Michael Alliston
Michael Alliston
Biography
Michael Alliston is a tax lawyer based in London. He advises on a wide range of corporate tax matters, including M&A, corporate reorganizations, capital markets transactions and financings.
Michael's practice comprises a mix of transactional and stand-alone advisory work. He assists companies across a wide variety of sectors, including energy, infrastructure, financial institutions, funds, real estate and transport.
Michael has particular experience advising M&A and tax risk underwriters, and in complex tax disputes and enquiry work.
Professional experience
Representative experience
Representative experience
Advising:
- Infopro Digital on its acquisition of UKREiiF organiser, Built Environment Networking Ltd – August 2024
- CME Group Inc. (CME), in relation to a binding agreement entered into with Saudi-exchange listed Saudi Tadawul Group Holding Company (STG), for STG to acquire a 32.6 percent stake in Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) – January 2024
- Development Partners International on its US$230m acquisition of a fertiliser distribution and marketing business, Solevo Group, from Helios Investment Partners – April 2023
- J.P. Morgan on a $700m multi-year stop-loss transaction with Swiss Re – March 2023
- Etrading Software and shareholders on an investment by Lloyds Banking Group’s private equity arm in Etrading Software, a global provider of technology-led solutions to global capital markets – December 2022
- Ares Management on its £178m debt facilities to alternative network broadband provider, Brsk – October 2022
- RiverStone International on the acquisition of Endurance at Lloyd's (EAL) from Sompo International, a leading global provider of commercial and consumer property and casualty (re)insurance – September 2022
- Titan Trust Bank in relation to Titan Trust Bank’s acquisition (by an auction sale process) of Union Bank of Nigeria including assisting with pre-sale restructuring – June 2022
- Modern Times Group on the sale of ESL Gaming, the world's largest independent esports company, to the Savvy Gaming Group (SGG) – January 2022
- Taylor Maritime Investments Limited on $253m IPO of UK listed shipping investment fund – June 2021
- Europa Capital on the £1bn sale of the former Ford stamping plant in Dagenham in the UK to the Peabody Group – May 2021
- Sonangol on US$600m sale of shares in Puma Energy to Trafigura and its acquisition of Puma Energy's strategic assets in Angola – April 2021
- TortoiseEcofin on the IPO of UK listed investment trust investing in renewable energy sustainable infrastructure assets – January 2021
- TPAY MOBILE (TPAY) on its acquisition of 100-percent of the shares of leading Turkish FinTech company Trend Ödeme Kuruluşu A.Ş., known in the market as Payguru – June 2020
- Kaefer on the acquisition of John Wood Group industrial services business - February 2020
- The sale of Charles Taylor Managing Agency to Premia Holdings – September 2019
- Unily on a growth investment in a provider of digital workplace platforms – June 2019
Rankings and recognitions
Rankings and recognitions
Tier 3, Corporate and commercial: Corporate tax, The Legal 500, 2024
“Michael Alliston is a first-rate partner. Extremely technically able and bright, with real attention to minute details.”
“Michael Alliston is very user-friendly and will go above and beyond in order to make sure that he delivers top quality tax advice.”
Tier 3, Corporate and commercial: Corporate tax, The Legal 500, 2023
“Michael Alliston – incredibly detail-orientated, easy to work with and efficient in getting to the right answer.”
Tier 3, Corporate and commercial: Corporate tax, The Legal 500, 2022
"Michael Alliston – dogged in getting to the bottom of the point. Friendly and relaxed to work with."
Tier 3, Corporate and commercial: Corporate tax, The Legal 500, 2021
"Clients praise Michael Alliston for being 'technically brilliant' with a broad transactional tax and cross-border M&A practice."
"Michael Alliston is technically brilliant and can perform thorough research and analysis at speed."
Admissions
Admissions
- Solicitor qualified in England & Wales
Publications
Publications
Michael is a contributing author to Lexis Nexis' Guide to FATCA and CRS Compliance.
Insights and news
Insights
News
Client Work
