Ryan Acquires Shiv Om Consultants; Forms the Dominant Severance Tax Practice in the United States

DALLAS, Dec. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Ryan, a leading global tax services firm, has acquired Shiv Om Consultants, an industry-recognized pioneer and leader in severance tax consulting. Shiv Om Consultants, based in Houston, Texas, is one of the most established severance tax firms in the industry. This acquisition adds a team of highly qualified tax specialists with proven experience reducing severance tax liabilities for large oil and gas exploration and production companies, and brings a number of significant Fortune 500 relationships to Ryan's client portfolio.

"Ryan's strategic acquisition of Shiv Om adds substantial capabilities to our Severance Tax practice to meet increasing client demand in the oil and gas industry," said Matt Travis, Principal and Severance Tax Practice Leader of Ryan. "Our Severance Tax practice is now the undisputed market leader, supporting most of the largest energy companies in the world."

"With complementary strengths and a similar client-centric approach, we are excited to be joining Ryan," said J.C. Thakker, Founder and CEO of Shiv Om Consultants. "I look forward to helping support the seamless integration of our organizations and ensuring outstanding client value for our newly combined client portfolio."

"The strategic acquisition of Shiv Om Consultants is another milestone in our strategy to build on our market leadership as the largest firm in the world specializing exclusively in tax services," said G. Brint Ryan, Chairman and CEO of Ryan. "Our clients will benefit tremendously from the unmatched severance tax expertise of our newly combined team of tax professionals, and we look forward to delivering even higher levels of client service and results."

About Ryan
Ryan is an award-winning global tax services firm, with the largest indirect and property tax practices in North America and the seventh largest corporate tax practice in the United States. With global headquarters in Dallas, Texas, the Firm provides a comprehensive range of state, local, federal, and international tax advisory and consulting services on a multi-jurisdictional basis, including audit defense, tax recovery, credits and incentives, tax process improvement and automation, tax appeals, tax compliance, and strategic planning. Ryan is a five-time recipient of the International Service Excellence Award from the Customer Service Institute of America (CSIA) for its commitment to world-class client service. Empowered by the dynamic myRyan work environment, which is widely recognized as the most innovative in the tax services industry, Ryan's multi-disciplinary team of more than 2,100 professionals and associates serves over 12,000 clients in more than 40 countries, including many of the world's most prominent Global 5000 companies. More information about Ryan can be found at ryan.com.

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