Neema Sofaer

Associate (Tax) @Fried Frank

London, GB

I advise clients, and support Fried Frank’s Corporate, Private Equity, Asset Management/Funds and Finance teams, in London and the US on complex, cross-border transactions (UK- and US-style).I attended Senior Associate and Special Counsel Academy in New York in July 2025 and participate in Junior Transatlantic Tax Group and BVCA events.Asset Management (acting for the fund, acting for the investor)• Fund set-up: drafting the tax provisions of the LPA, PPM and subscription booklet, negotiating side letters and checking and negotiating investors’ responses to the subscription booklet.• Acting for the investor in primary and secondary deals, including liquidity opportunities and continuation vehicles.• Acting for the investor in stakes deals, including a seed-and-stakes deal. • Open-ended funds for retail investors.• Advice on taxation of carried interest and co-invest for manager with executives in various jurisdictions.Corporate/M&A (acting for the buyer, acting for the seller)• UK law governed SPAs and BPAs: acquisitions and disposals. Series of bolt-on acquisitions for PE clients.• US law governed Purchase Agreements with UK companies or assets within the transaction perimeter.Finance• Acting for lenders and borrowers in e.g. real estate, corporate acquisitions or fund-raising, often with obligors in multiple jurisdictions and/or non-standard lenders. UK- and US-law governed agreements. Finance/Disputes• Advising taxpayer on HMRC challenge to client\'s position on withholding tax.

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