Transaction Advisory Services

Merger & Acquisition Structuring
  • Financial & Tax due diligence
  • Consulting on optimal structuring for acquisitions & dispositions;
  • Advising on deductibility of various transaction costs
  • Analysis of restrictions on post-acquisition utilization of net operating loss and other tax attributes
  • Transition handling post acquisition
Valuations
  • Purchase Price allocation for business combinations & transaction accounting
  • Valuation of equity based compensation & ESOP’s
  • Valuation of performance based stock options & restricted stock awards
  • Intangible asset Impairment review
  • Valuation of financial instruments (derivatives, foreign currency convertible bonds) for financial reporting

Due Diligence Services
  • Assessing the quality of earnings
  • GAAP accounting & SEC reporting compliance
  • Analysis of cash flows
  • Balance sheet assets & liabilities review
  • Identifying key business drivers, trends in profitability & risk concentrations
  • Evaluation of management’s forecast
  • Buy-side & sell-side diligence
  • Organizational maturity diligence
Governance Matters
  • Board evaluations
  • Governance reviews
  • Development & evaluation of whistle blower frameworks