Capabilities

Comprehensive financial
architecture practice

We deliver integrated advisory services across tax strategy, capital optimization, regulatory compliance, and strategic finance—enabling growth-stage companies to transform their financial operations from cost centers into competitive advantages.

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Strategic Tax Architecture

  • Multi-jurisdiction optimization
  • Transfer pricing strategy
  • Tax treaty navigation
  • Regulatory arbitrage
  • Advance pricing agreements

Overview

Our tax architecture practice goes beyond annual compliance to design multi-year strategies that reduce effective tax rates by 15-22% while ensuring full regulatory compliance across jurisdictions. We work with companies operating across India, Singapore, UAE, and United States to optimize entity structures, transfer pricing arrangements, and cross-border transactions.

Strategic Approach

We begin by conducting comprehensive analysis of your current tax position, revenue flows, and growth trajectory. This enables us to identify optimization opportunities across entity structuring, transfer pricing, and tax treaty utilization. Our recommendations integrate with your broader business strategy, ensuring tax efficiency doesn't constrain strategic flexibility.

International Tax Structuring

Entity structure design for multi-jurisdiction operations, including holding company location, intellectual property ownership, and cross-border service arrangements.

Transfer Pricing Optimization

OECD-compliant transfer pricing frameworks that optimize profit allocation while withstanding regulatory scrutiny across jurisdictions.

Tax Treaty Navigation

Strategic utilization of bilateral tax treaties to minimize withholding taxes on cross-border payments and prevent double taxation.

Regulatory Change Management

Proactive monitoring of tax law changes across operating jurisdictions with strategic recommendations for necessary restructuring.

Typical Outcomes

  • 15-22% reduction in effective tax rate through strategic entity structuring
  • ₹8-15 crore annual savings for companies with ₹50-100 crore revenue
  • Advance pricing agreements providing 3-5 year tax certainty
  • Scalable frameworks enabling geographic expansion without tax efficiency degradation

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Capital Structure Design

  • ESOP architecture
  • SAR structuring
  • Cap table optimization
  • Convertible instruments
  • Founder equity preservation

Overview

Our capital structure practice helps founders preserve equity while enabling talent acquisition and maintaining investor alignment. We design ESOP and SAR programs, optimize cap tables before funding rounds, and structure convertible instruments that balance dilution concerns with growth financing needs.

ESOP & SAR Programs

We create tax-efficient equity compensation programs that attract senior talent without excessive founder dilution. This includes comparative analysis of ESOP pools across India, Singapore, and Delaware structures, vesting schedules aligned with value creation milestones, and liquidity mechanisms that balance employee and company interests.

Pre-Funding Optimization

Cap table rationalization, share class restructuring, and equity pool sizing designed 6-12 months before targeted fundraising rounds.

ESOP Framework Design

Complete ESOP program design including pool sizing, grant policies, vesting schedules, and exercise mechanisms optimized for tax efficiency.

Convertible Instruments

Strategic structuring of convertible notes and SAFEs balancing founder dilution protection with investor return expectations.

Secondary Transaction Support

Structuring and execution support for founder secondary sales and employee liquidity programs that maintain alignment.

Typical Outcomes

  • 3-7% reduction in founder dilution through optimized cap table structuring
  • ESOP programs enabling senior talent hiring at 20-30% cash compensation discount
  • Valuation increases of 25-40% through professional financial infrastructure
  • Reduced due diligence friction accelerating fundraising timelines by 4-8 weeks

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Fractional CFO Services

  • Financial planning & analysis
  • Board reporting
  • Investor relations
  • Strategic decision support
  • Scenario modeling

Overview

Our fractional CFO service provides strategic financial leadership without full-time executive overhead. We embed with leadership teams to deliver board-ready reporting, investor relations management, financial planning and analysis, and strategic decision support—typically at 40-60% the cost of a full-time CFO hire.

Core Services

We establish monthly financial reporting frameworks that provide visibility into unit economics, burn rate dynamics, and key performance indicators. Quarterly board packages synthesize financial performance, strategic initiatives, and forward-looking projections. We manage investor communications, coordinate fundraising processes, and provide strategic guidance on M&A opportunities, pricing strategy, and international expansion.

Monthly Financial Operations

Comprehensive financial reporting including P&L analysis, cash flow forecasting, and key metric dashboards with strategic commentary.

Board Engagement

Quarterly board package preparation, presentation attendance, and strategic financial guidance to board committees.

Fundraising Support

Financial model development, data room preparation, due diligence coordination, and term sheet negotiation support.

Strategic Decision Support

Scenario modeling for strategic decisions including pricing changes, geographic expansion, and M&A opportunities.

Engagement Models

  • Monthly retainer: ₹3-6 lakhs for companies with ₹10-50 crore revenue
  • Quarterly retainer: ₹6-12 lakhs for companies with ₹50-200 crore revenue
  • Project-based: Fundraising support, M&A advisory, specific strategic initiatives
  • Transition support: 6-12 month engagements bridging to full-time CFO hire

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M&A Transaction Support

  • Buy-side due diligence
  • Sell-side preparation
  • Deal structuring
  • Valuation analysis
  • Post-merger integration

Overview

We provide comprehensive M&A advisory across buy-side due diligence, sell-side preparation, deal structuring, and post-merger integration. Our practice has supported transactions ranging from ₹50 crore to ₹2,000 crore across SaaS, fintech, marketplace, and deep-tech verticals.

Transaction Expertise

For buyers, we conduct financial, tax, and operational due diligence identifying material risks and value creation opportunities. This includes quality of earnings analysis, working capital assessment, tax exposure identification, and synergy quantification. For sellers, we prepare comprehensive data rooms, optimize pre-transaction positioning, and support management presentations to maximize valuation outcomes.

Buy-Side Due Diligence

Comprehensive financial, tax, and operational analysis identifying risks, validating assumptions, and quantifying synergies.

Sell-Side Advisory

Data room preparation, management presentation support, and strategic positioning to maximize transaction value.

Deal Structuring

Transaction structure optimization balancing tax efficiency, regulatory requirements, and commercial objectives.

Integration Planning

Post-merger integration roadmap covering finance, tax, compliance, and operational workstreams.

Typical Engagements

  • Transaction values: ₹50 crore to ₹2,000 crore
  • Due diligence timelines: 4-8 weeks for standard transactions
  • Fee structures: Success-based for sell-side, fixed fee for buy-side diligence
  • Integration support: 6-12 month post-close engagements

Discuss your strategic
financial requirements

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