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Death Still Certain. Taxes Less So.
Tax-savvy M&A maneuvers were a big theme in January.
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Maybe we need to amend the adage about death and taxes being the only two certainties. No offense to Benjamin Franklin (or whoever said it), but taxes don't look all that certain these days. That's true at least for a handful of companies whose bankers and lawyers were as busy as ever in January working on deals designed to cushion the tax blow.
Here's a deeper dive into what makes these tax-saving transactions work and why they keep encouraging copycats.
Inversion Guidelines Meant To Scare Aren't That Scary: