Private Equity & Venture Capital

FERIA TANTOCO DAOS (Feria Law) joins IR as the exclusive Private Equity & Venture Capital Member in the Philippines

IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Michelle Carisse Suarez Balois of FERIA TANTOCO DAOS (Feria Law). Michelle has joined IR as our exclusive Private Equity & Venture Capital Member in the Philippines. Mitch has extensive experience in handling mergers and acquisitions, particularly, private equity investments, having advised and […]

Michelle Carisse Suarez BaloisPartner, FERIA TANTOCO DAOS (Feria Law)

In 2019 we advised on 10 key M&A | PE | VC deals in new technologies sector in Poland

In 2019, we at GESSEL put a lot of effort in further developing our expertise at the nexus of transactional services – a traditional forte of our firm – and the new technologies sector. Our efforts have clearly been noted by our Clients, who afforded us the opportunity to advise on 10 key m&a | […]

Marcin MacieszczakManaging partner, attorney at law, GESSEL

Shelowitz Law Group Launches New Website

Firm Reinforces Motto “SLG is Looking Out for You®” Throughout New Site New York, New York, January 8, 2020 — Shelowitz Law Group, an international law firm with offices in New York City and Tel Aviv, is pleased to announce the launch of its completely redesigned law firm website at www.shelgroup.com. The new website highlights […]

Mitchell C. ShelowitzManaging Partner, SLG Shelowitz Law Group

LexUpdate

It is New Year and we are happy to share with you that LexCounsel, Law Offices has shifted to a new building to accommodate its growing team and office at: LexCounsel, Law Offices B-4/232, Safdarjung Enclave New Delhi – 110029 Tel.  +91.11.4166.2861                    Fax. +91.11.4166.2862 We request you to update your records. We look […]

Seema JhinganPartner, LexCounsel

Global Take-down of Defamatory Content by Online Platforms

An intense international debate is on relating to merits of global blocking of offensive and defamatory content including any URLs/web links/videos uploaded from global domains by online platforms such as Facebook Inc., Google Inc., YouTube LLC, Google Plus, Twitter etc. (the “Online Platforms”). This interesting issue was recently considered in detail by the Hon’ble Delhi […]

Seema JhinganPartner, LexCounsel

As of 2020, “bad debt” exemptions available also for personal and corporate income taxpayers

The legislative Act regarding amendment of certain acts with the objective of reducing payment backlogs (2019 Dz.U. item 1649) signed into law by the Polish president on 6 August 2019 introduces an accommodation accounting for “bad debts” in the assessment of income tax. In this way, the Polish legislature is seeking to address the question […]

Marcin MacieszczakManaging partner, attorney at law, GESSEL

UOKiK vested with new rights – Beginning in 2020, it may penalise companies which pay their invoices late

In light of the new laws, payment deadlines in “asymmetric” transactions – i.e. ones between large enterprises and ones from the SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) category – may not, under any circumstances, exceed 60 days, or 30 days where the debtor is a public entity (other than a medical institution, which will be bound by the general 60-day […]

Marcin MacieszczakManaging partner, attorney at law, GESSEL

ILPA Principles 3.0 – A Primer for Private Equity Sponsors Seeking Institutional Investors

Overview The Institutional Limited Partners Association (“ILPA”) is a global organization comprised of more than 5,000 industry professionals across more than 50 countries managing 50% of the global institutional private equity assets under management. The ILPA’s objective is to engage, empower and connect limited partners (“LPs”) in order to improve the private equity industry for […]

Troy PocaluykoPartner, Wildeboer Dellelce LLP

WD Group of Companies Announces Acquisition of NHLPA Certified Agency International Hockey Group (“IHG”)

TORONTO, ONTARIO – November 1, 2019 – WD Group of Companies today announced the acquisition of 50% of the outstanding shares of Toronto based NHLPA certified agency IHG. Murray Koontz, founder and President of IHG, will continue as President and CEO and remain responsible for the day-to-day operations and the management of its athlete clients. […]

Troy PocaluykoPartner, Wildeboer Dellelce LLP

GESSEL advises OEX S.A. on its sale of ArchiDoc S.A.

GESSEL advised OEX S.A. in the transaction for sale of ArchiDoc S.A. to Offsite Archive Storage & Integrated Services (OASIS), an Irish entity held by the Montagu private equity fund. The preliminary price for a 100% stake in ArchiDoc was PLN 65 mln. GESSEL supported OEX S.A. in all stages of the transaction, helping to […]

Marcin MacieszczakManaging partner, attorney at law, GESSEL

Potential Direct Tax Implications for Digital Economy

Multinational companies such as Google, Facebook, Airbnb etc., engaged in providing digital services in different countries, without any physical presence, are likely to be adversely impacted by the changing international tax regime. The tax challenges arising from digitalisation of the economy were identified as one of the main areas of focus of the Base Erosion […]

Seema JhinganPartner, LexCounsel