M&A services
Capturing value at each phase of the M&A value chain
Critical pillars
Crowe M&A professionals offer a comprehensive array of services and have extensive experience in helping companies to maximize value capture and mitigate risks throughout the M&A value chain.
Crowe M&A teams also help companies develop a solid foundation of underlying M&A capabilities, built on the “Seven Critical Pillars of M&A Success,” identified through Crowe research and thought leadership.
Structure, governance & accountability
Strategic clarity
Execution, efficiency (process management)
Operating continuity
Synergy capture
People/culture management
Scalable resources
Structure, governance & accountability
Strategic clarity
Execution, efficiency (process management)
Operating continuity
Synergy capture
People/culture management
Scalable resources
Our pre-acquisition services can help companies properly frame the deal rationale, calibrate its alignment with the business strategy, and determine the most appropriate structure for the transaction.
- Investment thesis
- Deal tax structuring
- Global M&A playbook
Our comprehensive due diligence services can provide insights on the underlying value drivers – the variables that drive the value being sought in the M&A deal.
- Financial diligence
- Tax diligence
- IT diligence
- Operational diligence
- Human Capital diligence
Our valuation services can help companies understand where and how a client can gain incremental value in the transaction.
- Pre-transaction accretion analysis
- Financial reporting valuation
- Intellectual property value maximization
Crowe can help companies realize the full value of their deals with:
- Integration blueprinting
- Functional area transition planning
- Value optimization planning
- People and culture transition planning
After the transaction is complete, our integration specialists can help with:
- Operational stabilization, including protecting key customer relationships
- Accelerated synergy capture
- Dispute resolution
Crowe can help companies assess the ROI of new opportunities identified during the integration phase, helping them allocate resources and management focus to those areas with the highest potential value.
- Performance improvement
- IT system road map
- Tax strategies
Crowe consults with clients to improve their future M&A execution capability. This is achieved by incorporating past lessons into clients' M&A playbooks to minimize inefficiency, stage work steps and priorities more effectively, and avoid having to “reinvent the wheel” with every new deal.
- M&A playbook enhancements
- M&A capability training
