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  • Royal Bank of Scotland turns to Davis, Polk & Wardwell
    The Royal Bank of Scotland has agreed to buy Bank of Ireland's 23.5% holding in US bank, Citizens Financial Group. The deal is valued at $750 million, and will give Royal Bank of Scotland 100% ownership of Citizens Financial.
    September 30 1998
  • BTR calls on Simmons & Simmons
    BTR's aerospace division is to be bought out by a management team based in Canada, the Netherlands, the UK and the US. The deal is worth £510 million ($816 million). The division manufactures tubing, hosing and other products for the aerospace industry.
    September 30 1998
  • US insurer turns to Sullivan & Cromwell
    US insurance provider American International Group has agreed to buy retirement assets group, Sun America. The $18 billion stock deal will boost American International's worldwide pension capabilities.
    September 30 1998
  • Herbert Smith wins Scottish Hydro-Electric deal
    Southern Electric and Scottish Hydro-Electric have proposed to merge in a transaction valued at $7.7 billion. The merger would give Southern Electric 55% of the combined business.
    September 30 1998
  • Marathon Oil turns to Baker & Botts
    Marathon Oil, a Houston-based subsidiary of USX-Marathon, has acquired Tarragon Oil and Gas of Canada for $760 million. Marathon will also assume around $360 million in Tarragon debt. Tarragon shareholders have the option of receiving $9.80 a share, or the equivalent value in shares of a Canadian subsidiary of Marathon.
    September 30 1998
  • Ranstad Holding recruits Davis Polk & Wardwell
    Florida-based AccuStaff Incorporated has agreed to sell its Strategix business to Dutch business services company Ranstad Holding. Strategix provides staffing and outsourcing services, principally in the US. The transaction is valued at $850 million.
    September 30 1998
  • Freshfields advises Marsh & McLennan
    US insurance broker Marsh & McLennan is to buy UK insurance broker Sedgwick for $1.25 billion. Marsh & McLennan was known to be looking at the UK insurance sector, and was interested in Willis Koroon until it was bought by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts last month. The acquisition will create the world's largest insurance broker.
    September 30 1998
  • TREATY WITHHOLDING RATES FOR TECHNICAL SERVICES
    India's rate of taxation of royalties and fees for technical services varies between 10% and 20%. An interesting position has emerged after the German treaty was entered into on November 29 1996. This treaty provides for a withholding rate of 10% on royalties and fees for technical services.
    September 30 1998
  • OECD report highlights hidden taxation
    A report by the OECD has found that the tax burden in its member states is continuing to rise. The report notes an increase in the average tax burden to 37.7% of gross domestic product in 1996, compared with an average of 33% in 1980. The annual report, entitled Revenue Statistics in OECD Member Countries, details the level and structure of the tax burden in the OECD's 29 member countries. It is designed to be an aid to governments and companies in policy formation.
    September 30 1998
  • Ansaldo Energia SpA and Amministrazione delle Finanze dello Stato; Amministrazione delle Finanze dello Stato and Marine Insurance Consultants Srl; GMB Srl and Others and Amministrazione delle Finanze dello Stato
    Recovery of sums paid but not due — Procedural time-limits under national law — Interest.
    September 14 1998
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