It seems unnecessary to explain why so many companies are striving to merge and acquire others as well as restructure their operations.

However, in order to comprehend this emerging reality that we are facing, we have encouraged our clients to understand the effects of synergy and restructuring. Irrespective of the approach used, this companies are able to be better placed when it comes to:

• Increase and maintaining market share
• Accessing new capabilities such as technology and resources
• Boosting revenue and profit margins
• Attaining better positioning when dealing with suppliers
• Creating new opportunities
• Creating a competitive advantage

Mergers, acquisitions and restructures are a challenging endeavor that requires one to have a strategy, therefore giving rise to the need for guidance. We answer the common question of whether to merge, acquire or restructure which is typically the biggest challenge experienced by most firms approaching us to guide them. We offer a bridge to enable our clients to avoid making a couple of common mistakes when transitioning such as:

• Paying substantially more than the fair value of the prospective entities
• Improper planning of the whole process
• Disregarding the culture of the entities being involved in the transition
• Lack of transparency in evaluation and negotiation processes

We engage highly trained and experienced experts to ensure maximization of all available opportunities for the benefit of our client’s prosperity. We offer specialist advice on matters related to:

• Tax implication, treatment and compliance with tax regulatory authorities
• Implication on intangible assets such as trademarks, patents and copyrights
• Synergies in these deals
• The strategic rationale applied to provide a description of processes
• Commercial and market due diligence whereby we gauge a company’s attractiveness and the financial health of an entity