Mergers and Acquisitions – Due Diligence
Financial, tax and legal due diligence, plus support in structuring and negotiating acquisitions, sales and integrations.
An acquisition is won or lost on information. We review the target with a team of accountants, lawyers and tax specialists, identify contingencies and turn them into price adjustments, warranties and contractual conditions. We act for both buyers and sellers.
What it includes
- Comprehensive due diligence: financial, tax, legal, employment and corporate review of the target company.
- Contingency analysis: quantifying risks and their effect on price and deal structure.
- Transaction structuring: share purchase versus asset purchase and its tax and accounting impact.
- Transaction documents: letters of intent, confidentiality agreements and share purchase agreements with representations and warranties.
- Merger control: assessment of the duty to notify or seek clearance from the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC), where applicable.
- Post-closing integration: accounting, tax and corporate integration after closing.
Typical deliverables
Due diligence report
Quantified contingency matrix
Recommendations for the purchase agreement
Integration plan
Facing a legal, tax or corporate decision?
Tell us about your case and a partner of the firm will outline the scope and a proposal.