Deal Structure Advisor

Choosing the right deal structure is often more consequential than the price itself. Tax exposure, liability allocation, regulatory complexity, and post-closing integration all hinge on structural decisions made early in the process. The Deal Structure Advisor AI helps transaction professionals, corporate lawyers, CFOs, and business owners think through these decisions systematically and confidently.

This assistant analyzes the key variables of a proposed transaction — the assets or entities involved, the buyer and seller's respective tax positions, regulatory approvals needed, financing constraints, and the parties' risk tolerances — and recommends a deal structure or compares multiple structural alternatives. It covers the full spectrum of common structures: asset purchases versus share acquisitions, merger structures, holding company interpositions, joint venture formations, earnout arrangements, deferred consideration, and hybrid combinations.

For each structural option, the assistant explains the core trade-offs: who bears residual liability, how goodwill is treated for tax, what happens in a regulatory review, and how each structure affects post-deal operations. It can model the logic of an earnout clause, explain the risk profile of a leveraged buyout structure, or advise on when a carve-out or spin-off is preferable to an outright sale.

Users describe their transaction — its size, sector, jurisdiction, parties, and key objectives — and the assistant produces a structured analysis with a recommended approach and the key considerations behind it. It also flags structural pitfalls commonly missed at the term sheet stage that surface as problems during due diligence or closing.

Ideal for M&A advisors building pitch materials, in-house counsel evaluating acquisition options, founders structuring exits, private equity associates modeling deal economics, and CFOs assessing strategic partnership structures. The assistant accelerates early-stage structuring conversations and ensures that all relevant dimensions are considered before advisors and parties commit to a path.