Transaction Advisory & Consulting

Buying or selling a business can be emotional, complicated, and time-consuming. And without the right transaction plan in place, entrepreneurs can lose value during their sale, run into cash flow issues, or have their deal fall through entirely.

To help you with a smooth transaction, we have experts that can work with your legal counsel and alleviate the stress relating to your life-changing transaction.

Overseeing Privately-Held Business Transactions

Our team helps small and mid-size business owners navigate a wide range of events that prompt transactions, including:

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
Refinancing
Restructuring
Divestitures
Buyouts
Equity investments
Company reorganization

Support at Every Transaction Step

From negotiating your deal to structuring the sale to maximize your value, we combine transaction experience with deep tax knowledge to identify problem areas that might derail your transaction or make it difficult to achieve your end goal.

Determining the Best Transaction Method for Your Sale

We’ll work to minimize tax implications for your transaction by deciding which of the three sale structuring methods makes the most sense for your business:

Asset sale — Seller remains the legal owner of the business while the buyer takes over receivables or assets (e.g., equipment, customer base)
Stock sale — Buyer purchases the owner’s share of the corporation (e.g., shares of stock), allowing the seller to treat the equity sold as capital gains.
Stock sale with a Sec. 338(h)(10) election — A combination of an asset sale and a stock sale, during which the buyer acquires the business equity but the sale is otherwise treated as an asset sale from a tax perspective.

After-Tax Cash Flow

Alongside your financial team and attorney, we’ll work with you to draft documentation and review financial metrics to make sure that the numbers align with where you want to be as you enter and complete your transaction.

25+ Years of Transaction Experience

We combine decades of experience with cost-effective transaction structuring to offer low to mid-sized companies the best opportunity to navigate change and pinpoint challenges before we encounter them.

With insights into your current market, industry, and transactional requirements, we are ready to join your team to successfully help you move forward.

With a deep understanding of the Midwest market and experience performing complex business valuations for companies nationwide, our team has the expertise and hands-on experience within your industry to help see your transaction through from start to finish.