February 6, 2017

Why Technology Increasingly Complicates Carve-Outs-and What to Do About It

The key to technological success in a carve-out isn’t found in the cloud or a new company’s servers, but in the fine print of the paperwork that creates a new entity from a corporate parent. Usman Rabbani, a director who leads Technology, Media and Telecommunications at KKR Capstone, the firm’s operations group, says the structure and quality of the transitional service agreement (TSA) can materially impact the transaction and the buyer’s ability to create value.