A specialised M&A tax advisory service focused on structuring transactions to minimise tax leakage, reduce capital gains and indirect tax exposure, and maximise deal value—while ensuring full regulatory compliance.
In mergers and acquisitions, a significant portion of deal value is often lost due to inefficient tax structuring, avoidable capital gains exposure, stamp duty leakages, indirect tax costs, and post-merger tax inefficiencies. Many transactions that appear commercially sound become tax-inefficient after execution.
At PGAS & Associates, our specialised service—Reducing Tax Cost of M&A—is designed to identify, manage, and lawfully minimise the total tax cost of M&A transactions, while ensuring full compliance with Indian and cross-border regulatory frameworks.
We work closely with promoters, investors, boards, and legal advisors to ensure that tax considerations are embedded into transaction design from day one.
Our advisory begins at the transaction conceptualisation stage, where tax decisions have the highest impact.
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Our approach ensures that tax efficiency does not compromise regulatory defensibility.
We focus on reducing or deferring capital gains and transaction-level taxes, wherever legally permissible.
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We conduct transaction-oriented tax due diligence aimed at protecting buyers and sellers from post-deal tax surprises.
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Our due diligence outputs directly support pricing negotiations, indemnity clauses, and deal documentation.
Valuation is a critical factor in minimising future tax disputes.
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Our valuation inputs help ensure that transaction pricing does not trigger avoidable tax challenges.
Cross-border transactions involve complex tax and regulatory interplay.
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Our solutions are designed to be tax-efficient, RBI-compliant, and commercially practical.
Tax planning is effective only if implemented correctly.
We support clients through:
We continue to support clients after deal closure by:
Where transactions come under scrutiny, we provide robust support including:
We act as long-term advisors to help clients:
Reviewing financial statements, contracts, litigations, and regulatory compliances.
Identifying tax exposures under Income Tax Act, GST, and Stamp Duty laws
We conduct comprehensive financial, tax, and legal due diligence to identify hidden risks, contingencies, and synergies.
Our team ensures end-to-end execution support throughout the merger or acquisition process.
Drafting Scheme of Amalgamation/Demerger and obtaining NCLT approval.
Coordinating filings with MCA, SEBI, RBI, and CCI.
Supporting compliance under FEMA, ODI, FDI, and Non-Debt Instrument Rules.
Managing accounting, reporting, and tax documentation post-transaction.
At PGAS & Associates, we believe the true success of an M&A transaction lies not just in closing the deal—but in how efficiently it is structured and sustained from a tax perspective.
Contact us today to discuss how our Reducing Tax Cost of M&A service can help you execute transactions that are tax-efficient, compliant, and value-accretive.
