Post-Acquisition Disputes

BDO Consulting assists clients in resolving post-acquisition disputes by serving as neutral accounting arbitrators, testifying witnesses and consultants.

Post Acquisition Disputes

Our multi-disciplinary professionals draw upon core strengths of accounting knowledge, transaction experience, and dispute resolution skills to identify, research and present accounting and other post acquisition dispute issues and their appropriate treatment. As a division of a nationally recognized accounting firm, BDO Consulting combines industry experience with a focused, dedicated, hands-on approach to each engagement to deliver unparalleled services to our clients.

Accounting Arbitrators

As neutral accounting arbitrators, our professionals work with the merger and acquisition parties to establish a process for the proceedings, address outstanding discovery issues and request submissions outlining the parties' positions. During the arbitration process, our neutral arbitrators may hold hearings to listen to arguments by counsel as well as testimony from fact and opinion witnesses. We carefully consider the parties' submissions and relevant accounting literature and analyze the contemporaneous transaction documents, business materials and financial information produced by the parties.

Common Issues We Address

Our professionals are retained and recommended by general counsel, law firms, management, trustees, private equity firms, investment bankers and the courts. We have assisted with the resolution of post closing purchase price adjustment disputes involving Net Working Capital Adjustment and Earn-Out calculations encompassing a wide range of topics, such as:

  • Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable / bad debt reserves
  • Obsolescence of inventory
  • Consistent application of GAAP and/or accounting policies, practices and procedures
  • Unrecorded liabilities
  • Impairment of goodwill and other long-lived assets
  • Elimination of inter-company balances
  • Fair value assessments
  • Revenue recognition
  • Contract interpretation
  • Determination of purchase price allocations

Experience

  • Multidisciplinary, experienced professionals
  • Thorough understanding of accounting principles
  • Transaction process experience
  • Demonstrated track record of dispute resolution

Related Services

  • Opinion testimony
  • Consulting services

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