<P> The documents were acquired by the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung , which had also obtained the Panama Papers in 2016 . According to the BBC , the name `` Paradise Papers '' reflects `` the idyllic profiles of many of the offshore jurisdictions whose workings are unveiled '' , so - called tax havens , or `` tax paradises '' . </P>
<P> The documents were acquired by the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung , which had also obtained the Panama Papers in 2016 . According to the BBC , the name `` Paradise Papers '' reflects `` the idyllic profiles of many of the offshore jurisdictions whose workings are unveiled '' , so - called tax havens , or `` tax paradises '' . </P>
panama papers and paradise papers have been released by which organisation
panama papers and paradise papers have been released by which organisation
Süddeutsche Zeitung
Süddeutsche Zeitung