MFA provides a wide variety of services to private equity firms that invest in direct investments and fund-of-funds and venture capitalists providing start-up funding, growth funding, and/or mezzanine financing to portfolio companies.
Transaction Services
MFA’s proven transaction experience allows us to provide expert guidance and direction on target and investee diligence. Through our financial, tax and information technology due diligence services, we identify both the risks and opportunities of a potential transaction. We also serve an important advisory role during the feasibility and negotiation stages and can help structure transactions to optimize tax and financial outcomes.
Tax, Audit and Accounting Services
MFA has extensive experience in the unique aspects of auditing private equity and venture capital funds as well as providing tax services for complex partnerships. We also represent many of the portfolio companies of private equity and venture capital firms. Each faces complex accounting matters, including revenue recognition, equity accounting, stock-based compensation, derivatives and other critical issues that evolve as they move through the various stages of development. At MFA, we understand the highly competitive marketplace they participate in and the unique challenges they encounter. We also understand the importance that you as an investor place on accurate and industry specific financial reporting and auditing.