Complexities in crossborder transactions make it imperative that foreign investors seeking to do business in India evaluate the targeted company on all accounts- namely tax, regulatory, legal, management and cultural aspects. Such thorough ground work lays the foundation for successive deals in an otherwise complex business environment that is mostly lacking in transparency. This is especially true for Mid market companies, companies that are listed but thinly traded, those operating in tier II or tier III cities or town, etc. where complete and accurate information is not readily available. Often seemingly insignificant factors cast a shadow on a deal and business decisions have to be arrived at with a fair degree of caution and sensitivity. Only through proper due diligence and analysis can one hope to identify, understand and mitigate the various risks associated with the business transaction.

With companies relying heavily on the accuracy of information in making critical decisions, SKP’s transaction support services come into focus.

The SKP team has expansive experience in assisting investors from over 30 countries at various stages of the investment process. These include foreign companies, venture capitalists and private equity firms. Our holistic services help clients arrive at conclusions, based on more accurate assessment of deals. These include:

Financial Accounting and Tax Due Diligence:

• Discover unseen costs, contingencies, commitments and other potential risk exposures
• Uncover undervalued, overvalued and unrecorded assets and liabilities
• Reveal existence of gaps in information provided
• Evaluate the quality  and consistency of financial information, including compliance with standards of reporting
• Assess target company’s internal control picture
• Weigh the impacts on valuation, purchase price and deal structure
• Assess the reasonableness of the information supplied by the target company in the information memorandum
• Gauge the reasonableness, appropriateness and consistency of historical and projected information

The SKP team provides clients with holistic, cost-effective transaction support services that are especially tailored to suit client interests. Besides they also offer additional services that help the client in monitoring the performance of the target or its portfolio companies.