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#HII2015
Why = “Data”How = “Centre”
#Hos%nIreland
CommercialClassDataCentres
80%+ ImillerPRGlobalSurvey’sQ12015
DonoughRocheVPSalesEngineeringDigitalRealty
NicolaHayes,CEOAndrastaConsul8ng
StuartHalford,HeadofProjectsGoodbodyStockbrokers
MauriceMortellVicePresidentofEmergingMarkets&CountryManagerforIrelandTelecityGroup
ImillerPRGlobalSurvey’sAugust–September2014
90%+
JoeBradyTaxPartnerMatheson
AndreasCarneySeniorAssociateInforma8onTechnologyandCommercialContractsGroupMatheson
HelenDixonDataProtec8onCommissionerIreland
AndreasCarneySeniorAssociateInforma8onTechnologyandCommercialContractsGroupMatheson
Financial Times 2012-2015 Matheson is ranked in the FT’s top 10 European law firms 2015. Matheson has also been commended by the FT for corporate law, finance law, dispute resolution and corporate strategy.
Irish Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year 2015 International Tax Review
European Law Firm of the Year 2015 Hedge Fund Journal
Law Firm of the Year 2014 Irish Pensions Awards
PolicytotheMax!TheSchremsdecisionincontext
AndreasCarney,SeniorAssociateIT&CommercialContractsDepartment
GovernmentPolicy
• Ac%onPlanforJobs2013and2015
• LeadingcountryforBigDataanddataanaly%cs
• Compe%%veecosystemforBigData
SchremsDecision
• CourtofJus%cedeclaresSafeHarbourinvalid
SafeHarbour-aliPlehistory
• 2000-EuropeanCommission/USDept.ofCommerce
• Setdownprinciplesforprocessingdata
• Sign-upandself-cer%fycompliance
• 2010–GermanDPAsques%onadequacy
SnowdonRevela%ons
• 2013-Commission-SafeHarbourmaynotbesafeaYerall
• 2014–Parliament–callsforimmediatesuspension• 2015–GermanDPAs–doesnotprotectfundamentalrights
• Nopressurethen….
TheCourt’sDecision
• Basisofthedecision
• Considerableuneaseaboutindiscriminatesurveillance
• PermiPedderoga%onfromSafeHarbourprinciples
• Meetna%onalsecurityorlawenforcementobliga%ons
• Agenciesoutsidetheregula%onofSafeHarbour
Policy?
• WastheCourt’sdecisionreflec%veofawiderpolicy?
• Numberofop%onstolegi%misetransfers,but…
• IflawsarenotequivalenttothoseinEurope?
• Arealltransferstoajurisdic%onatrisk?
HousingDatainEurope
• Mul%na%onalschoosingtohousetheirdatahere
• Op%ngforregula%onhere
• Seeithappeningmoreandmore
Thankyou
AndreasCarneyMatheson70SirJohnRogerson'sQuayDublin2T:+35312322837F:+35312323333E:[email protected]:www.matheson.com
HelenDixonDataProtec8onCommissionerIreland
JoeDuffyTaxPartnerMatheson
Financial Times 2012-2015 Matheson is ranked in the FT’s top 10 European law firms 2015. Matheson has also been commended by the FT for corporate law, finance law, dispute resolution and corporate strategy.
Irish Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year 2015 International Tax Review
European Law Firm of the Year 2015 Hedge Fund Journal
Law Firm of the Year 2014 Irish Pensions Awards
The International Tax Landscape
Joe Duffy, 10 November 2015
Base Erosion Profit Shifting – BEPS
2008 - 2012
• Financial Crisis
• G20
2013
• OECD Action Plan
2014
• OECD Phase 1 Reports
2015
• OECD Phase 2 Reports
2016
• Implem-entation
• Review
OECD Reports Coherence
Hybrid Mismatch Arrangements (2)
Harmful TaxPractices (5)
InterestDeductions (4)
CFC Rules (3)
Substance
Preventing Tax Treaty Abuse (6)
Avoidance ofPE Status (7)
TP Aspects of Intangibles (8)
TP/Risk and Capital (9)
TP/High Risk Transactions (10)
Transparency
Methodologies and Data Analysis (11)
Disclosure Rules (12)
TP Documentation (13)
Dispute Resolution (14)
Digital Economy (1)
Multilateral Instrument (15)
The Digital Economy
The Digital
Economy
Not separate
Allocating profit
Watch this space
Taxable presence
Ireland’s Corporate Tax Strategy
Ireland’s Corporate Tax Strategy
Rate Regime
Reputation
“Ireland’s corporate tax strategy has three key elements: rate, regime and reputation. The tax rate is settled policy.”
“I want Ireland to play fair…and to play to win…I will continue to examine ways to ensure our corporate tax regime remains competitive.”
Ireland’s Corporation Tax Strategy
12.5% tax rate
Residency rules Onshoring IP SARP
Knowledge Development
Box
Aligning Profit with Value Creation
Real Substance in Ireland
Knowledge Development Box
Qualifying Expenditure
Overall income from
IP Asset
Overall Expenditure
= Qualifying Expenditure + Acquisition Costs + Group Outsourced Costs
30% Uplift
Income receiving tax
benefits
@ X =
+
6.25%
1856FirstTransatlanIcCable
World’sfirstDataCentrebuiltinKerryin1858!
StuartDennisEnterprise&DataCentreSalesDirectoratZayoGroup
Zayo Business Infrastructure
44 | Proprietary and Confidential
Zayo Global Network
17,400 buildings
6,700,000 fiber miles
84,000 route miles
320 markets
80 average fiber count
Metro Fiber Market
Longhaul / Regional Fiber
Legend
45 | Proprietary and Confidential
Zayo European Network
46 | Proprietary and Confidential
Focused on a full product suite
Product Offering % Revenue
Dark Fiber Leased raw fiber 32%
Mobile Infrastructure Tower/small cell backhaul 7%
Interconnect-Oriented Colo Space, power & interconnects 8%
Subtotal 47%
47 | Proprietary and Confidential
Cable system overview
Sirius North Hibernia Atlantic
Lanis 2
BT-Manx
Lanis 1 Hibernia Atlantic
ESAT 2 Sirius South Eirgrid CeltixConnect
EBFL
Hibernia Atlantic
ESAT 1
SOLAS
TGN and Apollo
48 | Proprietary and Confidential
Irish Connectivity
Our combined network topology brings key differentiators in this space: • Sea crossing diversity • Backhaul diversity to major UK cities, including
Gold: Eirgrid Green: EBFL Red: FibreSpeed Blue: Zayo
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Key players in the Irish market
Dublin one of the leading markets in Europe.
Local metro access : • Partnership with
ESBT
• Access through T50
• Bespoke build
Q4Events
#Hos%nIreland
80%+ ImillerPRGlobalSurvey’sQ12015