Habif, Arogeti & Wynne hires Cardell McKinstry as Director of M&A Tax Services

Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, LLP (HA&W), the largest Georgia-headquartered tax, accounting and business consulting firm, has announced that Cardell McKinstry has joined the Firm as Director of M&A Tax Services. He spent the previous 5 years as Senior Tax Director with Alvarez & Marsal Taxand in New York.

Cardell joins HA&W with more than 15 years of tax consulting experience and 10 years of experience in M&A taxation. His main focus at the Firm will be on advising financial and strategic clients on the tax aspects and structuring of taxable and tax-free transactions. These include: mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, restructurings, leveraged buy-outs and recapitalizations.

Specifically, Cardell brings knowledge and expertise of the M&A process as it relates to private equity and strategic transactions, identification and resolution of company and industry-specific tax issues, due diligence and general acquisition structures. Cardell’s has served clients across a wide range of industries that include manufacturing, distribution, technology, construction, transportation, business services, transaction processing, marketing services, telecommunications, industrial products and financial services.

“Cardell’s experience with mergers and acquisitions will benefit our clients by increasing the returns on investments and improving cash flow post acquisition,” said Richard Kopelman, HA&W’s CEO and managing partner. “His knowledge and experience will enable the merger & acquisition services group to ensure clients continue to receive the high level of service they’ve come to expect from HA&W.”

Cardell earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and master’s degree in taxation from the University of Alabama. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Texas and Georgia and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).