International Tax Review (ITR) honored global law firm White & Case LLP with two "Impact Deal Awards" among its ITR European Tax Awards 2020.
The deals honored were:
- White & Case and The Law Office of Megren M. Al-Shaalan represented Saudi Aramco on its SAR 96 billion/US$25.6 billion IPO—the world's largest IPO to date.
- White & Case represented Allen & Company LLC, financial advisor to Axel Springer SE, on KKR's €6.8 billion takeover offer for the minority interests in Axel Springer.
The ITR European Tax Awards have taken place annually since 2005 and recognize remarkable achievements and developments by international tax professionals from the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.
White & Case was nominated for several other awards, including CEE Tax Firm of the Year, UK Tax Firm of the Year, US Tax Firm of the Year and Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) Firm of the Year.