Mathew Oliver
Partner, UK
Mathew is a Partner in our corporate tax practice, with over 20 years’ experience across a number of business sectors.
He joined Osborne Clarke in October 2018, having previously worked in other large law firms, including in his last role as Head of the International Tax Group, and a large accountancy firm.
Mathew’s practice covers both transactional work and stand-alone advisory work including advising on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, group structuring and reorganisations, private equity transactions, venture capital investments and other corporate and commercial transactions, often with an international perspective.
Mathew advises across a broad range of sectors although he is particularly known for advising IP rich companies, emerging and growth companies and companies affected by disruptive technology.
Mathew qualified as a lawyer in 1995 and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.
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Tax
UK government U-turns on package of tax cutting measures
The new chancellor has announced the dismantling of Kwasi Kwarteng's emergency fiscal event of the previous month
17/10/2022
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Tax
Emergency fiscal event announces a package of tax cutting measures
The fiscal event marks a major shift in tax policy with cuts replacing rises in an attempt to drive growth
23/09/2022
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6m
Tax
Spring Statement maps out the UK government's tax plan
Better-than-expected public finance predictions have made way for measures attempting to ease the soaring cost of living and to reform...
24/03/2022
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4m
Tax
UK consults on the introduction of a global minimum corporate tax rate
Following global agreement on a two pillar solution to reform tax rules in response to the challenges of digitalisation, the...
04/03/2022
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4m
Tax
Autumn Budget 2021 | What tax measures were announced?
A technical yet cautiously optimistic Budget without any big surprises for businesses
28/10/2021
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5m
Tax
Autumn Budget 2021 | What tax measures can we expect to see?
With the country slowly recovering from the fallout of the pandemic and the government needing to reduce the massive deficit...
14/10/2021
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5m
Tax
G7 'historic agreement' ups momentum of global tax reform for large multinationals
Full agreement and specifics are a long way off but the deal marks the way for G20 talks to address...
18/06/2021
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3m
Tech, Media and Comms
TMC Tax Focus | Be prepared for tax scrutiny
With tax authorities often sceptical about the motives behind corporate decision-making, recording and being able to demonstrate the commercial rationale...
12/05/2021
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5m
Tech, Media and Comms
TMC Tax Focus | International arrangements under the spotlight
Increased globalisation of companies in the Tech, Media and Communications sector has led to Tax Authorities clamping down on tax...
04/05/2021
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5m
Tech, Media and Comms
TMC Tax Focus | Profit attribution in a changing commercial environment
An international focus on preventing 'base erosion and profit shifting' (or 'BEPS') has brought in fundamental changes to the allocation...
27/04/2021
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5m
Tech, Media and Comms
TMC Tax Focus | Common tax incentives for IP rich businesses
With falling headline corporate tax rates, we look at what other ways jurisdictions are trying to encourage IP rich companies...
20/04/2021
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5m
Tech, Media and Comms
TMC Tax Focus | A shifting international tax landscape
Over the last few years there have been a raft of changes in the tax rules for companies that are...
12/04/2021
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5m
