Sam Talbot
An award-winning Chartered Tax Advisor, Sam specialises in providing M&A tax advice across both buy-side and sell-side to a broad range of clients in a variety of sectors.
He is experienced in providing tax structuring and due diligence services to a variety of clients including both trade buyers and private market investors both in UK-UK transactions and on cross-border deals, with a particular focus on private equity transactions.
Sam also guides selling shareholders and management teams of target companies through the entire transaction process. He provides tax advice on the multitude of matters that arise throughout the course of a transaction to ensure the best possible tax outcome for selling shareholders.
Sam’s recent deal experience includes:
- Tax due diligence and structuring advice on the acquisitions of the Hobbycraft Group, high street portfolio of WH Smith, Wynsors World of Shoes and Claire’s Accessories by Modella Capital.
- Tax due diligence and transaction advisory services on the acquisitions of Twentyfirstcenturybrand, Otherway London and the Amplify Group, marketing and brand experience agencies, by Common Interest Group.
- Sell-side lead tax advisory services to the shareholders of Compass CHC, a leading healthcare funding solution company, on the sale of their shares to Omni Partners.
