BDO Deal Advisor Digest
December 2018

An offering from BDO’s Corporate Finance & Deal Advisory Team
In our quarterly
Deal Advisor Digest, our team of advisors analyze deal activity to provide strategic insights on M&A trends, economic indicators and market predictions, industry-specific opportunities, and practical transaction tips for corporate dealmakers and executives.
IN THIS ISSUE: Tax & Trade Trigger Deal Decisions
From broad sweeping reform to daily news on trade negotiations and tariff threats, both factors are weighing
on executives and dealmakers. However, they are having divergent effects on the M&A environment. We explore recent deal results and the impact of tax and trade in this report.
Additional insights include:
- North American middle-market M&A activity review
- Industry spotlight – technology tops, while other sectors wait and see
- Transaction tips for buyers and sellers to assess tax and trade changes
Please download our Deal Advisor Digest to learn more about tax & trade deal decisions.
Deal Advisory Team Leaders
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Ryan Guthrie
Partner, Corporate Finance Co-Leader and Transaction Advisory Services Practice National Leader |
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Anthony Alfonso
Principal, Corporate Finance Co-Leader and Valuation & Business Analytics National Leader |
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Bob Snape
President, BDO Capital Advisors, LLC |
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