Belinda is a corporate tax specialist with over 30 years experience. Her career began at Coopers & Lybrand where she qualified in 1978 and became a Partner in 1986. She moved into law when she became Head of Tax at DLA (now DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary LLP) in 1996 and arrived at Mishcon in 2004 as Corporate Tax Director. Her expertise covers all aspects of real estate tax (planning for direct taxes, VAT and SDLT; structuring property investment funds) and the tax implications of mergers and acquisitions, international structuring, company restructuring, financing and private equity funds. Throughout all of this she has acted for a wide range of public and private companies and financial institutions (e.g. banks and funds). Recent successful examples include advising an offshore property fund on its acquisition of a £150 million property portfolio, an online gaming company on corporate restructuring and jurisdiction and an Offshore Unit Trust's acquisition of a £70 million property portfolio. Belinda is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the International Fiscal Association and recommended in "PLC Which Lawyer".

Key Experience

Structuring a management team interest in a joint venture with a major offshore property fund. Included carried interest arrangements designed to give them a 10% tax rate.

Advising an offshore property fund on the acquisition of a £150 million property portfolio.

Advising a property services company in relation to a de-merger and a joint venture with a major investment bank.

Advising an online gaming company on corporate restructuring and jurisdiction.

Acquisition of a £70 million property portfolio in an Offshore Unit Trust.

Career History