Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

As a corporate or a private equity portfolio company, achieving transformational value through M&A is a challenging endeavour. Our multidisciplinary team of specialists will help you to do better deals and create value through Mergers and Acquisitions. 

We bring together teams of specialists in tax, deals and legal services to work alongside you as a trusted business advisor. We structure and manage M&A from start to finish. Our aim is to help you navigate today's complex legal, tax and financial requirements with a forward-looking edge within your broader business needs. 

 

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The deal lifecycle

Today's fast-changing business and technology landscapes present unparalleled opportunities for faster and more transformative growth.

Deal Analytics can help you harness that potential - but doing so requires deep deal fluency to uncover the insights behind the information.

We can work with you at any point in your journey to turn complex data into business intelligence.

We can deliver the right advice, at the right time, to make the right decision.

Click on the deal lifecycle on the left to find out more.

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Buy/Sell-side advisory

Deals

Either you are looking to buy or sell a business, or raise new capital, our corporate finance experts will provide a comprehensive management of the entire transaction process.

Legal

Our legal experts have wide experience in designing and implementing bespoke corporate and financing structures for complicated transactions, across a large selection of sectors.

Tax

Our tax experts will help you understand any hidden tax costs or tax saving opportunities that come with the deal, such as the pros and cons of choosing between a share deal or an asset deal.

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Deal evaluation

Deals

We help you evaluate your business, shares or assets in the context of your transaction, strategic decision making, financial reporting, dispute, tax planning or group restructuring.

Legal

During the deal evaluation stage we will provide our clients and colleagues with the necessary information and risks regarding the target shares or assets that might be useful throughout the transaction.

Tax

Tax planning is a crucial part of any deal modelling since a sound tax structure can substantially reduce intragroup costs. Our tax experts will advise you on optimal cash flows and legal arrangements.

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Due diligence

Deals

Whether you are a buyer or a seller, our in-depth due diligence approach adds value to the financial aspects of your deal. You can mitigate risks and maximise returns on deals by commissioning a financial due diligence.

Legal

Our team of experienced due diligence lawyers can provide you with a full-service review on both domestic and cross-border deals across the whole range of industry sectors. We provide a tailored, tech-enabled service.

Tax

Our tax DD will outline the target’s tax profile and identify major tax exposures before the purchase. It is important to evaluate the tax consequences and understand how risks and opportunities affect the price.

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Acquisition agreements & Deal closing

Deals

We can assist you in considering the price adjustments, financial benchmarks, normalised working capital and formulating the arguments to justify your proposed approach.

Legal

Our dedicated legal M&A team provides SPA related advice at all stages of a transaction, from the price mechanisms and structures before signing to post-closing support and disputes.

Tax

We will advise you on tax aspects to be properly outlined in your legal documents. Our tax experts will make sure your SPA includes the required transaction-specific terms to protect your interests.

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Delivering deal value

Deals

We ensure synergies are achieved by designing the target operating model of your combined business, creating value through deep functional integration and actively managing the synergies and change.

Legal

We can advise and implement any necessary restructuring or carve-outs, once again leveraging the expertise across our network. Further, we will provide you with advice on all ongoing compliance obligations.

Tax

We help companies remain tax efficient and compliant after the deal. The combined business will need a reassessment of existing tax strategies, e.g. with the new entity the existing tax policy may need an update.

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Raimonds Dauksts

Raimonds Dauksts

Director, Head of Advisory, PwC Latvia

Irena Arbidane

Irena Arbidane

Director, Pan-Baltic People & Organisation Leader, PwC Latvia

Anete Puce-Dimitrovska

Anete Puce-Dimitrovska

Attorney at law, managing partner in Latvia, PwC Legal