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Type of Deal Value Acquirer Target Adviser to acquirer (tax) Adviser to target (tax) Merger $28 billion Enbridge Spectra Energy Corp Sulliavn & Cromwell; McCarthy Tetrault Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz: T Eiko Staneg & David Sturgeon; Goodmans Merger $14 billion Pfizer Medivation Ropes & Gray Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz: T Eiko Staneg & David Sturgeon; Cooley 60% sale of ownership $10.1 billion Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development Telia Company AB: Tcell

The past few weeks have been eventful in taxation, with controversies, debates and proposals all being in the mix.

The result of the European Commission’s investigation into Apple’s tax affairs has ruffled feathers on both sides of the Atlantic. Caroline Byrne sits down with Joe Kennedy to get a US perspective.

Margrethe Vestager is known for taking items out of her friends’ shopping baskets if she feels they are making the wrong decision. The EU Competition Commissioner is not short of opinions when it comes to the world’s most powerful companies either – routinely provoking disagreements with major corporations since becoming commissioner in 2014. Lena Angvik takes a look at the lady behind the state aid investigations.

Former EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes was listed as a director of an offshore company

With tax authorities being granted more and more company data as transparency measures start to hit, Keith Brockman looks at how companies could scrutinise them.

The European Commission (EC) has released figures on the 'VAT Gap' that support its plan to overhaul the EU's VAT system and introduce a definitive regime for cross-border trade in the EU.

Brazilian taxpayers go to court to challenge the increase of the PIS and Cofins after nearly 10 years of a zero rate being applied on financial revenues.

Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia speaks to reporters after the Cabinet meeting on September 12