Fiona Sutherland

Partner

Manchester

contact details

• e: Fiona Sutherland
• dt: +44 (0) 161 836 7799
• df: +44 (0) 161 836 7701
• m: +44 (0) 7764 146 410

download as vcard

Expertise

Fiona is a Partner in our corporate tax department. Her expertise includes advising generally on all aspects of corporate taxation, in particular on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance transactions.

Experience

She has significant experience advising vendors on exit planning and on the structuring of private equity transactions. She also advises on the structuring and implementation of all types of employee share incentives for a broad range of private and public companies.

Successes

Advised on various structures to maximise the availability of entrepreneurs' relief.

Advised on the sale of ITIS Holdings Plc, including, in particular, in relation to its share incentives and employee benefit trust.

Advised Palatine Private Equity on the tax aspects of its investment in the Moneyplus Group.

Advised The Hut Group on its acquisition of Lookfantastic Group.

Advised Frontier IP Group Plc on the establishment of its EMI share option scheme.

Advised Sigma Capital Group Plc on the establishment of its approved and unapproved share option plans.

Advised Climate Human Capital on the adoption of an EMI/unapproved share incentive plan on its flotation on PLUS Markets.

Advised Bglobal Plc on the adoption of a long term incentive plan.

Interests

Fiona enjoys spending time with her family and a variety of sports, including running, tennis and skiing.