Welcome to the sixth installment of our Private Market Insight series, where we curate technical advice from experts across the industry to serve buyers engaged in the Small Business acquisition process. Today, we're talking with Diana Oprescu Stoica, who is a Senior Manager at PwC, focusing on tax. She has seen hundreds of M&A transactions during her career and is here to share her knowledge about tax issues that might come up in M&A transactions.
Diana is based in San Francisco and has been doing tax for about 11 years now. She started her career in Romania and transferred to the US a few years ago, so her experience is a mix of European and US tax law in her current role. Throughout her career, she has been focused on international M&A tax, advising private equity funds and corporate clients on the tax aspects related to a deal. She engages in the deal process is throughout the entire life cycle, doing the tax due diligence, structuring the transaction, and also providing input on the legal documentation.
Tune in to the latest episode and learn more about asset vs stock purchases, things to look out for in due diligence and why the way you structure the deal might put the buyer or the seller at an advantage, from a tax liability perspective
