M&A considerations for 2017: Don’t let tax derail the deal

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M&A considerations for 2017: Don’t let tax derail the deal

January 25 2017
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Tax considerations will never make a deal, but they certainly can break a deal. Laurence Field, a senior tax and corporate business partner at national audit, tax and advisory firm Crowe Clark Whitehill, reflects on the M&A tax landscape that evolved through 2016 and looks ahead to assess what businesses need to know if they are planning to get a transaction over the line in 2017.

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