M & A Tax
Mergers and Acquisitions and internal restructurings are increasingly becoming the norm for businesses seeking growth and efficiencies. Tax and regulatory issues play a key role in ensuring the success of M&A and restructuring activities, both in a domestic as well as cross-border context. Specifically, in the context of first generation owned businesses, restructuring of family holdings, with a view to ensuring seamless and efficient succession, also assumes significance.
We at SGA-Taxwize think of M & A Tax as an opportunity not only to expand and grow business but to do so in a tax-efficient manner.
We offer a full suite of services to Multinationals and Domestic Corporations in Merging, Acquiring, Joint Ventures, Demerging, Splitting-Up, Spinning-Up, Slump Sale and Slump Exchange.
We undertake Due Diligence, Valuations and provide Assistance to acquirers as well as sellers with the Acquisition or the Sale process.
We provide post-deal integration and compliance support.
We also defend your M & A strategy before the NCLT and assist in effectively meeting the Tax Avoidance charge of the Tax Department especially in the New Environment of GAAR.
Our services in this sphere include:
- Corporate and business restructuring involving business consolidations and/or divestment for value accretion, unlocking value and future fund raising.
- Group restructuring including form of corporate organization (corporate, limited liability partnership, partnership), shareholding rationalization and family arrangement.
- Advice on capital and financial structuring for balance-sheet management, fund raising, exit strategy, cash repatriations and business tax planning.
- Transaction advisory including mergers, acquisitions, de-mergers and business tax planning involving issues relating to direct tax, indirect tax, corporate laws, stamp-duty issues, FEMA and Competition Commission of India.
- Domestic and cross border business and/or corporate acquisition strategy involving valuations, due diligence (financial, tax and legal), negotiations financing, documentation support & transaction management.
- Formulating ESOP plans and advising efficient implementation.
- Business valuations & financial modelling.