Caroline Hadfield
People

Caroline Hadfield

Director

Areas of expertise

Caroline specialises in the real estate sector, but also has a number of other clients ranging from entrepreneurial groups to large corporates. She also has a wide range of experience in the M&A sector, from tax due diligence to tax structuring on acquisitions, disposals or financing projects.

Experience

Caroline worked as an in-house Tax Director for a property developer/investor prior to joining S&W, where she was responsible for all areas of tax. She has significant experience in M&A transactions, and her background has provided a breadth of experience across all taxes, together with a very commercial outlook.

Notable client work and achievements

Caroline has over 25 years experience of providing corporation tax advice, and has recently joined S&W from Vita, where she led all group tax matters including the acquisition and funding of development sites, international expansion (Spain, India, UAE, US), securing over significant amounts of blue-chip debt, and completing disposals worth more than £1.5bn

Professional qualifications/memberships

ACCA (Global prizewinner in the Audit & Assurance paper)

CIOT

Budget Banners Latestbudgetpredictions

Article

Latest Budget predictions and speculation

All the latest reports on the changes we might see in the Autumn 2026 Budget.

A tractor ploughing a field

Article

How AI and technology are transforming the finances of rural businesses

For many landed estates and rural businesses, the traditional financial processes that were once the cornerstone of estates and rural businesses are being stretched by the complexity of modern operations.

Contact Caroline