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Putting Deals through a Microscope | Traversing Transactions attempts at dissecting a deal by analyzing various aspects and nuances of an M&A Transaction, traversing through a complex mesh of Commercial, Regulatory, and Tax ("CRT") imperatives!

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Traversing Transactions

Putting Deals through a Microscope | Traversing Transactions attempts at dissecting a deal by analyzing various aspects and nuances of an M&A Transaction, traversing through a complex mesh of Commercial, Regulatory, and Tax ("CRT") imperatives!

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Traversing Transactions

Putting Deals through a Microscope | Traversing Transactions attempts at dissecting a deal by analyzing various aspects and nuances of an M&A Transaction, traversing through a complex mesh of Commercial, Regulatory, and Tax ("CRT") imperatives!

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Author: Binoy Parikh

May 9, 2024August 23, 2025By Binoy Parikh

Acquisition of Control without acquiring 25% in a listed company

Can there be a scenario where an acquirer acquires less than a 25% stake in a listed company, and still the provisions […]

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April 3, 2024August 23, 2025By Binoy Parikh

Acquisition of Global Insurance by Aon Insurance: Katalyst as Structuring Advisors

(First published in The Business Standard: https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/aon-completes-transaction-to-acquire-global-insurance-brokers-in-india-124040301239_1.html)

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March 20, 2024August 23, 2025By Binoy Parikh

Divestment of Data EPC Business by Sterling & Wilson: Katalyst as Structuring Advisors

(First published in The Economic Times: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/engineering/shapoorji-arm-to-raise-700cr-through-data-centre-stake-sale/articleshow/108627326.cms?from=mdr)

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March 8, 2024August 23, 2025By Binoy Parikh

Corporate Liposuction: Capital Reduction

(First Published on Taxsutra: https://www.taxsutra.com/dt/experts-corner/corporate-liposuction-capital-reduction-et-al) In the realm of corporate finance, one form of internal restructuring is for companies to occasionally undergo […]

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February 9, 2024August 23, 2025By Binoy Parikh

Appointment on the Board of Batliboi Limited

Happy to share that I have joined the Board of Directors of Batliboi Limited as an Independent Director. Batliboi Limited is a […]

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February 5, 2024August 23, 2025By Binoy Parikh

SEBI’s Penalty Disclosure Norms

(First Published in The Times of India: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/sebi-to-review-norms-for-penalty-disclosure-compliance-burden-and-business-realities/articleshow/107272123.cms)

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January 31, 2024August 23, 2025By Binoy Parikh

Crypto Taxation: Budget 2024

(First published on Benzinga: https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/24/01/36844649/indian-crypto-users-trend-reducecryptotax-urge-fairer-taxation-experts-expect-limited-chan) My take on wishlist for changes to cyrpto taxation in tomorrow’s Interim Budget:

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January 30, 2024August 23, 2025By Binoy Parikh

Intangibles Conundrum – To Amortise or Not?

(First Published on Taxsutra: https://www.taxsutra.com/dt/experts-corner/intangibles-conundrum-amortise-or-not) Background Consider a case where a company (“Company A”) intends to acquire the business of another company […]

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January 26, 2024August 23, 2025By Binoy Parikh

Low Promoter Holding: Zee Sony Saga

(First published in The Times of India: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/low-promoter-holding-poses-potential-takeover-risk-to-zee/articleshow/107155303.cms) My views, as captured in the Times of India, on the risk of hostile […]

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January 8, 2024By Binoy Parikh

Cash-Neutral Acquisition and Strategic Divestment through Demerger

(This article was first published on TaxSutra: https://www.taxsutra.com/dt/experts-corner/cash-neutral-acquisition-strategic-divestment-through-demerger) Background In India, cement industry has been a sector which has been important from […]

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ABOUT BINOY PARIKH (CA, LLB, US CPA)

Presently, I am a Partner at Katalyst Advisors where I advise on M&A Transactions (Indian and Cross-Border), Promoter Frameworks, Family Arrangements, and Succession/ Estate Planning. I also serve as an Independent Director on the Board of Directors of Sarda Energy & Minerals Limited, a listed company, with a market cap of more than INR 20,000 Cr, Batliboi Limited, a 132-year old company headquartered in Mumbai, Manipal Payment and Identity Solutions Limited, part of the Manipal Group and India's leading debit and credit card manufacturer, Sarda Metals and Alloys Limited, a ferro-alloys producer and a part of the Sarda Group, based out of Vizag, and Quickmill Inc, a Canadian company and a subsidiary of Batliboi Limited. I have authored a book on Succession Planning and Promoter Frameworks: From Founder to Framework. You can order it here: https://www.taxsutrareservoir.com/products/from-founder-to-framework Prior to Katalyst Advisors, I was a part of M&A/ Transaction Structuring Team at PwC and KPMG in Mumbai, and a part of M&A/ Transaction Structuring and M&A Litigation Team at G.K. Choksi & Co in Ahmedabad. Feel free to reach out to me at +91 9979881015 or binoy.parikh@katalystadvisors.in Detailed Profile along with Experience on Key Deals: www.linkedin.com/in/binoyparikh/

ABOUT KATALYST ADVISORS

Katalyst Advisors is a boutique structuring and advisory firm founded in April 2017 by Ketan Dalal, erstwhile Managing Partner (West) and Joint Tax Leader of PwC India.

Our strengths are primarily M&A and transaction structuring, and promoter frameworks, succession planning and family arrangements. We also render specialized tax and regulatory issues (the latter being primarily SEBI and FEMA/ RBI).

Detailed Profile of Katalyst Advisors: http://katalystadvisors.in/

Recent Posts

  • Attending Manipal Listing as an Independent Director
  • Founder, Family, and Future: Notes from the TaxTonic Session
  • Partial Demergers: When Value Mirrors but Control Does Not
  • Liquidity, Not Exit: Merger of a JVCo into a Listed Company
  • Symphony Limited: Gift of Shares to the “Next of Kin” of Employees by the Promoter

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