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.

Liabilities not assumed and not includable in basis until service is performed. Taxpayers urged to examine past, present and future acquisitions.

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

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

Sales and use tax is an area of risk not always given the attention it deserves by private equity deal-makers

Learn how sell-side due diligence can help maximize value and minimize negotiations.

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

In a decision relevant to private equity funds, a court addressed the allocation of partnership income to non-vested capital interests.

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.

An in-depth conversation about how private equity firms can protect and add value via data security. Watch and learn.

In this video series, industry professionals explore valuation policies, methodologies and fundamentals for private equity.

Learn about the various approaches to forming and following valuation policies in private equity.

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

Learn about the concept of calibration and its growing importance in private equity valuations.

Learn about the impact of the unicorn phenomenon on private equity valuations.

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.