December 1, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ryan & Company Acquires Burr Wolff Transaction Tax and STS Corporate® Tax Technology Business Units.
Dallas, Texas -- Ryan & Company, North America’s largest independent state & local tax
consulting firm, today announced that it has acquired the Burr Wolff Transaction Tax and STS
Corporate® Tax Technology business units. The Boards of Directors of both companies unanimously
approved the transaction today.
Steve Allen, Executive Vice President, Sales and Use Tax/STS, joins Ryan & Company as Principal
and will continue to manage service delivery operations for Burr Wolff clients acquired in the
transaction. The Burr Wolff Transaction Tax and STS Corporate® team of professionals and
associates joins the growing national network of Ryan & Company and further strengthens the
Ryan & Company sales and use tax and tax technology businesses. Separately, Brent Walker and
his team of STS Corporate® development and integration professionals join the Ryan & Company
Tax Technology practice. After the transaction, Ryan & Company will have almost 650
professionals and associates in 27 North American locations serving clients in the
United States and Canada.
The acquisition adds a number of significant Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 client
relationships to Ryan & Company’s premier portfolio of clients, as well as a team
of industry-recognized experts that further expand the Firm’s leading sales and use
tax practices in Houston, Atlanta, Cleveland, and Dallas. The deal also adds STS
Corporate®, an innovative tax decision automation software solution to the Firm’s tax
technology unit, providing existing STS Corporate® clients with a best-in-class and
financially secure service provider. STS Corporate® also provides current Ryan & Company
clients with the additional value-added capabilities of a tax decision automation solution,
backed by a trusted long-term partner.
“This acquisition affords Ryan & Company the opportunity to demonstrate our industry-leading
tax consulting expertise and superior client service to a new group of premier Fortune 500
companies,” said G. Brint Ryan, Managing Principal of Ryan & Company. “It also brings a
seasoned team of industry recognized professionals, including Steve Allen who will join the
Ryan & Company leadership team as a Principal in our Houston office. Additionally, Brent
Walker, the architect of STS Corporate®, and his team of implementation and support professionals
have joined Ryan & Company to support the platform and enhance our suite of Tax Technology Solutions.”
This acquisition continues Ryan & Company’s steady and consistent growth over the past fifteen
years, further establishing the Firm’s industry leadership position and providing additional
value-added services for its portfolio of premier Fortune 1000 clients.
About Ryan & Company
Ryan & Company is North America’s largest independent state & local tax consulting firm.
Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the Firm provides a comprehensive range of state & local tax services
on a multistate basis, including audit defense, tax recovery, tax decision automation, dispute
resolution, and strategic planning. With more than 625 professionals and associates in 27
locations throughout North America, Ryan & Company serves many of the world’s most prominent
Fortune 1000 companies.
PRESS INFORMATION CONTACT:
G. Brint Ryan
Managing Principal
Ryan & Company
972.934.0022
brint.ryan@ryanco.com
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