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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

March 12, 2026March 22, 2026By Binoy Parikh

Quote in MoneyControl: PN3 and FDI

My Take, as quoted in Moneycontrol, on India’s recalibration of Press Note 3. The original PN3 framework was a necessary COVID-era safeguard […]

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March 10, 2026By Binoy Parikh

India’s Valuation Conundrum: Reformed but Unresolved

Every corporate transaction in India must satisfy three independent regimes simultaneously: commercial, regulatory, and tax. Each applies its own methodology. Each references […]

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March 2, 2026March 10, 2026By Binoy Parikh

Deferred vs. Contingent Consideration: FEMA and Taxation

One is a question of “when”. The other is a question of “if”. The distinction reshapes both FEMA compliance and tax outcomes. […]

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February 23, 2026By Binoy Parikh

Preference Shares: Multi-Personality Disorder

Consider a case: an Indian parent funds its overseas subsidiary through preference shares. The instrument is share capital in law, and structured […]

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February 14, 2026February 23, 2026By Binoy Parikh

Sanghi – Ambuja Deal: Control Acquisition to Merger

NCLT has recently approved the merger of Sanghi Industries into Ambuja Cements (both listed companies). The transaction followed a two stage process: […]

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February 9, 2026February 10, 2026By Binoy Parikh

Budget 2026 – Talk in Udgam

Back in Udgam, my alma mater. This time not as a student, but as a jury member for a Budget Talk simulation. […]

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February 6, 2026February 10, 2026By Binoy Parikh

MoneyControl Article: From Form to Substance: A reset in M&A and cross-border taxation

There is a visible cumulative shift in India’s tax and regulatory posture on cross-border M&A, driven by recent judicial rulings treaty scrutiny, […]

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February 1, 2026February 10, 2026By Binoy Parikh

Budget 2026 Analysis

Link to our newsletter analysing Budget 2026: http://www.katalystadvisors.in/pdfs/Katalyst_Kaleidoscope_February_2026.pdf

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February 1, 2026February 10, 2026By Binoy Parikh

Substance, Treaties, and the Long Shadow of Policy

The recent ruling of the Delhi ITAT in Hareon Solar Singapore, read alongside the Supreme Court’s decision in Tiger Global, marks an […]

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January 26, 2026February 10, 2026By Binoy Parikh

Financial Express: Adani Comeback Fuelled by M&A

My take, as quoted in Financial Express, on core learnings for India Inc on the 3-year anniversary of the Adani – Hindenburg […]

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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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