Stephen Pevsner
Stephen Pevsner is a tax partner and a member of the Corporate Department.
Stephen's practice focuses on UK and international M&A and private equity transactions, corporate reorganizations, and new business formations. Offering a broad range of corporate tax strategy experience, his clients include global corporations, investment banks, and private equity sponsors and investors.
In addition to his wealth of transactional knowledge he also has substantive experience advising on the formation of private investment funds and the establishment of investment management and advisory limited partnerships.
According to Chambers UK, Stephen is a notable practitioner in the corporate tax field, praised for "his ability to master the intricacies of tax law and understand the commercial aspects of the deal".
Stephen is a member of the BVCA Tax Committee and is a regular speaker at conferences and contributor to publications such as the Tax Journal and Tolley's.
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Background As mentioned in our July 2017 edition of UK Tax Round Up, the UK has enacted a new corporate criminal offence of failing to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion. The law comes into effect on 30th September 2017, and businesses should ensure that they have considered its impact before then. A risk assessment … Continue Reading
The summer break means that we are still waiting for the new Parliament’s drafts of the Customs, National Insurance Contributions and Finance (No 2) Bills discussed in the July 2017 edition although the timeline for the Finance (No 2) Bill has now been clarified. Please view this month’s issue of the UK Tax Round Up.… Continue Reading
It has been another relatively quiet month from a tax perspective as we continue to wait for the Summer Finance Bill, the first Finance Bill of the new Parliament, to be published. Please view this month’s issue of the UK Tax Round Up.… Continue Reading
This month has been quiet from a tax perspective as a number of significant tax measures planned for inclusion in the first Finance Act 2017 were put on hold until after the general election. We will report on their progress in future editions. Please view this month’s issue of the UK Tax Round Up.… Continue Reading
On June 7, 2017, ministers and high-level officials of 68 jurisdictions convened to formally sign the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS), originally published on November 24, 2016 (the “Multilateral Instrument,” or “MLI”). The Multilateral Instrument is the product of ongoing efforts by the Organisation … Continue Reading
The previous month has been dominated by politics, with an announcement of a snap general election leading to postponement of many proposals in draft legislation. This month’s edition of the UK Tax Round Up discusses how certain provisions of the draft legislation could be impacted by the election, among other issues.… Continue Reading
