Business Support Services
We work very closely with businesses of all sizes and nature to help them during their start up by assisting in formation of various structures needed for the business model as well as during the journey to assist in structuring, valuations, due diligence as well as forming joint ventures and alliance in line with what business or business owners demand.
Start Up Advisory
Taking care of regulatory aspects in respect of corporate laws, Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) for business start-up in India. Assistance in selection and registration / incorporation of corporate entity, co-ordination and compliance in respect of inflow of foreign exchange by way of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) under automatic route or approval route of Government of India, as the case may be.
Business Entity Formation
Advisory services for selection of corporate entity, assistance in formation of Limited Company; whether Private Limited or Public Limited and Limited Liability Partnership (LLP).
Business Valuation
Valuation of various businesses by either prescribed or to be suggested approach, method and criteria. Valuation by application of methods under Discounted Cashflow (DCF) approach and / or Relative valuation with basic inputs to be provided. Valuation of business under stress, dispute, takeover, merger, amalgamation, demerger.
Joint Venture and Alliance
Strategic alliances, Joint Venture, Shareholders’ Agreement, Technical Association, Marketing Tie-up with clarity on commercial terms is pre-requisite for moving towards legal documentation. Preparatory for heads of terms for issues concerning (i) Directors and Management (ii) Finance for the JVC (iii) Restriction on Parties (iv) Business Plan (v) Accounting (vi) Dividend Policy (vii) Dead Lock (viii) Resolution of Deadlock (ix) Transfer of Shares (x) Obligatory Transfer of Shares (xi) Experts/Valuation of Shares (xii) Termination and Liquidation (xiii) Status of Agreement (xiv) Confidentiality (xv) Warranty (xvi) Costs (xvii) Interest on Late Payment (xviii) Reservation (xix) Particulars of businesses where Affirmative Vote of parties is required etc. is essential for discussion and conclusion thereon for moving towards joint venture / alliance.
Finance Due Diligence
Financial due diligence is pre-requisite for sharing or parting with the business interest viz. takeover, merger, demerger, strategic alliance, joint venture etc. Scrutiny of financial statements, books of account, allied records, statutory records, compliances with corporate regulations and accounting standards etc. is vital for decision making as to; (i) whether to move forward or not, (ii) when and how to move forward and (iii) validation of valuation exercise. Overdoing in due diligence, at times is detrimental to timeline involved in decision making. Care and caution is required, least it becomes exhaustive investigation or exercise of forensic accounting.