Ryan Agrees to Buy Svalner Atlas for Over $400 Million

1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 1

More than $400 million including debt is the value Ryan LLC has agreed to pay for European tax adviser Svalner Atlas Advisors, according to people familiar with the matter.
Ryan is backed by Neuberger and Onex Corp., linking the acquisition to a buyer with private-equity support and expansion capacity.
Svalner Atlas is a Nordic tax adviser, making the deal a cross-border push by Ryan into the European tax advisory market.

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