The discussion will focus on the following key areas:
 

• Technical and Tax Issues surrounding Business Succession
• Business Succession Case Studies

with Liam Kenny Tax Director, Grant Thornton

Liam Kenny is a tax director at Grant Thornton Galway. He provides tax advisory and compliance services to privately held businesses and their owner managers. Liam’s clients operate across a broad range of sectors including manufacturing, medical devices, software and retail markets.
He has significant experience advising on succession and investment strategies and the related technical tax planning aspects.
Liam is a Chartered Tax Advisor, a member of the CIMA and holds a certificate in trust and estate planning. He sits on the capital taxes committee of TALC and presents regularly to various professional bodies on tax technical matters.
 

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Brendan Lane, Consultant

Brendan G. Lane was Managing Partner of the Limerick office with Grant Thornton for 18 years and was previously a Partner with Coopers and Lybrand.
Specialising in Corporate Governance, Succession and Company Valuation.
Brendan qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1974 and was also a member of the Institute of Taxation and S.T.E.P. Brendan has lectured widely on people issues in management.