Tim Harrop
Partner
London
Tim Harrop
Partner
London
Contact Details
Tim advises on the tax aspects of international and domestic (public and private) mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, group structuring, reorganisations and demergers, equity capital markets transactions, banking transactions, commercial trusts and tax disputes and investigations.
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2002
Academic
BA, Philosophy, Politics & Economics, St Peter's College, Oxford University, 1997
Related articles
Publications: 17 March 2023
UK Budget delivers measured optimism
UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered his first full Spring Budget on Wednesday 15 March. It is interesting (that is, interesting in a rather specific tax context) that, despite the fiscal volatility of…
Experience highlights
Advising the Weston Family on its sale of the Selfridges Group to Central Group and Signa Holding
Advising A.P Moller Holdings on the acquisition of Unilabs from Apax Partners
Advising Etsy on its USD1.6bn acquisition of UK unicorn Depop
Advising CEZ Romania on its acquisition of Romanian power generation, distribution and supply assets from Czech state-owned utility ČEZ Group
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2002
Academic
BA, Philosophy, Politics & Economics, St Peter's College, Oxford University, 1997
Other noteworthy experience
Advising:
- WPP on the USD3.1bn sale of a 60% stake in Kantar to Bain Capital
- Marks & Spencer on its GBP750m food delivery joint venture with Ocado
- Exponent on the acquisition of Proper, the UK snacks business, from founders, existing managers and institutional investor sellers
- Ardian’s buy-out fund on its acquisition of Audiotonix from Astorg and its management
- Bridgepoint on its acquisition of Fishawack from Lloyds Development Capital
- Calisen on the GBP1,434m recommended cash offer by a consortium of investors including Goldman Sachs, Blackrock and Mubadala
- Allianz SE on its GBP1bn retail insurance joint venture with Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society Limited and its subsequent GBP578m buy out of Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society’s stake
- BRF on its USD340m sale of its Thai and European poultry business to Tyson Foods
- HP on its GBP380m acquisition of managed print services business Apogee from private equity fund Equistone and management sellers
- KCA Deutag on its USD660m acquisition of Dalma Energy’s Omani and Saudi Arabian businesses
Published Work
Tax Journal: Insight and analysis - Farnborough Airport: losing control? 22 March 2019
