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  • Cravath Swaine & Moore is advising MCI WorldCom, the US's second-largest communications company on its acquisition of SkyTel, the wireless communications company. MCI will pay $1.8 billion for the company. The purchase will be made in stock and includes assumption of debt. The two companies have had business arrangements with each other for some time, and MCI WorldCom is the largest reseller of SkyTel services.
  • Alexander Vögele of KPMG in Frankfurt challenges the conclusions reached by Thomas Borstell and Michael Prick (ITR April 1999) regarding the court decision banning the use of secret comparables, a decision that has provoked considerable controversy in Germany
  • General Electric Company (GEC) in the UK, is buying Fore Systems, an Internet equipment supplier-based in Pittsburgh for $4.5 billion. GEC has already agreed to sell its defence business to British Aerospace, and is now concentrating on building up its telecoms and internet capability. The acquisition follows GEC's purchase of US telecoms company Reltec.
  • Skadden Arps Slate Meagher and Flom is advising US chemical maker Huntsman on its acquisition of four businesses from its UK rival ICI. The transaction is worth over $2.7 billion. The acquisition will be made through a newly formed company, Huntsman ICI Holdings. ICI will hold a 30% stake in the company, and Huntsman a 70% stake.
  • UK companies may be forced to disclose their correspondence with their legal advisers, according to a ruling by an independent adjudicator of tax disputes.
  • The IRS recently issued Announcement 99-1, its long-anticipated proposal to update Revenue Procedure 65-17, which provides procedures for making adjustments to taxpayers' accounts to reflect the consequences of Internal Revenue Code section 482 transfer pricing adjustments.Revenue Procedure 65-17
  • Watson Farley promotes tax lawyer to top spot, Herkenroth swaps Andersen for Ashursts, Casino owners hit tax jackpot, Accountancy nerds knocked off blackspot, Driver eats evidence of unpalatable crime, Savory takes the softer option, Experience available: any takers?
  • The UK’s CFC regime is now 15 years old but ambiguities remain over which companies are affected. James Savory of Allen & Overy in London explains the system and comments on the consequences of the introduction of self assessment
  • China has introduced tighter controls on processing trade activities to preserve tax revenue.
  • Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is advising Bermuda telecoms company Global Crossing on it's acquisition of Global Marine.