Merger & Acquisitions
We help companies to improve their successful merger and acquisition (M&A) through an integrated and battle-tested approach which 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
- Advise 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 an acquisition either through an asset purchase or share purchase from tax efficiency perspective.
- Advice on availing 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, buy back )
- Analysis of flow of consideration and related tax and exchange control aspects
- Review of transaction documentation from tax, regulatory and commercial perspective.
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