World Tax Reviews

Overview

Walkers combines a front-end tax advisory practice with transactional tax expertise across financial services, real estate and corporate matters. The practice has esteem in debt capital markets and asset finance work. Walkers is a member firm of the Lex Mundi network, with a large global footprint across 10 offices. Ireland office managing partner Jonathan Sheehan heads the tax practice. Recognised tax specialists Padhraic Mulpeter and partner Eimear Burbridge are fellow practitioners. 

The firm acted as local Irish tax counsel for the issuers in an extensive number of CLO transactions, valued at EUR 18 billionIt also served as Irish legal and tax counsel in a USD 300 million senior unsecured and guaranteed bond issuance by ASG Finance DAC, an Irish subsidiary of Avia Solutions Group 

Client feedback 

‘’Are solution orientated and made a concerted effort to understand company dynamics when determining tax specifications and advisory recommendations.’’ 

‘’Receptive to feedback, client-orientated and collaborative on international projects where coordination is paramount.’'

Tax

Walkers combines front-end advisory services with transactional tax services for real estate, financial services and regulatory groups. The practice has esteem in debt capital markets and asset class counsel. Walkers is a member firm of the Lex Mundi network with a large global footprint. M&A specialist Jonathan Sheehan heads the tax practice. Investment fund tax partner Aisling Burke is a fellow practitioner.

The firm advised on the establishment and structuring of various CLO transactions. It also acted for asset management firm Eagle Street Partners on an investment structure formation.

During the research period tax consultant Padhraic Mulpeter arrived from William Fry.

Client feedback

“Walkers are solution focused, and keen to understand in detail the business needs and priorities prior to assessing tax requirements.”

“Attentive, diligent, clued-in, highly adaptable.”

“The Walkers tax team are experts in corporate tax planning in Ireland with exceptional knowledge for cross border tax structuring. In all our dealings with Walkers we have found that we collaborate seamlessly on cross border tax projects. All our clients that have been introduced to the Walkers tax team have equally complimented the clarity with which tax advice is delivered.”