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  • Taxpayers are still testing the waters in the matter of how the UK Inland Revenue manages its advance pricing agreement process. Peter Nias of McDermott, Will & Emery, London describes the ins and outs of a recent case in which he was involved
  • Chase Manhattan is to acquire JP Morgan for more than $30 billion. JP Morgan is the fifth-largest bank in the US, specializing in equities and investment banking, debt and foreign exchange-based trading, and asset management. Chase Manhattan is the second-largest bank in the US providing commercial and consumer banking, lending and investment banking services. The merged company will be called JP Morgan Chase & Co.
  • Brazilian oil giant Petrobras opted for representation from Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue in its partial privatization. Petrobras, which earlier this month made a successful global share offer, plans a big board listing for American Depository Receipts convertible into its preferential stock. Richard Anderson of the New York office advised on tax matters.
  • The British utility National Grid is to acquire Niagara Mohawk Holdings, the second-biggest energy company in New York State, for $3 billion cash and $5 billion in assumed debt.
  • For many years, importers have struggled to reconcile the divergent tax and Customs valuation rules concerning merchandise imported from related parties. Most importers use the transfer prices determined under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 482 to set Customs values without any in-depth consideration of the Customs valuation methodologies. This approach has left many importers exposed to Customs audits, investigations and penalties.
  • Wine and spirits company Rémy Cointreau has taken over Dutch drinks company Bols Royal Distilleries in a cash and shares deal worth euro 510 million ($431.6 million). Allen & Overy represented Bols Royal; Hans Van Der Vliet of Ernst & Young Amsterdam provided tax advice. Hervé Bidaud of Andersen Legal in Paris is giving tax advice to Rémy Cointreau.
  • The OPEC decision to reduce the world's oil supply for the year has pushed up petrol prices and caused protests throughout Europe.
  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is continuing the expansion of its European tax practice with the recruitment of tax partner Antoine Colonna d'Istria in its Paris office. Colonna is the third partner to join the firm from Gide Loyrette Nouel and will be working closely with James Vaudoyer and Eric Thomas to strengthen the French tax practice, in line with its international policy.
  • Lloyds TSB Group has acquired the Chartered Trust Group Plc and ACL Autolease Holdings, the UK consumer finance and contract hire subsidiaries of Standard Chartered Bank.
  • Time Warner Telecom has executed a purchase agreement to acquire all the assets of GST Telecommunications Inc. The deal is worth $690 million, including the payment of up to $50 million of GST's transaction expenses.