Corporate Law and Transformation

What EY can do for you

Corporate transformations and reorganizations can present huge opportunities for groups with common objectives, including the need for an optimal pre-deal transaction perimeter, a value-additive post-deal integration, a tax-informed reorganization, an operating model redesign to align with a new business strategy, group-wide legal entity rationalizations to cut cost, simplify structures and improve governance and so on.

Some of the triggers for transformation can involve:

• Complex and fragmented group structures that are difficult to manage and tough to align with business strategy
• Transaction-driven change requiring pre-deal business separation or post-deal integration, often involving mixed business units in cross-border structures and tight timelines
• Evolving regulatory, legal and tax expectations across multiple jurisdictions driving changes to group structures
• Inefficient group structures with redundant or duplicative entities, often the legacy of deal activity
• The need to simplify operating and legal entity models ahead of significant events such as ERP implementation or new go-to-market strategies

EY Corporate Law and Transformation teams routinely help organizations navigate this often-complex environment by providing comprehensive, integrated support across the overall transformation lifecycle. EY professionals and teams provide corporate law offerings alongside tax, accounting and other capabilities under one coordinated approach, across the world. Our core services span the overall range of corporate law and transformation needs, supporting robust, practical, broader execution across jurisdictions in areas including:

• Group reorganizations
• Pre-deal carve-outs
• Post-deal integration
• Legal entity rationalization
• Operating model redesign and corporate governance
• Cross-border mergers
• Project management support
• Company law advisory

Supporting every stage of your transformation journey

Through all these services, our teams provide overall legal support throughout the transformation lifecycle in all relevant jurisdictions, working closely alongside all other EY workstreams to cater to the multidisciplinary services these projects commonly demand. Our corporate law and transformation services help provide:

• Input into feasibility assessments, design of the target structure, and full drafting and implementation support
• Local law support delivered by one of the largest global legal networks
• Experienced project management teams who routinely lead and coordinate some of the most complex, highest-value reorganizations for some of the largest groups in the world
• Close collaboration with other EY teams helping identify and resolve issues early and efficiently, lowering project risk and adding value
• Robust execution of complex transformations by corporate lawyers who routinely undertake such projects, supported by consistent, coordinated delivery across countries and with deliverables and advice aligned with your other EY engagement teams

Why EY

Our Corporate Law and Transformation lawyers regularly advise on complex, high-value, multinational carve-out transactions and are consistently recognized by leading legal directories, with many practitioners receiving individual market accolades. We combine deep legal experience with a multidisciplinary approach, working closely with EY professionals across tax, accounting, strategy and valuation to help deliver transaction objectives. Our teams are supported by technology-enabled solutions that help reduce risk, streamline processes and accelerate execution, allowing us to focus on the issues that matter most and deliver greater value.

With more than 3,000 lawyers and legal professionals across 75+ countries, supported by legal managed service delivery centers, we bring a coordinated global approach to international transformations. We also adapt our support to each client’s needs, from strategic advice through to the design, coordination and implementation of complex cross-border projects.