Transaction support

Businesses today, during various stages of the life cycle, are amenable to and exposed to requirements of fund raising, mergers and acquisitions, group restructuring, listing and restructuring in their businesses.

All these aspects require in-depth structuring exercise considering commercials between the parties, rights and liabilities of various stakeholders, valuations of various assets as well as businesses as a whole, risks and liabilities, tax implications at the time of entry and exit, regulatory considerations such as applicability of various regulations, licensing and approval requirements, compliances and timelines. The transaction structure finalized during the structuring exercise requires meticulous implementation and coordination with various stakeholders and intermediaries.

Our team is highly proficient and experienced in catering to a comprehensive range of M&A services including transaction structuring, M&A, valuations, due diligence and deal advisory providing end-to-end services from advisory to implementation.

a. Business re-organisation such as group re-structuring, consolidation and segmentation of businesses, cash repatriation strategies, legal entity rationalisation, post-merger integration, pre-IPO structuring.

b. Domestic M&A and transactions such as acquisition and / or divestment of business and / or assets in terms of merger, demerger, slump sale, asset sale etc., private equity investments and divestments, joint venture, leveraged / management buy-outs, debt restructuring, cross border investments and transactions and indirect transfers

c. Start-up specific transactions such as capital structure table structuring, acqui-hiring, IPR structuring, flip and reverse flip structuring, ESOP / employee incentive structuring, venture debt structure, earn-outs / promote structuring.

d. Miscellaneous such as secondment agreements, issue of market linked debentures, securitisation transactions,

a. Business and asset valuation in relation to fund raise, acquisition / divestments, M&A, dispute resolutions, purchase price allocation, intellectual property valuation

b. Regulatory valuation required under tax and transfer pricing provisions, GST provisions, Companies Act, 2013, Indian exchange control regulations – inbound / outbound investments, securities laws and SEBI Regulations.

a. Financial due diligence comprising integrity of accounting systems, quality of MIS, revenue, and earnings, review of working capital and cash flows, contingent liabilities and sensitivity analysis

b. Tax due diligence comprising tax positions, assessments and compliances, review of key tax aspects, ETR

c. Secretarial due diligence comprising regulatory and secretarial compliances, transaction documents, registration, licenses and permits

a. Developing a transaction strategy and finalization of the business plan

b. Identifying the target/strategic partners / investors and approaching them

c. Negotiating terms and valuation with the shortlisted partners

d. Finalizing the structure of MoU with the shortlisted partner

e. Managing the due diligence process, reviewing and finalizing transaction documents

f. Facilitating closure of the transaction