Yashesh Ashar

Chartered Accountant

Background:

Yashesh has over 14 years of tax and regulatory experience as well as in M&A, group restructuring, inbound and outbound investment structuring, transaction structuring, due diligence, fund and structuring, tax modelling and negotiations, wealth and estate planning

Prior to this, he was a part of various Big 4 firms PwC and EY

Yashesh is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a Bachelor of Commerce from the Mumbai University.

Yashesh has authored / co-authored various articles on tax, regulatory and transaction aspects

Yashesh is also regularly invited by leading business dailies for contributing expert views / articles

Yashesh is a TiE Charter Member and also, strategic advisor with MSME Business Forum

Skills:

Tax advisory and structuring

Legal drafting and documentations

Tax and GST compliance and representation

Regulatory advisory and compliance (FEMA, Company laws)

Tax advisory, compliance and litigation services

Financial accounting and auditing

Start-up advisory and fund raising

Professional Experience:

Acting as a qusai CFO / consultant for AIFs / VCFs handling accounting. Auditing, tax and regulatory compliance MIS, portfolio monitoring, investor relations etc.,

Experience on variety of transactions and M&As ranging from USD 0.5 million to USD 3.5 billion

Experience on structuring and implementations of domestic & offshore funds with AUM of USD 5 million to USD 1.5 billion

End to end transaction implementation from term sheet stage through valuation, diligence, structuring, negotiations, documentations, closing and post-acquisition integration

Advising various private equity firms – offshore as well as domestic on structuring the fund as well as management structures

Experience in setting up alternative asset platforms across the entire spectrum

Advised various financial services entities in formulating their entry strategy into India / structuring platforms in the financial services and private equity space

Advising HNIs / business houses in wealth and succession planning avenues as well as on immigration / migration abroad

Advising various start-up entrepreneurs fund raise, ESOPs, exits / listing opportunities

Fund raising for start-ups including preparation of pitch deck, financial modelling, valuation, advisory