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Gonçalo Falcão has joined Thompson & Knight as a partner in the tax practice in Rio de Janeiro. His international tax specialty is representing clients throughout Africa, including with petroleum tax assessments in Angola, and in setting up business structures in Angola and Mozambique.

Type of Agreement Country Country/Jurisdiction Date Signed Effective Date Link Tax Information Exchange Agreement Australia Guernsey October 7 2009 Unknown Australia-Guernsey TIEA Tax Information Exchange Agreement Bermuda France October 8 2009 Unknown Bermuda-France TIEA

Type of Deal Value Acquirer Target Adviser to acquirer (tax) Adviser to target (tax) Acquisition $3 billion Cisco Systems Tandberg Fenwick & West Acquisition $1.5 billion Agilent Varian Fenwick & West: Ron Schrotenboer, Tim Fitzgibbon Type of Deal Value Issuer/Borrower Lead managers/arrangers Adviser to issuer/borrower (tax) Adviser to lead managers (tax) Securitisation €487.65 million ($717.39 million) FCE Bank Deutsche Bank Lovells: Philip Harle, Heiko Gemmel, Anton Louwinger and Robert Eyre Rights issue c.£275 million ($441 million) Ladbrokes Slaughter and May: Gareth Miles, Richard Jeens

The European Commission has referred the UK to the European Court of Justice over the improper implementations of a ruling on cross-border relief.

Top Indian government officials are meeting today to discuss the future of the country's new direct tax code, after several key areas were identified as needing more examination.

President Barack Obama and his administration need to be very careful when thinking about making changes to the corporate tax rate in the US, a Washington, DC seminar was told last week.

Heather Maloy has been appointed commissioner of the Large and Mid-Size Business division of the Internal Revenue Service in the US. She joins from law firm Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom.

Failure of a member state to fulfil obligations; Directive 2005/60/EC; Money laundering and terrorist financing; Failure to transpose within the prescribed period.

Davenport Lyons has appointed Gerald Montagu as a corporate tax partner in London.

Type of Deal Value Acquirer Target Adviser to acquirer (tax) Adviser to target (tax) Acquisition €5.2 billion ($7.6 billion) Abbott Laboratories Solvay Group's pharmacuetical sector Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Acquisition €1.2 billion ($1.8 billion) Real estate international private equity funds incl RREEF Alternative Investments, Area and Europa Fund BBVA property portfolio in Spain Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer: Miguel Loran, Eelco van der Stok, Machiel Lambooij, Adolfo Zunzunegui, Maria Mera and Sacha Peelen Type of Deal Value Issuer/Borrower Lead managers/arrangers Adviser to issuer/borrower (tax) Adviser to lead managers (tax) IPO $5.2 billion Metallurgical Corporation of China Morgan Stanley Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer