Transaction Advisory Services
Business Valuation
Business valuation is the first step to assess the net worth of your business. Our team has an extremely sound understanding of valuation. Our combined experience across different industries, services and geographies helps us understand the scope of the problems that dealmakers face. As such, we are able to offer you complete personalized attention during the valuation phase. We consider several parameters like the revenue cycle, history of the business, business category, nature of the competition, etc. Having taken everything on board, we apply the most suitable approach to evaluate the market value of the company’s assets, future revenue potential and a range of other factors. Our comprehensive approach gives you a valuation report that is unerringly accurate.
Valuation Key Offerings:
- Valuation for Regulatory Purpose
- Valuation under FEMA
- Valuation under Companies Act
- Valuation under IBC
- Valuation under Ind AS 113
- Valuation for Transaction Purpose
- Valuation of Equity, Preference shares and Debentures
- Valuation of optionally convertible instruments
Mergers and Acquisition
In a merger, two companies agree to combine their operations into a single entity and an acquisition entails an entity acquiring a controlling stake in another business or entity. The complexity of M&A transactions demands skilled and dedicated advisors who can recognize threats and prospects, and add value throughout the lifecycle of a deal. On the “sell-side”, we represent sellers on an exclusive basis and manage the entire process of selling a company or one of its business units. We represent companies which have received unsolicited merger proposals or have had discussions/negotiations with third-parties.
We assist clients by:
- Preparing a detailed information memorandum, a brief information overview (teaser) and investor presentation
- Preparing a financial model that captures historical and projected financial data
- Determining the expected pricing range of the business from the seller’s perspective
- Identifying and prioritizing potential buyers
- Developing the appropriate transaction marketing strategy
- Interacting with and soliciting interest from potential buyers
- Evaluating offers received from potential buyers
- Co-ordinating buyers due-diligence
On the “buy-side”, we represent buyers in acquiring a target business. The buyer may be an individual, a company or a private equity group. We initiate the transaction by bringing the potential acquisition idea to the client or by assisting in completing a transaction where the client has an identified target or initiated discussion with potential targets.
We assist clients by:
- Rigorous prospect screening
- Assisting in strategic analysis of a potential acquisition
- Approaching target prospects
- Pricing analysis of a target business
- Analyzing the financial impact of the acquisition
- Assisting with financial due-diligence through our due-diligence team or from a third party
- Structuring and drafting the purchase proposal
- Negotiating the terms of the purchase
- Arranging acquisition finance if required by the buyers
FEMA
Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA), aims at consolidating and amending the foreign exchange law with an aim to facilitate external trading as well as payments. FEMA is applicable across India as well as across all the branches, agencies and offices outside of India controlled or owned by an individual who is an Indian resident. Investments in business permission routes in India or outside India are basically grouped into 3 segments: Automatic, Approval and Restricted. An automatic route does not require prior approval of the government, whereas approval routes require prior approval of the government. Investments in business are prohibited that fall under restricted segments.
We advise clients about the regulatory requirements for setting up business, office, branch in India and its tax implications.
Our key offerings are:
- Compliance of the procedures for repatriation of income / assets from India / to India.
- Making applications to the Reserve Bank of India for purchase/sale of shares, debentures & securities and directly to and from Residents in India and outside India.
- Allotment or transfer of Shares to non resident or resident.
- Setting up Joint Venture (JV), Business, Branch, Liaison Office.
- Issue of Statutory Certificates under FEMA & RBI regulation.
Obtaining Import – Export Code ( IEC ) from DGFT
