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Tax in M&A: Questions to ask your business and deal team

By:
Avinesh Naidu,
Daniel Kave,
Tim Hands
27 Jun 20222 min read
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While Australia has shown strong acquirer appetite and businesses from all industries are finding great success and outstanding returns with their acquisition and divestment strategies, M&A activity now faces an uncertain future.
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Grant Thornton’s Dealtracker – our analysis of the Australian M&A and private equity markets – has demonstrated that despite COVID-19 trading conditions in the past 18 months, M&A deal volumes are up in Australia. In fact, this period has seen the highest level of deal volumes in the Australian market since 2010.

But what can be common in M&A deals are missed opportunities to optimise your tax, unnecessary tax leakage, not to mention identifying key tax risks to be mitigated. The more work you do at outset of a deal – while taking a long-term view of the transaction – can result in significant saved dollars.

Our Tax in M&A team regularly produces content on the latest developments and trends in M&A transactions. You can read in more detail below.

Questions to ask your business and deal team

Questions to ask your business and deal team

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  • Avinesh Naidu
    Avinesh Naidu Avinesh is an experienced Australian tax practitioner with over 15 years’ experience in chartered accounting firms and the commercial sector. View Profile
  • Daniel Kave
    Daniel Kave Daniel, with vast experience, specialises in advising public companies and large private groups on complex tax matters including tax consolidations, M&A structuring, due diligence, corporate structuring, tax planning, capital gains tax, and international tax. He serves multinational organizations and advises businesses in retail, franchising, manufacturing, and mining. View Profile
  • Tim Hands
    Tim Hands Tim has over fifteen years’ experience providing specialist taxation services, with a focus on corporate and international tax. View Profile

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