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Robert Birchall

Partner

Robert advises on a wide range of taxation issues for clients ranging from public companies to start-ups, operating in the UK and internationally, as well as wealthy individuals and entrepreneurs.

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About

Robert has particular experience in relation to corporate tax, including company acquisitions and disposals, reconstructions, private equity and venture capital investment (especially EIS and SEIS), employment tax and employee incentives, including EMI, other tax advantaged and non-tax advantaged schemes. Robert is a member of the Share Plan Lawyers group.

Robert Birchall acts as the UK National Reporter for 2018-2019 for the International Bar Association’s Taxes Committee.

Experience

  • Advised Franek Sodzawiczny, founder and CEO of data centre platform Global Technical Realty (GTR), and his management team on an initial USD$1bn investment by global investment firm KKR.
  • Advising on and implementing the restructuring of a technology company to secure EIS investment and putting in place an EMI scheme for its senior employees
  • Advising on the corporate restructuring of a UK property group

Our thinking

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Development Partners International and Verod Capital Management on investment into Pan African Towers

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    News

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Zenzero’s management team on its majority acquisition by Macquarie Capital

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    News

  • Spring Budget - Corporate Tax

    Helen Coward

    Insights

  • VAT on fund management services

    Robert Birchall

    Quick Reads

  • Autumn Statement 2022: Very few surprises

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    Quick Reads

  • Not so ‘mini’ a mini-Budget

    Helen Coward

    Insights

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Zenzero on the acquisition of OnTech

    Mark Howard

    News

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Caretech Holdings PLC on its proposed £870.3 million take private

    Andrew Collins

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  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Content+Cloud on the acquisition of award-winning service provider Azzure IT

    Mark Howard

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  • Charles Russell Speechlys is advising Battery Ventures on the sale of Forterro to Partners Group for €1 billion.

    Jonathan Morley

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  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises AgDevCo on $70m of DFI Funding

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    News

  • David Hicks, Robert Birchall and Sophie Dworetzsky write for FT Adviser on what business owners need to know when selling a business

    Robert Birchall

    In The Press

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Puma Private Equity on its investment into Deazy

    David Coates

    News

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises FairXchange on investment from United Fintech

    Charlie Ring

    News

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Acora on the acquisition of M9 Holdings

    Mark Howard

    News

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Puma Private Equity on their investment into Everpress

    David Coates

    News

  • The Chartered Institution of Taxation (CIOT) Budget representations for October 2021

    Robert Birchall

    Insights

  • Bond Clarke and Charles Russell Speechlys act on sale of person-centred software to cow corner

    Helen Coward

    News

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises the founders of Compandben on the sale of the business to TopSource Worldwide

    Hamish Perry

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  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises discoverIE on its acquisition of Antenova

    Mark Howard

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  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Acora on acquisition of Westgate IT

    Mark Howard

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  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Appital Ltd on £2.5m Investment led by Frontline Ventures

    Robert Birchall

    News

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