Emily Patel

As an associate in the Corporate Tax team in London, I advise clients on a broad range of tax issues that affect them at different stages of the business life cycle.

From tech start-ups to established high street retailers, I advise businesses across an array of sectors on the tax issues that matter to them today and help them to structure their arrangements effectively as they grow.

Since joining Bird & Bird I have helped to structure and re-structure businesses for clients looking to grow both in the UK and internationally, often with IP and technically complicated VAT elements. I also regularly act on M&A and financing deals and have experience advising on joint venture arrangements and employment tax issues such as the off-payroll working rules. My practice has a particular focus on the energy and utilities sector and I regularly advise on the tax aspects of a variety of renewables projects.

My work often has an international element, and I am used to collaborating with advisors across different jurisdictions to come up with solutions that work cross-border.

I became a tax lawyer because I like the challenge that this area presents. It can be a complex and often evolving field, and I enjoy working through those complexities to find the most effective solutions for clients.

• BA Glass, the fourth largest glass packaging producer in the world, on its strategic acquisition of Recresco Limited, a leading glass recycling operation based in the UK.
• Better Collective on its acquisition of Skycon Limited, a global display advertising company, for a total consideration of up to £45m on a cash and debt free basis, including an upfront cash consideration of £25m, plus £20m in earn outs.
• Pret a Manger on a strategic joint venture partnership with existing franchisee, Dallas International, to enable Pret to accelerate its ambitious growth plans in the United States.
• Garfield-Bennett Trust Company Limited on the sale of Garfield-Bennett Trust Company Limited, a Jersey based fiduciary business focused on providing independent wealth structuring and administration services for corporates and HNWIs, to Summit Group Limited.
• Catalyst Clinical Research alongside U.S. law firm Smith Anderson on the acquisition of Aptus Clinical, a UK based clinical contract research organisation specialising in the design, conduct and delivery of early phase clinical studies with a particular focus in oncology, rare diseases, cell and gene therapies.
• Crowdform, a leading web3 venture builder and digital product studio focused on gaming and products related to web3, to web3 incubator Pioneer.
• BPD Global Group on the acquisition of Lexco Limited, the leading IBM Maximo Partner in Hong Kong.
• 4R Digital on the tax aspects of its Carbon Value Exchange (CaVEx) platform project, a digital market platform that links micro-projects to carbon markets.