Ideas & Insights

Sellers are able to command top dollar if they go into the sales process ready to hit the ground running which includes tax preparation.

As the economy recovers from the recession, financial institutions are again focused on strategic growth.

Companies often overlook payroll and employment taxes during transactions. Learn how to avoid this potentially costly mistake.

While 2021 may turn into a feeding frenzy for private equity, longer-term investors can remain as selective as they’ve always been.

A plain-English explanation of the accounting for a business combination accompanied by detailed examples, illustrations and checklists.

Private employers must determine fair market value of equity for employee compensation purposes under general tax rules.

Information technology is valuable to business leaders and their companies, but there must be an investment in people for true success.

Buyers and sellers should take into account tax and regulatory changes when considering tax purchase price allocations.

Learn how RSM's country-focused specialization helped a foreign-owned company successfully make its first U.S.-based acquisition.

Learn how the details affect price in cash-free, debt-free deals.

Smart and effective use of data and analytics helps improve business performance, cut costs, and maximize profits.

As private equity investors have learned, missing cybersecurity weaknesses in portfolio companies can lead to catastrophic losses.

Why and how ESG, technology and data best practices will be increasingly vital for the future of private equity value creation.

This white paper discusses successful merger integration strategies, especially when dealing with the middle market.

SPACs have grown in popularity recently as a means of going public. Learn why high-growth companies are using this method.

Buyers considering speciality lenders should focus on allowance for loan losses.

RSM’s cybersecurity due diligence identifies risks that could threaten a target’s infrastructure or devalue a seller’s electronic assets.

Before investing in a health care company, private equity firms need to thoroughly understand the cybersecurity risks they may inherit.

These questions can help determine whether you are prepared to move forward with an acquisition, and if not, provide a road map to achieve readiness.

What are the unique health care-specific issues related to personal information and data privacy that every investor should understand