Date and Time:
December 14, 2023 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Event Location:
Online, India
Description
Achromic Point presents the Masterclass on Due Diligence for M&A, Cross Border Transactions and Joint Ventures on 14th December 2023.
Benefits of attending:
- Learn how to identify a successful merger, acquisition or investment opportunity
- Understand the due diligence steps to identify the probable risks in the target company
- Strengthen your negotiating position by understanding the findings of due diligence processes
- Learn due diligence techniques to ascertain financial, legal, tax & commercial, forensic, environmental and IT, the position of a target company
- Understand the HR due diligence process and its findings to establish synergies
Who should attend:
- MDs, CEOs, CFOs
- Directors of Strategic Planning
- Legal Heads, In-house Counsels
- Private Investors (PEs, VCs)
- Investment Bankers
- Senior Officials of Banks
- Law Firms
Thought Leaders:
- Kalpit Khandelwal
Partner
Aekom Legal - Sahil Kanuga
Head, Commercial Disputes
Nishith Desai Associates
Event Timelines
Session 1: Basics of the Due Diligence Processes
• Due Diligence
o Due diligence in the M&A, Cross Border and Joint Ventures
o How is Due Diligence measured?
o Roles of the parties
o Due Diligence during and after crisis
• When is Due Diligence Required
• The Phases of Due Diligence
o Strategy – Engagement scoping
o Initial value assessment – Understanding the target
o Data room – Pre-bid analysis
o Data analysis – Full access Due Diligence
o Completion – Sale and purchase agreements
o Post-transaction – Implementation
Session 2: Financial Due Diligence (FDD) – Navigating potential financial Pitfalls of a transaction
• Financial due diligence and its differences with agreed upon procedures
• Scope of an FDD (Understanding of business, Quality of earnings, Normative working capital and Net debt)
• Conducting an FDD (Data collection, Analysis, Q&A, Report)
• Understanding the issues from a FDD findings and how their implications on price, SPA negotiation, and post-merger integration
• Recognizing financial implications of business, operations and balance sheet
Sessions 3: Legal and Tax Due Diligence
• Legal Due Diligence
o Why is it necessary & important?
o Process & Various steps involved
o Legal Due Diligence Challenges & its Resolutions
o Practical Insight
o Mock Diligence
• Tax Due Diligence
o Importance of Tax Due Diligence – Direct and Indirect Tax
o Approach to be adopted
o Typical Issues & Solutions
o Impact on Transactions
Sessions 4: Effective Due Diligence Report
• Structure of the report
• Due Diligence Checklist
• Effective disclosures for Investors
• “Joining the dots” - pulling together all the findings into a logical report
