Paul Howell

Paul Howell is a retired tax partner with Grant Thornton, LLP and the former Grant Thornton Central Region Mergers and Acquisition Tax Leader. Howell served corporate clients in the technology, manufacturing, distribution, retail and communications industries. He has experience in leading complex due diligence reviews, structuring M&As, representing clients in large-case IRS audits, and designing multi-jurisdictional tax planning strategies. He has worked on both financial and strategic acquisitions, focusing on both due diligence and the efficient tax planning and structuring of buy-side and sell-side transactions. Howell has been involved with deals ranging in price from millions to multi-billions of dollars. Prior to becoming a partner at Grant Thornton, Paul was a tax partner at one the "Big 4" accounting firms, and has over 30 years of experience in public accounting.