M&A tax explained two ways — Plain English for non-specialists, The Deep End for tax professionals. Weekly.
Every M&A transaction has a tax layer. Most of the people at the table — bankers, lawyers, operators, investors — understand it partially, or not at all. That's where deals get mispriced, structures get wrong, and surprises show up after close.
The Deal Tax breaks down one tax topic per week, in two formats published together:
Plain English — written for PE professionals, investment bankers, corporate counsel, and finance executives who need to understand the tax mechanics without getting lost in the statute. No jargon. No filler. Just what it means for your deal.
The Deep End — written for tax advisors and practitioners who want rigorous, deal-focused analysis with full statutory citations, regulatory detail, and the nuance that actually matters in practice.
Same topic. Two depths. Pick whichever fits — or read both.