All transactions—whether mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, equity investments or divestitures—are fraught with complex issues that require dedicated expert attention. When those deals cross international borders or involve companies with global operations, wading through the additional range of considerations is even more daunting. Effectively navigating the myriad tax, accounting, legal, regulatory, cultural and labor issues in cross-border transactions is necessary in order to ensure that risks are minimized and returns maximized. Our Global Transaction Services practice has helped shepherd hundreds of international M&A deals to closing and beyond, each pursued with that clear-cut goal: to help maximize the value of clients’ transactions.
Two hallmarks of the Global Transaction Services practice are global breadth and local depth. Our service approach rests on a network of over 1,000 tax and accounting professionals in offices around the world, 100% dedicated to Transaction Services. We have dedicated resources on the ground in almost every major world financial center who have the language skills and regional expertise to protect clients’ interests, either as buyer or seller in business combinations.
The Global Transaction Services practice has been involved in some of the largest M&A deals in the world. We deliver a number of valuable services to both financial and corporate buyers and sellers, including:
- Rigorous and focused due diligence that identifies “deal breakers” and “diamonds” early in the process;
- Innovative tax and accounting structures, designed to help clients minimize tax liability and enhance earnings in the short- and long-term;
- Assistance with acquisition and financing agreements that best protects the client;
- Transaction closing assistance that allows clients to maintain focus on their day-to-day operations;
- Sell-side activities that maximise value for a vendor in a disposition;
- Post-merger integration activities, which assist in identifying synergies and production and logistical efficiencies in the newly formed entity.