The scope.
Advisory across every stage of the investment lifecycle — structured in four phases.
Financial & Tax Due Diligence
Quality of earnings, working-capital analysis, net-debt walkthrough and revenue-recognition review. Tax exposure mapping, contingent liabilities and position assessment on target companies.
Deal Structuring & SPA Support
Tax-efficient acquisition structures, step-plans, SPA input notes — indemnities, escrow, price adjustment and locked-box mechanisms.
Acquisition Financing Advisory
Debt structuring and lender advisory for leveraged acquisitions — term sheets, covenant modelling and drawdown coordination.
SEBI AIF Regulatory Advisory
AIF registration, compliance calendar, SEBI reporting obligations and regulatory advisory for Category I, II and III AIFs.
Fund Accounting & LP Reporting
NAV computation, fund-level accounting, capital account statements, waterfall modelling and LP reporting packs.
Fund Formation Support
Advisory on fund structure, PPM inputs, investor documentation and interplay between AIF regulations and FEMA / FDI norms.
Virtual CFO for Portfolio Companies
Finance leadership between deal close and full-time CFO hire — MIS, board reporting, working-capital management and financial controls.
Value Creation & Operational Finance
Profitability analysis, cost rationalisation, KPI framework design and operational financial reviews to accelerate portfolio performance.
Vendor Due Diligence
Sell-side financial and tax DD — clean-up accounts, quality-of-earnings analysis and a structured data room that accelerates the buyer process.
Tax-Efficient Exit Structuring
Structuring memos for strategic trade sales, secondary PE transactions and IPO exits — capital gains optimisation and exit mechanics.
IPO Exit Coordination
For portfolio companies heading to listing — coordination with Valucore's IPO advisory practice across restatement, governance, DRHP and listing.
What you receive.
- Financial and tax due diligence reports (buy-side and sell-side)
- Deal structuring memo and SPA input note (indemnities, escrow, price)
- SEBI AIF compliance calendar and regulatory filings
- Fund accounting, NAV workings and LP reporting packs
- Portfolio company MIS, board packs and virtual CFO deliverables
- Vendor DD data room and clean-up financials
- Tax-efficient exit structure memo
The moments this pays off most.
PE / VC fund evaluating an India investment
Buy-side financial, tax and commercial diligence on the target company.
Portfolio company between deal close and CFO hire
Needs finance leadership, controls and board reporting from day one.
Fund manager needing AIF regulatory support
SEBI AIF compliance, LP reporting, fund accounting and waterfall modelling.
Promoter or founder preparing for a PE raise
Investor-ready financials, financial model, data room and investor Q&A support.
PE-backed company heading to exit
Vendor DD, clean-up accounts, tax-efficient exit structuring or IPO preparation.