Services

Mergers & Acquisitions

Whether you are buying, selling or merging a business, planning is the key to achieving your goals. RSSM professionals have assisted many clients over the years, not only in establishing and implementing strategies for acquisitions, mergers and divestitures, but also in identifying, contacting and advising companies on techniques for dealing with potential candidates. Our practical experience and business contacts enable us to provide the advice necessary for a successful transaction.

The RSSM team provides due diligence services for purchasers of, or investors in, businesses. Due diligence can take many forms but principally consists of an analysis of the target's business. Our focus is primarily on financial and tax matters but can also include commercial and operational issues. Our procedures are designed to provide reassurance to the prospective purchaser or investor that the information they have received from the seller is accurate and reasonable. Although a typical due diligence engagement covers the following areas, our procedures are tailored to the needs and desires of the client in each specific situation:

• History/background of the business
• Industry
• Management/ownership transition
• Workforce
• Products/services and pricing
• Accounting policies and practices
• Internal control
• Sales force, marketing and distribution methods
• Customer base
• Related party transactions
• Net assets
• Taxation
• Commitments and contingencies
• Information systems
• Employee benefit plans
• Environmental issues
• Cash flow, project projections and business plan

For information contact:

Martin Greenberg
(212) 303-1822
mgreenberg@rssmcpa.com

Michael Bernstein
(212) 303-9017
mbernstein@rssmcpa.com