Investments
Warrants / Options structuring
Cap table structuring
Acquisitions / Hive-off
Domestic / cross border acquisitions
Acqui-hire
Globalization of startups
Holding / subsidiaries abroad
Investor exits
Distributing surplus upon exit event
Liquidation or Capital reduction involving distribution of surplus (to and/ or from India)
Other cases
Founder severance
Employee equity compensation
Group consolidation and value creation
Business model advisory
Deals / Transactions
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Structuring transaction
Critical piece as lays down foundation - involves FEMA, taxes, Regulatory, Cross border, etc
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2
Term Sheet / MOU
Laying the entire Framework of deal - Cap table issues, regulatory challenges, etc come up here
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3
Due Diligence
High level issues help discover what is in offing
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4
Definitive documentation
Running the deal with all parties aligned on definitives is critical
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Closing assistance
Regulatory (FEMA / Company law) filings and other closing have new set of issues considering evolving regulatory
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Funding
Last and most critical part - including Bankers co-ordination
Inversions - Structure implementation
- Destination / Jurisdiction advisory
- Transaction Structure – Options to restructure which are tax optimal and regulatory compliant and meets specific business & other commercial considerations
- Transfer pricing issues during operations
- Issues related to cap table, post structuring, alongwith preserving investor rights
- Instruments – Ordinary stocks, Preferred stocks, convertible note
- IPR – Intellectual property to be assigned along with transfer pricing issues
- ESOP – Employee Stock options & related filings
Valuations
- RBI Valuation (FDI & ODI)
- Income tax valuation (ESOP tax, Gift tax)
- Valuation of Intellectual Property rights
- fairness Opinion in M&A transactions
- IFRS valuation