Polsinelli's Tax attorneys have great depth and experience assisting clients with tax planning strategies to address the tax consequences of a variety of business transactions. We guide clients through the business and tax aspects of business transactions, including:

  • Structuring tax-free acquisitions/dispositions
  • Structuring taxable acquisitions/dispositions for tax optimal results
  • Working with clients to effect tax-free corporate separations (i.e., spin-offs, split-offs and split-ups)
  • Utilizing “F” reorganizations to effectuate acquisitions/dispositions involving S corporation targets
  • Structuring and negotiating tax aspects for real estate funds, all forms of private equity funds, including SBICs, hedge funds and a wide variety of joint ventures, partnerships and LLCs
  • Assisting with “choice of entity” decisions, enterprise growth matters and exit considerations
  • Restructuring debt and equity
  • Capital raising
  • Incentivizing service providers with equity interests and related rights (i.e., stock options, restricted stock and profits interests)
  • Minimizing the tax implications of receiving governmental incentives
  • Developing fractions rule compliant structures
  • Arranging joint ventures and partnerships to minimize unrelated business taxable income