling means
  • John Baldry, barrister with international law firm Allen & Overy, reports on the decision of the High Court in a recent anti-avoidance case, Griffin v Citibank Investments Limited, and outlines the history of substance over form in the UK