Acuisition of a Company based on US GAAP by IFRS based parent .

Hi
A very abstract/high level question.
We are in process of acuiring a new company which is reporting based on US GAAP & our organization is based on IFRS
What will be the key integeration points to be thought of in this scenarios
Additionally we have fiscal year from Jan to Dec ,they have from july to June ?
Intercompany profit from Product transfers between the acuired company & acuiring company? what points to be considered
Historical Data Migration ?? how to achieve
Additionally they lag by 101-5 days in reporting compared to parent ??
Will appreciate views based on your experience,brainstorming etc
Rgds
Dheeraj

will appreciate any one else sharing their views based on theri experience for this particular scenario
I agree with Greg, for me it also does not looking like an abstract question.
I'd say it's a demand for particular projects solutions. With the formulations of the bunch of the project's problems in general words, without any details. The more general the question, the more general the answer.

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