Merger & Acquisitions

We help companies to improve their successful merger and acquisition (M&A) through an integrated and battle-tested approach that links acquisition strategy, diligence, and merger integration.

Our professionals can assist you in:

Corporate Reorganization

· Designing alternate effective tax and regulatory structures;

· Meeting commercial objectives within regulatory constraints;

· Reviewing transaction documents;

· Resolving post transaction issues

Acquisition Structuring

• Advice on domestic and inbound acquisition structuring for strategic acquirers – directly or through intermediary jurisdictions.
• Assistance in drafting/reviewing and finalizing shareholders, joint venture, and other relevant business agreements.

Outbound Structuring

• Structuring options and choice of alternate jurisdictions to identify a holding company from the profit repatriation and exit efficiency perspective.
• Structure and acquisition either through an asset purchase or share purchase from a tax efficiency perspective.
• Advice on availing of foreign tax credits.

Promoters Stake Enhancement and Delisting

• Consolidation of stake and rationalization of ownership structure;
• Unlocking value in appropriate jurisdiction; and
• Succession planning

Divestment Advisory

• Structuring tax and regulatory efficient exit options – demerger, business /asset disposal, stock sale, etc.

Promoters Stake Enhancement and Delisting

• Consolidation of stake and rationalization of ownership structure;
• Unlocking value in appropriate jurisdiction; and
• Succession planning

Private Equity / Venture capital advisory

• Investment and exit structuring through alternative mechanisms (such as Initial public offering (IPO)stake sale, buyback )
• Analysis of flow of consideration and related tax and exchange control aspects
• Review of transaction documentation from tax, regulatory, and commercial perspectives.

Financial Structuring

• Extensive analysis of each transaction, enabling conceptualization, selection, and implementation of options from a tax and regulatory perspective
• Structuring of transactions for entities in/levels at which funds should be raised or repatriated
• IPO advisory for Indian/overseas listing
• Instruments that should be used to raise or repatriate funds
• Advice on profit repatriation