Analysis — Inward Migration

With all the press surrounding the steady flow of UK headed groups out of the UK over the past few years (including WPP and Regus) it would seem inconceivable to contemplate the idea of migrating a foreign group company to the UK.

This article considers some of the key issues relevant to groups looking to migrate foreign companies into the UK particularly where they have underperforming assets held in offshore structures which if realised would not result in any benefit to the wider group or where (increasingly) the costs of maintaining such structures is greater than any likely benefits.

However there are certain circumstances where the current economic conditions could make it attractive for a group with significant...