The Pine Hill Group is eminently qualified to guide businesses through the specialized accounting processes of merger and acquisition (M&A). The acquiring companies use various gauges to value their targets. Some of these methods are based on comparative ratios - such as the Price Earnings (P/E) and Price to Sales (P/S) ratios, replacement cost or discounted cash flow analysis.

Experience counts a lot in evaluating purchases, negotiating tendered offers, calculating cash or stock-for-stock worth (stock-for-stock transactions are not taxable and thus have significant implications), and a host of other challenges. Efficiencies stemming from the synergy of two companies joined together can also be estimated ahead of time, possibly influencing the decision about whether or not to move forward with a deal.