Sorsha Taylor

Sorsha Taylor

Senior Associate

Email

sorsha.taylor@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 203 088 3164

Offices

London

V-CARD
Sorsha is a senior associate in Allen & Overy’s tax group. Her experience includes advising on the UK tax aspects of a broad range of corporate, financing and real estate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, equity and debt capital market transactions and other structured financing transactions. Sorsha has experience working extensively with clients on all stages of their deal, from initial structuring advice and planning, through to documentation, negotiation and implementation. Sorsha works with all major international clients, with a particular focus on private capital, and assist her clients on projects spanning many of the major sectors including financial services, investment, real estate, infrastructure and technology.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • A UK financial institution on its strategic partnership with Schroders in the wealth, investment and financial planning sector. The parties will enter into an alliance to create a market-leading wealth management proposition which will combine the financial institution’s significant client base, multi-channel distribution and digital capabilities with Schroders’ investment and wealth management expertise and technology capabilities.
  • A large UK bank on its acquisition of a tech-enabled wealth management platform.
  • A Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund on the tax structuring and implementation of a major reorganisation of its holding of UK real estate assets.
  • Westbrook on a number of different corporate, real estate and financing matters and structuring advisory work, including an up to £79m facility in respect of the development of Arthur Stanley House, London and its subsequent refinancing and the c. £850m corporate sale of Dolphin Square, London.
  • A Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund on its c. £590m purchase of a 49% stake in luxury hotel group, Rocco Forte Hotels.
  • A Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund on its US$250 million investment in BlackRock Global Infrastructure Fund IV.
  • PIMCO on its acquisition using a QAHC of Kayl Parent S.A.R.L. and KHL Mortgage Services Limited from Blackstone and Sixth Street.
  • Laureate Education on its EUR770m sale of its institutions in Spain and Portugal to a company backed by the Permira funds.
  • Brookfield on the tax aspects of its USD5bn acquisition of the Modulaire Group, Europe and Asia’s leading infrastructure services company specialising in modular services, from investment funds managed by TDR Capital.
  • Assa Abloy on its acquisition of Arran Isle Limited, a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of door and window hardware in the UK and Ireland.
  • Investor-backed Savvy Gaming Group on the USD1.5bn acquisition of ESL Gaming (the world's largest independent esports company) and FaceIt Limited (the leading digital platform for competitive multiplayer games).
  • NXMH on its acquisition of Bitstamp Limited, one of the leading global cryptocurrency exchanges. NXMH is a subsidiary of NXC Corporation, the owner of global video game company Nexon.

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2016

Academic

LPC, Law, Distinction

Bachelor of Laws (LLB), University of Leicester, 1st

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.