What appears simple from a global perspective, can look very different once you get into the detail - especially if you haven’t asked the questions that never seem to be high enough on the agenda during negotiations. Before too long, the deal is down to the wire.
What surprises many clients is that you can’t just import your existing operational blueprint, or simply adopt what the seller is already doing in each country of operations and then take it from there. Just transferring workforces to your new entities can be extremely intricate in many territories.
Then there’s the choreography of incorporation and entity activation. Sometimes things play out sequentially, sometimes not. Tax registrations can be combined with social security elements in some locations, but in others they are separate. Who is tracking requirements at federal and provincial levels so that entity activation can be expedited?
If you get it wrong, you’re going to lose time. You could also lose the confidence of employees and regulators. You might dent your revenue model. You might even lose the deal.
We find fast answers to these knotty problems – from compliant local entity activation, through to full global operational readiness – virtually anywhere your newly acquired or merged business operates.
We specialise in working with corporates, private equity houses and transaction advisors to get deals over the line when local issues could get in the way. We provide stability for the deal itself and for ongoing operations.