Tax support of M&As

Implementing a business growth strategy through acquiring a company/group of companies or assets in Ukraine requires, among other things, making decisions regarding the tax risks that may be inherited with such business(es), as well as determining an optimal structure for acquisition, ownership, and potential subsequent disposal.

We help you to take such management decisions with confidence and sound judgment. We can help identify and assess the historical tax risks of the acquiree from a practical point of view, help our clients to mitigate risks (if any), and maximise the transaction’s legitimate tax benefits.

Our team of dedicated tax professionals helps find well-balanced tax solutions in even the most complex transactions and focus on the critical tax issues and aspects of any transaction.

• Analysis of the acquiree's tax position
• Identification and assessment of historical tax risks
• Recommendations for addressing identified tax issues during and after the transaction

• Advising on the tax implications of the transaction, including recommendations on how to structure transactions efficiently from a tax perspective
• Tax modelling of future structures
• Recommendations on improving the structure and business model from a tax perspective

• Modelling the tax effect of planned business restructuring (including in case of transition to another tax system)
• Evaluation of the tax burden of the transaction, financing, profit sharing, and other deal-related operations

• Description of the primary taxes and fees relevant to the business sector and line
• Description of planned tax changes that may affect the business

• Protecting our clients’ positions regarding historical tax risks (their existence and degree) and efficiently addressing them in the course of the deal

• Disclosure of tax risks identified as a result of tax due diligence of the sale and purchase agreement to effectively protect our clients from potential adverse consequences 

• Advising on changes in tax policies to minimize identified tax issues in the future
• Advising on the adaptation of the investee's tax policy to the internal standards and requirements of our clients

Successfully selling a company, group of companies, or assets in Ukraine is only possible subject to preliminary preparation and planning. This may require significant effort and time. Local tax implications have recently become a hot topic for discussion between sellers and buyers involved in such transactions in Ukraine , with recent changes that can have a direct impact on the sale price, i.e. on the economic benefit that the seller plans to receive from the sale of the business.

We can help properly prepare to sell a business in Ukraine, develop a strategy for providing information to potential buyers and conduct negotiations. With our support, KPMG in Ukraine can maximise value when it comes to selling your business.

Our team of dedicated tax professionals helps you focus on the most important tax issues when planning and preparing for a business sale.

• Identification and assessment of historical tax risks
• Recommendations on correcting or minimising identified tax issues before the transaction takes place

• Recommendations on the most effective ways to provide interested investors with tax information on the business for their research
• Creation of an effective data room for analysis in terms of completeness and quality of tax information

• Recommendations on improving the structure and business model from a tax perspective
• Advising on the tax implications of the transaction, including recommendations on how to structure the transaction efficiently from a tax perspective

• Protecting our client's position in terms of historical tax risks (their existence and degree) and their efficient addressing in the course of the deal closure

• Disclosure of tax risks identified in the course of tax due diligence of sale and purchase agreements to ensure a balance of interests between the seller and the buyer