Acquisitions and disposals

Managing your corporate acquisitions and disposals from a tax structuring, due diligence and transaction support perspective.

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Corporate acquisitions and disposals give rise to a range of tax issues which require careful consideration and planning to ensure that the transaction is undertaken in a tax efficient manner whilst achieving your ultimate strategy and goals.

Our specialist team can help you navigate the tax aspects of the transaction from start to finish. Making sure there are no surprises and unexpected tax costs and that tax matters are considered in a structured and timely manner.

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We understand all aspects of M&A transactions including acquisitions, private equity investment, disposals and management team participation. Our specialist team has extensive experience and intimate knowledge of the challenges you may face.

If your business needs to be reorganised or restructured in advance of the M&A transaction our team can provide specialist advice and support in this area.

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Providing tailored advice helping you navigate the changes in your business structure. We can help you with:

Strategy

Work out your acquisition, disposal, exit, restructure or retirement strategy.

Structuring

Understand the pros and cons of different transaction routes. For example, share versus trade and asset sale.

Steps plan

Map out the transaction steps to ensure that the transaction is completed in a tax efficient manner.

Funding

Consider the tax implications of various funding options and the tax reliefs available on debt financing.

Due diligence

Identifying tax exposures, areas of concern or tax attributes and assets that need to be factored into the deal mechanism.

Implementation

Collaborate with your lawyers, ensuring the SPA tax warranties, tax covenant and the deal mechanism provide the desired tax reliefs and protections.

Business changes

Evaluate the tax treatment of business and trade changes post transaction to ensure valuable losses and reliefs are protected.

HMRC negotiations

Deal with pre transaction HMRC clearances, post transaction disclosures to HMRC, tax investigations and disputes.

What our clients say - case study

Kingsway Group Global engaged Crowe, our long-standing accounting professionals, to act for us in a complex share-sale transaction which involved multiple shareholders in different geographies. We found Crowe to be responsive, they understood the aims of the project and were able to provide the resources needed to ensure the financial matters were handled effectively and delivered the best outcome for us, the client.

What was particularly useful was their global reach and ability to leverage off the Crowe network, enabling them to provide a global joined-up approach. They collaborated well with our legal advisors and delivered to the tight deadlines. In overview, we found the service that Crowe delivered was very good value with no hidden surprises.

- Julian Hall, Director, Kingsway Group

Our latest thinking

We examine the important issues that shape the tax landscape. Our thought leaders provide insights on upcoming tax-related matters.

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We care about your business. Close working relationships are at the heart of our service delivery which sees our clients stay with us year after year, trusting us for our specialist advice and open dialogue.

We understand the tax landscape. Our expertise, market knowledge and access to professionals across our global network means we are well placed to offer insight and pragmatic advice to your businesses at each stage of its lifecycle.

We help you to make smart decisions that have lasting value. Working with you, we will help you to successfully adapt and overcome challenges, both today and in the future.