Merger & Acquisition
Services

Recognizing the amount of effort required to successfully complete a merger or acquisition, we make the accounting as simple as we can. Our involvement in so many M & A transactions makes us fully aware that, as complex as the accounting for a transaction can be, it is not the most difficult challenge financial institutions face as they combine. Ensuring cultural fit, retaining customers/members and employees, and converting data processing systems as part of the merger process are all very complex undertakings.

We provide a turnkey solution, including the day one journal entries and a spreadsheet detailing the ongoing journal entries to be recorded for amortization or accretion of the transaction-related premiums and discounts. Through our valuation process, we also provide estimates of the effect the transaction will have on the combined organization’s balance sheet profile – including credit risk and capital implications.

Wilary Winn wants a financial institution to be fully aware of the merger accounting implications before it undertakes a transaction and has drafted white papers on mergers and acquisitions – one for credit union transactions and another for banks. We also offer preliminary valuation services.

We are nationally recognized experts in accounting and regulatory reporting for mergers and acquisitions and have led seminars on the subject for the AICPA, America’s Credit Unions, the FDIC, FFIEC, NCUA, and many of the nation’s largest accounting firms.