Senior Associate Merger & Acquisition - Bangalore

One Story; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

One Story in Bengaluru seeks a seasoned advisor to support M&A and transaction tax engagements. You will draft and review deliverables for clients, identify restructuring options, and ensure regulatory compliance across tax and corporate laws.

The role involves evaluating and drafting transaction documents, guiding schemes of arrangement, and contributing to client pitches and knowledge sharing. You will engage in buy/sell side due diligence, draft corporate action documents, and assist in

Qualifications

• Experience in M&A and transaction tax or corporate tax advisory.
• Knowledge of Company Law, SEBI, FEMA and related corporate laws.
• Experience drafting and reviewing complex transaction documents.

Responsibilities

• Drafting and reviewing deliverables such as reports, proposals, advice, opinions, and presentations for clients.
• Identify restructuring options aligned with client objectives and management intent.
• Highlight issues in engagements and propose solutions.
• Conduct detailed fiscal and regulatory reviews across direct tax, company law, SEBI, FEMA, stamp duty, accounting and commercial implications.
• Review transaction documents such as business transfer agreements, share purchase agreements, subscription agreements, trust deeds, asset sale/purchase agreements; implement scheme of arrangement.

Skills

M&A

Tax due diligence

Corporate tax advisory

Regulatory knowledge

Drafting documents

Client delivery

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA) or equivalent

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

• Involved in drafting and reviewing deliverable such as reports, proposals, advice, opinions, presentations for clients.
• Identification of the available restructuring options based on understanding of the commercial objectives of the proposed reorganization being contemplated by the management.
• Responsible for identifying and highlighting issues involved in various engagements and present potential solutions.
• Undertaking detailed fiscal and regulatory review of the proposed reorganization - this would involve evaluation of the various direct tax, company law, SEBI, FEMA, stamp duty, accounting and commercial implications of the available options.
• Review of transaction documents such as business transfer agreement, share purchase agreement, subscription agreements, trust deeds, asset sale/purchase agreements, etc.
• Responsible for implementing the scheme of arrangement (merger/ demerger/ capital reduction/etc) including

Client Delivery

• Involved in drafting and reviewing deliverable such as reports, proposals, advice, opinions, presentations for clients.
• Identification of the available restructuring options based on understanding of the commercial objectives of the proposed reorganization being contemplated by the management.
• Responsible for identifying and highlighting issues involved in various engagements and present potential solutions.
• Undertaking detailed fiscal and regulatory review of the proposed reorganization - this would involve evaluation of the various direct tax, company law, SEBI, FEMA, stamp duty, accounting and commercial implications of the available options.
• Review of transaction documents such as business transfer agreement, share purchase agreement, subscription agreements, trust deeds, asset sale/purchase agreements, etc.
• Responsible for implementing the scheme of arrangement (merger/ demerger/ capital reduction/etc) including

drafting scheme, application, petition, notice of meeting, etc and attending NCLT hearings.

• Undertaking buy side/ sell side tax due diligence of the Target Company.
• Responsible for drafting the documents for various corporate actions including issuance of securities, buy back, etc.
• Support in pitching for new clients - undertaking a detailed study to identify possible restructuring ideas/ opportunities.
• Assist in knowledge management - contribute information to knowledge sharing tools, share knowledge and experience via formal and informal methods.

BD Support

• Draft & prepare proposals & pitch presentations. Evaluate potential business acquisition areas. Assist principal/partners in preparing strong pitching ground to acquire new business.
• Evaluate potential business acquisition areas and possible additional service expansion opportunities.
• Identify leads from external & existing clients. Grow industrial knowledge and scope to enhance services to existing clients.
• Draft engagement letters accurately. Take care of the end to end invoicing process including follow ups for outstanding's & tracking payment status.

Research & Technical Opinions

• Execute an exhaustive research for the clients in line with their expectations. Ensure usage of all tools (External market data/internal portals) to generate effective research.
• Undergo regular technical trainings/ knowledge sharing session within team to deliver effectively as well as efficiently.

experience in M&A & transaction tax or Corporate tax advisory

• Expected to be aware of business, economic and regulatory developments relevant to our clients.
• Have sufficient knowledge of Company Law, SEBI, FEMA and other relevant corporate laws.

Skills: technical training,proposals,business acquisition,due diligence,client delivery,identification,sell-side due diligence,company law knowledge,fema,technical opinions,client pitching,regulatory compliance,technical trainings/ knowledge sharing,deliverable drafting,lead identification,sebi,scheme of arrangement implementation,research execution,fiscal and regulatory review,restructuring options identification,company law,accounting implications,reports,business law knowledge,engagement letters drafting,fiscal review,corporate tax advisory,mergers & acquisitions,trust deeds,drafting corporate documents,transaction tax,knowledge sharing,technical opinions execution,restructuring,research and analysis,business transfer agreement,business development,subscription agreements,sebi regulations,drafting,share purchase agreement,direct tax,tax,research,proposal drafting,tax due diligence,proposals & pitch presentations drafting,invoicing process management,tax structuring,knowledge management,restructuring options,regulatory review,business acquisition evaluation,reviewing,asset sale/purchase agreements,pitches preparation,management,fema knowledge,buy-side due diligence,m&a,financial analysis,scheme of arrangement,presentations,sebi knowledge,transaction tax advisory,buy side/ sell side tax due diligence,commercial objectives,stamp duty,transaction documents review