Structuring

Andersen professionals help design the optimal deal structure and provide effective transactions. We help clients plan a transaction considering various factors, including tax, accounting, and regulatory issues, to fit the client’s interests best. When planning the structure of the transaction, our professionals consider:

• Pros and cons for different acquisition structures
• Financing of the transaction
• Taxes and allocation of tax risk
• Avoidance of withholding tax leakages on dividends and interest
• Post-closing tax

Due Diligence

Andersen in Serbia provides clients with comprehensive support in planning and implementing due diligence, realistically assessing the risks and opportunities. We provide clients with tax, financial and legal due diligence. The analysis can include asset standing and financial results, cash flow, market position, tax risks, and personnel situation depending on a given case.

Services:

• Acquisition (buy-side) due diligence
• Vendor due diligence
• Vendor assistance services
• Commercial due diligence
• Operational due diligence

Mergers & Acquisitions

Andersen’s M&A team provides integrated, practical, and tailored services combined with international and local expertise, excellent sector knowledge, commercial experience, and unique transactional structuring. The team works hand-in-hand with our tax, finance, and commercial professionals to address all tax, and regulatory implications of a transaction to minimize clients’ business risk. We guide clients through all stages of their transactions, from deal structuring negotiation to closing and post-transaction restructuring and integration.

Services:

• Public and private M&A
• Divisional or asset sales
• Distressed company deals through bankruptcy or other structures
• Cross-border transactions
• Various joint ventures and strategic alliances
• Post-merger integration

Post-Transaction Services

Once implemented, all transactions raise complex issues that pose risks and provide opportunities. Andersen in Serbia assists clients in integrating the acquired business on all ongoing aspects regarding the acquisition, which may involve tax, accounting, and regulatory aspects. We help clients integrate the business into their existing operations and culture and fully realize the anticipated post-transaction synergies. We also advise and represent our clients in all disputes which may arise concerning transactions.