Major business transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and internal restructuring hold immense potential for growth and transformation. However, they also bring a host of intricate tax, legal, and regulatory challenges, which get further compounded by India’s dynamic, multi-layered regulatory landscape. Successfully navigating these complexities requires specialized expertise and strategic foresight. We help you address the tax and regulatory considerations of transaction from navigating Income Tax, Corporate Laws, Foreign Exchange Regulations, and Stamp Duty to managing Sectoral Regulations, SEBI compliance, and Competition Law.

01 M&A Structuring and Due Diligence

• Pre-Transaction Advisory

• Financial, Tax and Payroll Due Diligence - Buy-Side Diligence & Sell-Side Diligence

• Transaction Structuring

• Transaction Documentation from a Tax and Regulatory Perspective

• Post-Transaction Advisory

02 Deal assistance and execution including review of shareholders agreement

03 Corporate Restructuring

• Consolidation of Group Entities

• Segregation of Non-Core Business

• Rationalizing Group Structure

• Conversion of Business Entities/Corporatization of Businesses

• Family Arrangements

• Capital Reduction/Share Buybacks

• Structuring of Funding Instruments

04 Joint Venture (JV) Advisory

• Communication with Specific Potential Partner(s)

• Discussions/Negotiations regarding terms of the JV (including Roles and Responsibilities, Valuations, Share-holding Patterns, Representations etc.)

• Documentation Support (working along with Legal Advisors)

• Capital Structuring of the JV entity

05 Regulatory Advisory

• FEMA Advisory for Inbound and Outbound Transactions

• FEMA Filings with RBI

06 Income tax Valuation

07 Succession Planning