Ankul Vasoya

• As a content writer at ClearTax, responsible for updating and creating over 100+ user-centric content articles on diverse domains including tax & financial related subject matter and investment products ensuring to demystify complex concepts and present in a clear and understandable manner
• Provided accurate, comprehensive, reliable and insightful and up-to-date information to users.

Financial Modelling and Valuations:

• Excelled in sophisticated financial modeling and valuations of equity as well as other securities (ESOP, Debentures, Preference Shares) of Companies (public as well as private) having revenue ranging from 1 crore to 100 crores using leading internationally accepted methodologies like DCF, CTM, NAV and CCM
• Conducted 30+ high stake valuations adhering to provisions of Income Tax, FEMA, Companies Act, LODR and determined critical SWAP ratios for Mergers and Share Entitlement Ratios for Demergers and PPA Reports for Slump Sale
• Skillfully modeled Credit Monitoring Arrangement (CMA) Data for 6+ Companies having funding requirements ranging from 1 Crore to 10 Crores and effectively liaised with bankers to address their concerns.

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Corporate Restructuring and Transaction Advisory:

• Actively participated from deal origination, pitching stage to successful implementation of various below stated end-to-end 25+ M&A transactions and corporate restructuring involving entities with turnovers ranging from ₹1 crore to ₹1000 crores:
  
• Experienced in:
• Mergers (Domestic, Inbound, Reverse) – NCLT Route & Fast Track Routeb.
• Demergers – NCLT Route & Fast Track Route
• Designing Succession Planning through Trusts, Wills.
• Slump Sale & Itemized sales
• Cross Border Transactions
• Post Deal Support & Integration
• Formulated various entry and exit strategies for Investors.
• Voluntary Liquidation through Fast Track Exit Scheme.
• Foundational insights on AIF & Family Office

Due Diligence & IPO Advisory:

• Executed thorough Tax due diligence for 4+ Indian entities, providing clients with critical insights for informed decision-making as well as facilitated clients in extracting and preparing essential data and documents for submission to financial due diligence teams.
• Contributed to strategic & optimal capital table advice pre-IPO and played a pivotal role in IPO preparations, encompassing the drafting, vetting of corporate policies, DRHP, certificates, and essential agreements with third parties ensuring robust IPO readiness.

Direct Taxation (Domestic & International) & FEMA:

• Assisted in issuing various opinions and provided advisory on intricate issues of clients under Income Tax, FEMA and International Taxation.
• Have done 25+ Transfer Pricing Audit along with meticulously preparing TP Study Report and regulatory form filing of multiple clients having international transaction ranging from 1 crore to 100 crores.
• Conducted thorough & comprehensive reviews of multiple tax computations and necessary workings for return filings and other structuring transactions ensuring accuracy and compliance
• Facilitated the implementation of numerous cross-border transactions (FDI/ODI), navigating complex regulatory requirements and adeptly managing essential form filings including Form FC, Form FCTRS, Form FCGPR, Form FLA, and ECB Returns.

Legal Documentation, & Secretarial Compliances:

• Diligently drafted and vetted comprehensive array of agreements and deeds tailored to each client’s unique specifications, including critical documents such as Share Purchase Agreements, Subscription Agreements, Shareholders' Agreements, Service Agreements, Consultancy Agreements, Gift Deeds, Debenture Trust Deeds, Lease Deeds, Loan Agreements, Agreement required under IPO process, License Agreement, Agreement with KMPs and ICD Agreements from various perspectives.
• Played crucial role in guiding clients through end-to-end advisory processes, advising on the optimal selection and issuance of a diverse range of financial instruments such as CCD (secured/unsecured), OCD, CCPS, OCRPS, Right shares, Bonus shares etc. as well as its conversion in other form of instruments.
• Assisted in formation/ incorporation of diverse entities such as Partnership firm, Limited Liability Partnerships, Private Limited Company as well conversions such as LLP into Co, Private Co into Public Co.

Other Areas:

• Assisted clients in obtaining startup registrations alongwith advisory relating to startups.
• Assisted in implementation of Stock Option Plan such as ESOP, SAR.
• Actively engaged in various firm activities, including drafting over 30 Tax Controversies and Budget Booklets, providing timely knowledge updates to clients, and conducting educational study circles for junior articles.