The Tax Impact in Private Equity and M&A Transactions training program is designed to provide professionals with a deep understanding of the critical role tax plays in structuring, financing, and executing deals. With evolving tax regulations, including changes in GST, transfer pricing, and cross-border taxation, it is essential for investors, fund managers, and legal professionals to stay ahead of compliance requirements and strategic tax planning. This program will cover key areas such as tax due diligence, fund structuring, post-deal tax considerations, and regulatory compliance to help participants navigate complex tax challenges in M&A and private equity transactions.
Across two intensive days, industry experts will provide insights on FEMA regulations, tax structuring for PE/VC investments, post-deal tax integration, cross-border tax compliance, and the impact of ESG on deal structures. Through case studies and interactive discussions, participants will gain practical knowledge to optimize tax efficiency, mitigate risks, and enhance value creation in their transactions. Whether you are a private equity investor, legal advisor, corporate strategist, or tax professional, this training will equip you with the expertise needed to make informed decisions in today’s dynamic tax and regulatory environment.
Trainers: Nand Gopal Anand, Partners, JSA Advocates & Solicitors & Ambarish, Partners, JSA Advocates & Solicitors
Trainer: Sridhar Ramachandran, Partner, Grant Thornton India & Subham Kumar, Partner, Grant Thornton Bharat LLP
Trainer: Gaurav Singhal, Director, Heads Up Consulting LLC
Trainer: Anil Talreja, Partner, Deloitte India
Trainer: Ravi Ahuja, Financial Services Industry Leader and Enthusiast
Trainer: Suraj Malik, Managing Partner & Founder, Legacy Growth Partners LLP
Sridhar has over 24 years post qualification experience in tax and regulatory matters. A significant part of his career was spent in Delhi where he gained expertise in dealing with complex and varied tax and regulatory matters of multinational corporations. He shifted to Chennai in 2006 and prior to joining the Firm, ran a boutique consulting firm which specialized in tax, regulatory and M&A functions.
Sridhar is a tax partner in Grant Thornton LLP where he is responsible for the tax practice of Chennai and Kochi offices. He also responsible for the Transaction Tax practice of the firm for South India. Some of his key experiences include:
Sridhar is a regular speaker at forums across India, including the ICAI, ICSI and various trade/professional bodies where he speaks on foreign direct investment policy, exchange control law, special economic zones and income-tax law. He has contributed to Policy making on the Special Economic Zone laws across state and central government agencies.
He is the author of a book on Exchange Control Law in India published by Bloomsbury.
Subham is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India having over 14 years of post qualification experience in corporate tax, international tax and India regulatory matters.
Subham has various multinational and Indian clients across sectors such as including manufacturing, automobile, software & ITES, pharmaceuticals, real estate, media and engineering on matters relating to business restructuring, domestic and international taxation advisory.
Subham has vast experience in advising on Income-tax, Corporate Law, Exchange Law, Securities Law and Stamp Duty Law implications and has worked on transactions on a wide spectrum of clients in various sectors including IT/ ITeS, real estate, healthcare, education, warehousing, infrastructure, manufacturing, wholesale and retail trading, e-commerce, financial services etc.,
Subham is a regular speaker in at professional bodies such as the ICAI, ICSI and various trade / professional bodies where he speaks on Foreign Direct Investment Policy, Exchange Control Law, International tax and Income-tax law.
Anil is a Partner with Deloitte India and is a part of the M&A Tax group. He has over 28 years of experience in handling matters pertaining to Indian tax and regulatory. He is a Chief Growth Officer for Tax in Deloitte South Asia region. Anil has been seconded to the London office of Deloitte where he has obtained international work experience. He has worked with the Deloitte UK M&A Tax team. He specialises in matters under the direct tax laws which have been in force in India, including international taxation.
Anil has also been involved in conducting tax due diligence and tax structuring assignments of various clients including listed companies in India. He has been providing tax structuring advise to several upstream companies in India with regard to their outbound investments.
Anil has been speaking on various public forums on taxation. He has been writing articles published in various newspapers and technical magazines.
Ravi Ahuja, CFA is a strategic data leader with over 15 years of experience driving operational excellence, transformation, and innovation at leading firms like KPMG, MSCI, Morningstar, and S&P Global. He excels in transforming data operations, developing and supporting new content and product enhancements that deliver measurable improvements in efficiency and client engagement.
Suraj Malik is a partner with the Transaction Tax Advisory practice at BDO India LLP.He is a CA with over 15 years of diverse experience with large accounting firms and family office. He has diverse experience in deal structuring, inbound investments, M&A Transactions, corporate restructuring, and private equity. He has led and managed several transactions across multiple sectors such as Media, Hospitality, Real Estate, IT/SEZ and other general manufacturing industries. He has also advised and implemented one of the largest family settlement in India and structured and executed succession strategy for HNIs and entrepreneurs. Suraj has spoken on various national and international events organized by the different institutions and also co-authored articles on various M&A related topics.
Gaurav is a Lawyer and a Chartered Accountant with 24+ years’ experience of helping multi-national as well as domestic clients on their transaction tax, corporate tax, international tax and regulatory matters.
He has worked in past with organizations such as KPMG India, BMR & Associates, and Ernst & Young, as a part of their tax and regulatory practice.
He is a part of Heads Up – a tax boutique firm with offices in Dubai and Delhi.
Professional experience
He has advised clients on key transaction aspects throughout a deal cycle, including conceptualization and development of capital / business restructuring initiatives, as well as re-alignment of transactions to optimize tax benefits and to ensure adherence with tax and regulatory laws of India / UAE.
He has conducted tax diagnostic reviews and health-checks to determine tax exposures and suggesting measures for optimizing their risks.
Gaurav has advised extensively on outbound and inbound investments structures in diverse sectors, entity and jurisdiction structuring, and Intermediate Holding Company structures.
He has advised clients on tax implications - both under domestic as well as international tax laws - of various transactions, arrangements, remittances and business proposals.
Gaurav has worked on a range of corporate tax, international taxation, transfer pricing and regulatory matters, including overseeing of litigation and compliances for multinational clients, large Indian corporates and new age start-ups.
He has represented clients in the course of various tax proceedings, including proceedings before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), the Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR), the Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP), and for the purpose of Advance Pricing Arrangement (APA).
Gaurav has undertaken multiple impact assessment studies of developments in tax domain, such as the Multi-Lateral Instrument (MLI), Country-by-Country reporting (CbCR), other changes introduced by virtue of OECD / G20 BEPS Project, Equalization Levy w.r.t. e-commerce transactions, Place of Effective Management (POEM) regulations, General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR), rules for attribution of profits to Permanent Establishments, etc.
He has advised a range of companies doing business in / with the UAE, on applicability of UAE Economic Substance Regulations and / or UAE Corporate Tax laws, and handheld them in transition to a tax efficient yet compliant regime.
Gaurav has been nominated as a Special Invitee of the Committee on International Taxation of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
He is a regular speaker in various seminars organized by various forums, both national and international, such as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the International Fiscal Association, PHD Chambers, British Chamber of Commerce, Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority (DAFZA), Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), ICAI Dubai, etc. He is frequently invited by Public Sector Companies, Law firms, Accounting firms and other enterprises to train their employees on recent developments in domestic and international taxation.
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