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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Sarah Lindley

Sarah Lindley

Qualified in England & Wales (UK), 2010

Partner for 5 years

Practice Areas

Corporate Tax

Mergers and Acquisitions

Tax Planning

Contentious Tax

Professional Bio

Sarah Lindley is a Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, based in the London office. She specializes in advising clients on tax considerations related to corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, and tax planning. With a focus on the infrastructure and technology sectors, Sarah has extensive experience in handling complex tax matters. Her notable work includes advising on high-profile transactions for companies such as Arqiva, Just Eat, and Unilever. Sarah holds a BA in Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford and an LPC from the College of Law, Moorgate, London.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

London

+442072756500

Representative Matters

Sarah's representative experience includes advising:

Corporate Restructuring and Transactions

Arqiva in a complex intra-group restructuring.
Arqiva on the sale of its telecoms division to Cellnex for £2bn.
Cookson on the separation and demerger of its Performance Materials business.
Delphi on an internal reorganisation and separation of its Powertrain division.
Just Eat in its £9bn all-share combination with Takeaway.com.
Nestlé on the $10bn disposal of its Skin Health division to the EQT consortium.
Dialog Semiconductor on the sale of technology assets for power management to Apple.
KKR & Co. in an M&A transaction on March 21, 2023.
Silver Lake Management in an M&A transaction on May 19, 2023.
TPIH Iberia in an M&A transaction on June 8, 2023.

Hostile Takeovers and Defence

Just Eat in its defence against a hostile cash takeover approach from Prosus.
Unilever in the successful defence of Kraft Heinz’s $143bn takeover bid.

Tax Planning and Disputes

Clients on UK aspects of a complex transfer pricing dispute.
Clients on Brexit planning and internal reorganisation proposals for financial services.
Clients on UK tax considerations for executive remuneration proposals.
Clients on contentious matters concerning tax consequences of remuneration structures.

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Clients Worked With

ArqivaCooksonDelphiDialog SemiconductorKKR & Co.NestléSilver Lake ManagementTPIH IberiaUnileverJust Eat

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Education

LPC, College of Law, Moorgate, London
2007
BA (Jurisprudence), University of Oxford
2006