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Type of Agreement Country Country Date Signed Link Double tax treaty Ireland Bahrain October 29 2009 Link Double tax treaty Ireland Belarus November 3 2009 Link Protocol to double tax treaty Singapore France November 13 2009 Link Protocol to double tax treaty Singapore Brunei November 13 2009 Link

Type of Deal Value Acquirer Target Adviser to acquirer (tax) Adviser to target (tax) Acquisition $44 billion Berkshire Hathaway Burlington Northern Santa Fe Munger, Tolles & Olson David Goldman, Stephen Rose, Patrick Anderson Cravath Swaine & Moore Michael Schler, Christopher Fargo Spin-off $7.4 billion Bristol-Myers Squibb Mead Johnson Cravath Swaine & Moore Stephen Gordon, Lauren Angelilli, Annie Kim, Dana Frenkel, Andrew Carlon, Kara Mungovan and Kathleen Withers Proposed merger £4.4 billion ($7.3 billion) British Airways/Iberia British Airways/Iberia British Airways: Slaughter and May Tony Beare, Ben Mudd Acquisition €3.5 billion ($5.2 billion) Liberty Global Unitymedia Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Christian Sistermann Merger $4.5 billion Stanley Works Black & Decker Cravath Swaine & Moore Michael Schler, Christopher Fargo Acquisition $1.82 billion United Technologies GE Security Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz Eiko Stange, Vincent Kalafat Cravath Swaine & Moore Michael Schler, Christopher Fargo Acquisition $643 million Windstream Corporation Nuvox Cravath Swaine & Moore Stephen Gordon Edward Wei, Dana Frenkel, Melissa Moszkowski Acquisition $183 million Cisco Systems ScanSafe Fenwick & West Ron Schrotenboer, Tim Fitzgibbon Latham & Watkins Nick DeNovio, Jason Choi Acquisition $82 million Berry Plastics Superfos Packaging Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz Deborah Paul Type of Deal Value Issuer/Borrower Lead managers/arrangers Adviser to issuer/borrower (tax) Adviser to lead managers (tax) Refinancing $6.4 billion debt restructuring; $1.1 billion placing and open offer Yell Group Herbert Smith Isaac Zailer IPO $1.09 billion Hyatt Hotels Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank Securities, JP Morgan Securities Cravath Swaine & Moore Michael Schler, Kathleen Withers Notes offering $1 billion Ford Credit BofA Merrill Lynch, Citi, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley Shearman & Sterling Peter Blessing, Ansgar Simon Preferred securities offering $339 million BB&T Corporation and BB&T Capital Trust VII Banc of America Securities, Morgan Stanley. Wells Fargo Securities, BB&T Capital Markets, RBC Capital Markets Shearman & Sterling Craig Gibian, Patrick Valenti Securitisation $300 million PDL BioPharma Shearman & Sterling Michael Shulman, Patrick Valenti If you would like to raise the profile of your firm, please send deal information to Jack Grocott (jgrocott@euromoneyplc.com).

The test claimants in the UK thin-capitalisation group litigation against HM Revenue & Customs have won their challenge in the High Court in the London that the rules infringed the freedom of establishment article of the European Treaty

The Indonesian Directorate-General of Taxation has issued two key regulations that clarify the withholding tax treatment of bond issuance structures, particularly concerning the criteria that allow a beneficial owner obtain treaty benefits.

Latin American countries are focusing on tax treaties like never before as officials look to create tax systems that are more favourable to investors.

The OECD has launched a new forum designed to improve tax transparency and administration in African states.

The Argentine Senate has approved the country's 2010 budget, which includes the extension of key banking taxes

Italy's latest tax disclosure opportunity infringes European law, says a report by the leading European think-tank.

Despite the economic downturn, government focus around the world has remained on tax reform, a report has concluded.

Algirdas Šemeta has been proposed as the incoming European commissioner for taxation, customs union, audit and anti-fraud