The curious connection between mega mergers and corporate divestitures

Lauren is a managing director in the Merger & Acquisition Consultative Services practice with Deloitte Consulting LLP and leads the US Divestiture service offering. She has more than 15 years of experience at Deloitte leading large integration and divestiture programs with a focus on the consumer products and retail industries. Lauren earned a BA in Economics from Northwestern University and an MBA from Duke University Fuqua School of Business.

Michael is a partner with Deloitte & Touche LLP and has more than 22 years of business experience in both public accounting and private industry, based in both the Netherlands and the United States. Mike has deep experience in accounting and reporting for transactions gained through multiple engagements relating to multi-billion dollar carve-out financial statements, purchase price allocation accounting including the push down of fair value within a multiple legal entity structure and IPO readiness and remediation projects. Mike has spent several years of his career as part of Deloitte’s National Office – SEC Services Group, working in the area of initial offerings and other stock and debt registrations. He is a CPA and a member of the AICPA.

Ryan is a partner with Deloitte Tax LLP in the M&A Transaction Services practice, based in Chicago. Ryan has more than 20 years of public accounting experience including more than 15 years as a dedicated M&A specialist. He has experience in advising financial and strategic buyers on due diligence and deal structuring in a range of industries including consumer and industrial products, healthcare, and technology. Further, Ryan has significant experience advising clients on sell side transactions including the preparation of carve-out financial statements, vendor due diligence reports, tax structuring and modeling exercises, and the tax implications associated with selling S corporations. Ryan’s experience in advising financial and strategic buyers on due diligence and deal structuring in a range of industries has provided him with deep insights into the sell-side process as well as the needs and motivations of acquiring entities. He has been a leading contributor to several articles covering tax aspects of preparing carve-out financial statements and selling S corporations. Ryan has spoken on a variety of M&A sell side related topics including vendor due diligence best practices, tax considerations of carve-out financial statements and selling Subchapter S corporations. He has also been a guest-lecturer at the University of Notre Dame’s Masters in Taxation program. He currently serves as a member of the St. Benedict Preparatory school’s endowment board.

Keturah is a principal who brings over 25 years of combined experience in both public accounting and industry. Keturah’s experience with Deloitte includes transaction related financial reporting support for multi-national enterprises, including carve outs, financial separation, acquisitions, post-merger integration and IPOs. In addition, Keturah has assisted clients with US GAAP and IFRS conversions, consulting on complex accounting and reporting issues in various GAAPs.