Tax Requirements for Target Companies in Mergers & Acquisitions

When there is a cross-border merger and acquisition there are additional complexities to plan for, typical acquisition planning in one country may be different than in another country, and the resulting tax implications can be significant. We have represented both the acquiror and target in a number of cross-border acquisitions and getting the right result requires a careful analysis of the tax implications involved. What may seem like a very small detail may have very serious tax implications that greatly impacts the result of the acquisition for either the acquiror or target.

When there is a cross-border merger and acquisition there are additional complexities to plan for, typical acquisition planning in one country may be different than in another country, and the resulting tax implications can be significant.  We have represented both the acquiror and target in a number of cross-border acquisitions and getting the right result requires a careful analysis of the tax implications involved.  What may seem like a very small detail may have very serious tax implications that greatly impacts the result of the acquisition for either the acquiror or target.