Caroline Devlin

Partner

+353 (0)1 618 0585 (Direct Line)
caroline.devlin@arthurcox.com

Dublin » Arthur Cox, Earlsfort Centre, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, Ireland

Expertise

Caroline specialises in the tax area, leasing and international financial services. She advises domestic and international companies on tax planning, including tax aspects of acquisitions and reorganisations, and also has extensive expertise in securitisation, aircraft and equipment leasing.

Experience

Advised the Electricity Supply Board on its recent disposal of a part of its business to Endesa
Advised a syndicate of five banks on the Irish aspects of a US$500 million cross-border refinancing of the debt of the ROLF Group
Advised on the Irish tax aspects of all the Russian LPN transactions using Irish vehicles for various Russian banks and other financial institutions
Advised Abbey International Finance Limited on its recent helicopter acquisitions
Advised Boeing on its Irish aircraft leasing business
Advised on the recent Bank of Ireland recapitalisation

Practice Areas

Education

BCL, 1982, University College, Dublin

Professional

Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland, 1986
Admitted as an Associate of the Irish Taxation Institute

Memberships

Law Society of Ireland Taxation Committee
Chairman and Law Society Representative on the Taxation Administration Liaison Committee
The Law Society’s representative on the Irish Revenue’s IFRS Consultation Group

Authorship

Caroline is the editor of the Institute of Tax book on the Law and Practice of Stamp Duty

Publications

Ireland's Holding Company Regime, September 2011 Tax: 30.09.2011 | Format:
Why Ireland?, Autumn 2011 Inward Investment, Tax: 12.09.2011 | Format:
Equipment Leasing In Ireland: New Developments, August 2011 Inward Investment, Tax: 22.08.2011 | Format:
Acquisition of Loan Portfolios and Distressed Debt: Tax Efficient Irish Structures, July 2011 Tax: 18.07.2011 | Format:
Establishing Special Purpose Vehicles in Ireland, May 2011 Listing Services, Tax, Structured Finance and Securitisation, Capital Markets: 19.05.2011 | Format:
TaxFlash (Finance Bill 2011), 21 January 2011 Tax: 21.01.2011 | Format:
Guide to: Corporate Migration, Autumn 2010 Corporate and M&A, Inward Investment, Tax: 03.11.2010 | Format:
In Brief - Tax Guide, Autumn 2010 Arthur Cox selects new Managing Partner: 01.10.2010 | Format:
Reasons to locate shipping operations in Ireland, Summer 2010 Maritime and Shipping, John Walsh | Arthur Cox: 19.07.2010 | Format:
The Company Agenda - Company Compliance and Governance Group Newsletter, Summer 2010 Company Compliance and Governance, Asia-Pacific Group: 01.06.2010 | Format:
The New Irish Transfer Pricing Regime, April 2010 Tax: 30.04.2010 | Format:
Finance Bill 2010 - New Carbon Tax Regime, March 2010 Tax: 05.03.2010 | Format:
Detention and Sale of Aircraft for Non Payment of Airport Charges, February 2010 Aviation: 04.03.2010 | Format:
Briefing - Tax Group (Middle East), Autumn 2009: 28.10.2009 | Format:
Establishing an Aircraft Leasing Platform in Ireland, Spring 2009 Banking, Tax, Aviation: 27.05.2009 | Format:
Structured Finance Guide - Capital Markets Group (Irish SPRVs), Spring 2009 Capital Markets: 13.03.2009 | Format:
TaxFlash - Tax Group Briefing (Budget 2009), 15 October 2008 Tax: 15.10.2008 | Format:
Establishing Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) in Ireland, Autumn 2008 Listing Services, Tax, Capital Markets: 19.09.2008 | Format:
TaxFlash - Tax Group Briefing (Finance Act 2008), June 2008 Tax: 30.06.2008 | Format:
TaxFlash - Tax Group Briefing (The Finance Bill 2008), 8th February 2008 Environment, Planning and Climate Change, Projects, July's First Tuesday Q&As cover:: 08.02.2008 | Format:
TaxFlash - Tax Group Briefing (The Finance Bill 2008), 31st January 2008 Tax, Capital Markets: 31.01.2008 | Format:
International Comparative Legal Guide to Corporate Tax 2008 - A Practical Insight to Cross-border Corporate Tax Work, Irish Chapter Tax: 28.01.2008 | Format:
Structured Finance Guide - SPVs in Ireland (for Russian LPNs), August 2007 Listing Services, Tax, Capital Markets: 24.08.2007 | Format:
Securitisation Guide: Issuing Asset Covered Securities - A summary of the legislation and process, May 2007 Tax, Capital Markets: 31.05.2007 | Format:
Structured Finance Bulletin, January 2007 - Irish Government shows continued support for the Structured Finance market Banking, Capital Markets: 05.01.2007 | Format:

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