Making the most of your transactions

Doing the right deal right can make your business more competitive and profitable – and help it grow more quickly.

Ernst & Young’s Transaction Advisory Services team provides integrated, objective advisory services. We work with you to evaluate opportunities, make your transactions more efficient and achieve your strategic goals. Whatever the size, nature or location of your company – and your deals – we can play a critical role throughout the deal lifecycle.

We can help you determine the true value of an asset, set up the right business and tax structure and execute the deal. We combine proven practices and consistent methodologies with fresh thinking, giving you the advice you need to make informed decisions, mitigate risk and achieve a successful outcome.

With 7,000 transaction professionals worldwide and our experience of thousands of different types of transactions across all markets and industries, we’re ideally placed to bring together the people you need, wherever you need them. It’s how Ernst &Young makes a difference.

Private equity

Private equity 2007: persistent growth story

Our ground-breaking study reveals private equity-owned businesses outperformed public companies for the third consecutive year in 2007, despite the credit crunch. Read the media release and request your copy of “How do private equity investors create value? Beyond the credit crunch”.

How do private equity investors
create value?

The annual rate of growth in enterprise value of the largest private equity-backed businesses in 2006 significantly outperformed equivalent public companies in the same country and industry sector during that time, finds a study from Ernst & Young Global. The analysis of the top 100 exits each in the US and Western Europe shows that the bulk of that growth comes from organic revenue growth and acquisitions.

Download a copy of How do Private Equity Investors Create Value? and learn the secrets of private equity’s success.

Private equity and the changing
transaction landscape

For CEOs of high-growth companies and their teams, successfully navigating the ever-changing transaction landscape is critical to reaching business destinations. Watch our video “Private equity and the changing transaction landscape” at The Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum to hear from transaction leaders in both private equity and corporate america and their perspectives on the ever changing transactions landscape.

Thought leadership

First principles: a practical approach to
carve-out financial statements

Practical approach to carve-out financial statements In the heat of a divestiture, financial statements might seem like a good place to cut corners. But that choice can become gravely expensive in the long run. Thorough carve-out financial statements, can translate into significantly better pricing. Read “First principles: a practical approach to carve-out financial statements” to help your organization plan and achieve the needed quality in your divestiture’s financial statements.

InterChangeŽ—The centrality of CDOs

No longer just executing M&A, leading CDOs help their companies withstand market shifts and build competitive advantage. That’s not easy in today’s volatile deal market. Find out how the slowing pace of private equity investments is spelling opportunity for corporations, learn about the benefits of applying the approaches and tools of portfolio management and get acquainted with Latin America’s 'national champions'.

Cross-border transactions in
emerging markets study

Transactions in emerging markets are firmly on corporations’ agendas, but the strategic importance of such transactions is not always matched by successful results. An analysis of a survey of 300 transaction leaders in 15 countries by Ernst & Young Global offers insight into best practices to get the most out of deals in these challenging territories.

Webcasts

Cross-border transactions: emerging markets webcast

Deals in emerging markets are at the forefront of corporations’ agendas, but executing them is not always a straightforward process. Learn about best practices that can lead to successful emerging market deals in the video format archive of a recent Thought Center Webcast.

Don’t "Just Get Rid of It":
A Strategic and Tactical Guide to Creating Value through Divestitures

As senior executives increasingly refine and focus their business portfolio, they are challenged with the task of how to effectively divest. Companies should be asking "what should we sell, and when?" as much as they look for deal execution best practices. So what does effective divestiture planning look like? Are there lessons companies can learn from Private Equity? How can companies develop repeatable and efficient processes to maximize sales values? Download a copy of our related report, "A Strategic and Tactical Guide to Creating Value through Divestitures"

Watch our webcast as we share findings from an Ernst & Young Sell-Side survey, and panelists from Bristol-Meyers Squibb, The Carlyle Group, Goldman Sachs and Honeywell International, Inc, share their insights on best practices for effective sell-side management.