Biography

Ellie also advises on complex cross-border structuring, VAT, banking and leveraged finance tax matters, management equity/incentives, tax litigation and corporates establishing a taxable UK presence.
Ellie has, as part of the Tax team, advised a number of major corporates and private equity houses. Recent representative experience includes advising:
- Wren House Infrastructure on the acquisition of Voyage Healthcare, a sector leading provider of care for people with learning disabilities, autism, brain injuries and other complex needs
- Bain Capital on the acquisition of 60% of Kantar from WPP Group
- Bain capital on its £1.2bn takeover of esure Group
- Advent International on the acquisition of Transaction Services Group, and various bolt-on tax matters pertaining to this transaction
- Campbell Soup Company on the sale of the Kettle chips business
- Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. on various UK matters
- Antin Infrastructure on the auction sale of their ownership in Kellas (CATS) UK pipeline network
- Graphite Capital on various structuring and fundraising matters
- Montagu Private Equity on the acquisition of OASIS Group, a leading records and information management company in Europe
Latest Thinking, Firm News & Announcements
Latest Thinking
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The Stamp Taxes Framework: Proposals for Modernisation
Blog Post — Tax Blog
— By
Jenny Doak,
Ellie Marques and
Erica Rees
— May 26, 2023
On 27 April 2023 (and as noted in a previous blog, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) launched a consultation on the government’s proposals to modernise the “Stamp Taxes on Shares framework”. ...
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Blurred Immunity: UK Consultation on Sovereign Immunity From Direct Taxation
Blog Post — Tax Blog
— By
Ellie Marques,
Oliver Walker and
Erica Rees
— July 25, 2022
On 4 July 2022, the government launched a consultation on sovereign immunity from direct UK taxation. The consultation document sets out... ...
- UK Tax Update: Spring Statement 2022 Blog Post — Tax Blog — By Ellie Marques, Erica Rees, Oliver Walker, Aron Joy and Jenny Doak — May 23, 2022
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The Finance Act 2020: Provisions for Joint and Several Tax Liability for Directors, Managers, Shareholders and Lenders
Blog Post — Tax Blog
— By
Oliver Walker,
Natasha Ayres and
Ellie Marques
— August 07, 2020
The Finance Act 2020 provides that directors, managers, shareholders, lenders and others can be made jointly and severally liable for the outstanding tax debts of insolvent (or potentially insolvent) companies and limited liability partnerships (LLPs). From 22 July, officers of HMRC may, if they consider the various conditions are met, issue a notice to directors
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Mini-Budget 2020: Stamp Duty and VAT Announcements
Blog Post — Tax Blog
— By
Jenny Doak,
Aron Joy,
Oliver Walker and
Ellie Marques
— July 08, 2020
The UK Chancellor announced a number of measures today (8 July 2020) to boost the economy in the wake of the coronavirus lockdown. These included two tax cuts to VAT and stamp duty in an attempt to get the hospitality and housing sectors “bustling again”. VAT will be cut from 20% to 5% for the
The post Mini-Budget 2020: Stamp Duty and VAT Announcements appeared first on Weil Tax BLOG.
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Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advised Eutelsat on its Combination with OneWeb to Create a Leading Global Satellite Services Provider Deal Brief — October 06, 2023
- Weil Advises in Relation to CVC Portfolio Company Zabka Polska’s More Than PLN 6B (c. €1.3B) Aggregate Debt Facilities Deal Brief — January 26, 2023