More about Tyler.Lounsbery@claconnect.com

Tyler is a principal on CLA's private equity team and provides consulting, assurance, and tax services to private equity groups, portfolio companies, and other closely held private businesses in the manufacturing, distribution, technology, retail, healthcare and business services industries with both domestic and international operations. He specializes in helping clients maximize value and reduce risk during M&A transactions through quality of earnings assessments, working capital analysis, and transaction structuring. He also assists in the oversight of private equity portfolio services, including financial statement assurance, tax, and post-acquisition integration. Outside of work, Tyler enjoys backpacking, hiking, camping, skiing, and other outdoor activities with his wife (Kelly), son (Morrison), and daughter (Arrow).


Blog Posts by Tyler.Lounsbery@claconnect.com:

  • Insights and Observations from the Northwest Middle Market Growth Conference

    I recently had the opportunity to attend Seattle ACG’s annual “Northwest Middle Market Growth Conference.” The conference is always a highlight of the year for Seattle’s M&A ecosystem. Local and national private equity groups, investment bankers, and M&A service providers get together to talk deal flow and the overall M&A market. Perfect, sunny PNW weather […]

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  • Navigating the Middle Market Lending Landscape

    On the heels of another bank collapse, the middle market lending environment and its appetite for private equity deals are something to monitor for the rest of 2023 and into 2024. Here are some of the key issues that we’re watching – How we can help CLA’s deal services team can help buyers and sellers […]

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  • Cyber Attacks Are Increasing- Don’t Ignore These Risks

    By: Craig Arends As cyber attacks become more frequent and sophisticated, cyber security awareness is critical for investors that want to protect their assets and reputation. Investors should be alert for cybercriminals looking to exploit portfolio companies to commit criminal activities.  Watch for social engineering and phishing attacks  An organization’s most valuable assets are at risk: […]

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  • Why Is U.S. Entity Classification of Foreign Subsidiaries Important?

    Tax due diligence can be complex, especially when foreign entities are in play. Jill Boland from CLA’s global tax team recently published an article discussing the risks and potential impacts of foreign entity tax classifications. This is a must read for those involved in M&A with foreign operations. The link to the article is provided […]

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  • 2022 Year In Review and 2023 Insights

    First of all, I’d like to give a shout out to all of our team members for the dedication that it took to serve clients on over 500 deals with over $9.5 billion in value in 2022. We have a tremendous team that does a great job of working together to serve our middle market […]

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  • Highlights from Startup World Cup 2022

    I recently had the opportunity to attend Startup World Cup 2022 with a handful of my CLA colleagues. I really enjoyed interacting with members of the Bay Area venture capital community along with watching the Startup competition presentations. Chris Parker from our transaction services team has provided some key takeaways and insights from the event […]

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  • Managing Risk in Global Transactions

    The M&A market continues to be very active despite the pressures of rising interest rates and inflation.  With these market pressures it is even more important that sellers are prepared, and buyers are conducting the appropriate tax diligence with the unprecedented and drastic changes in global tax laws that have occurred the past few years. […]

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  • Navigating Working Capital through Volatility

    Buying or selling a business has never been simple; however, the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent inflation and supply chain issues have created additional complexities around transactions. Net working capital is one specific area where we’ve been asked to spend additional time to help ensure our clients are negotiating an appropriate working capital target. Here are […]

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  • Construction M&A – What could go wrong?

    By: Adrian Nohr Dry powder continues to remain at all-time highs, and investors are looking for creative ways to deploy capital. We’re seeing significant activity in construction and related segments as these investors evaluate historically less sought after industries. Areas such as residential service and specialty construction are particularly hot. Here are a handful of […]

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  • Don’t Forget About Tax

    By: Troy Gariss Undoubtedly, the last couple years have been stressful on a personal and professional scale.  Businesses continue to evaluate how to best operate in a COVID environment while managing national and local regulations.  As businesses adapt, it is important that they include tax as part of their strategic planning.  Below are just a […]

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