Business Advisory

We work with small to mid-market companies in variety industries, whether they are start-up companies or emerging growth entities, both public and non-public, with their challenges in the critical stages of their evolution: fast growth, downsizing, changes in direction, succession, and ultimately, the sale of their enterprise.

As both business consultants and technical advisors, we are able to support our clients as they implement our recommendations to improve performance and increase operational efficiencies. We identify, clarify, and facilitate solutions that achieve immediate results.

  • Review and analysis of internal control over financial reporting for strengths and weaknesses, and recommendations of system improvements and compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements
  • Accounting system advisory services for the implementation or maintenance of Management Information Systems
  • Preparation of comprehensive financial statements and related footnote disclosures in accordance with accepted accounting principles and SEC financial reporting requirements
  • Assistance with disclosures in registration statements and private placement memoranda
  • Assistance with complex transactions, such as stock option compensation and business combinations
  • Formulating financial plans and operating budgets and pro forma financial statements
  • Providing access to investment bankers and other capital markets
  • Assistance with business strategic planning
  • Agreed-upon procedure

Merger and Acquisition

As global mergers and acquisition activity has become strong, the trends are going in the right direction. At DYH, we offer vast expertise in the successful execution of acquisition, sales and merger transactions include:

  • Assistance in targeting acquirees in the US and China
  • Due Diligence, including identification and assessment of business issues associated with acquisitions, sales and merger transactions, plus recommendation of viable solutions
  • Assistance in formulating strategic, business, and financial plans
  • Introductions to investment bankers, finance companies and other capital providers
  • Evaluation of transaction terms
  • Advice on the structure of entities to achieve the desired financial and tax results
  • Assistance in the preparation of documents, schedules and analyses for use in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Advisory services related to the evaluation of available debt and equity financing vehicles

SEC Reporting

As highly experienced in public company financial reporting, we assist our clients in preparing for and meeting obligations in the increasingly complex regulatory environment of public companies to comply with rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the California Department of Corporations, and obligations promulgated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  Our professionals make extra effort to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of required financial reporting and compliance for our public clients.  Our public company clients benefit from accounting, reporting and filing services, including:

  • in preparation of full set of financial statements, including disclosure notes
  • Assistance in preparation of narratives and tables in SEC filings, such as disclosures contained in Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
  • Assistance with complex computations affecting amounts recorded or disclosed in financial statements, including stock compensation and earnings per share
  • Evaluation of mergers and acquisitions transaction terms
  • Assistance with Initial Public Offerings (IPO) transactions