Risk Advisory

Due Diligence Services

Due Diligence Services

In today’s inter-connected world, competition is pervasive. Businesses have to think big, act fast and transcend geographical boundaries to stay competitive. Mergers and acquisitions have been one of the biggest contributors to India’s economic expansion. While there is hope that India will further liberalise norms to facilitate mergers and acquisitions, there is a growing need for depth, quality and timeliness of the due diligence process.

We believe that GOOD ENOUGH is NOT GOOD ENOUGH anymore. Our significant experience in undertaking diligence in a wide variety of industries and transaction sizes, not only nets the hard data clients need to assess financial and tax exposures, but also gives insights into the target company’s structure, operations, culture, human resources, supplier and customer relationships, competitive positioning and outlook.

While the laws are the same for all businesses, in many cases an in-depth and holistic understanding of the client’s business ethos is missing. We deliver risk-adjusted optimisation by providing simple and precise tax structuring advice. Our processes are time-tested and we do not operate in silos.

Our focused and contemporary methodologies give our client’s management a deeper view of the target company. This methodology helps also in the integration process of the target’s people and business. Our diagnostic approach acts as shock absorber post integration.

Offerings
  • Accounting and Financial diligence
  • Direct and Indirect Tax diligence
  • Pre (vendor) diligence
  • Post-investment – review, monitoring and diligence

Management Audit

Management Audit

The rapid change in the business environment is fuelled by political, economic, social, cultural and technological changes. Managements, of start-ups and mature organizations, need to recognize, adapt and change.

Management audits play a pivotal role in assisting the leadership to strengthen its processes. Our evolved methodologies not only provide qualitative assessments of risk that highlight fundamental causes of performance gaps, they also provide authentic and relevant solutions to prevent repeats. Our early warning reporting provides indicators of a probable fraud and accounting irregularities. All this helps to improve the profit earning-capacity of our clients.

Special Purpose Audit

Special Purpose Audit

Market conditions are constantly changing and this in turn on various occasions restricts an organization’s ability to conduct business efficiently and effectively. The changing market conditions have not only propelled organizations to go above & beyond but also implement proactive structures that not only detects risk, but also enhances the strategic and operational foundations of one’s business.

We, at N. A. Shah Advisory Services LLP, understand this to the core and our collaborative approach makes us an extended arm to support management bandwidth. Our primary focus has always been to use our knowledge & experience to understand the needs of the client and provide simple yet intelligent solutions. Our flexibility & adaptability in difficult and complex situations has helped us surpass client’s expectations.

Offerings
  • Investigation Services
    • JV partner
    • Minority shareholders
    • Bankers / lenders
  • Fraud risk assessment
  • Accounting & Financial due diligence [Elaborated elsewhere]
  • Customised Management Services
  • CSR audit
  • Family office operations review
  • Franchisee/Royalty audit
  • Supervision & support services
  • Cost saving assignments

Investigation Services

Globalisation has increased competition and this has given rise to a fierce market place where organizations are constantly fighting each other to gain the upper hand. And whilst organizations focus on winning the race over their competition, the situation has also given rise to fraud and misconduct which may not only drain out significant financial resources from an organization but also damage reputations and put the overall public trust in the marketplace at risk.

Our experienced team of professionals have helped organizations, where their critical fact finding suggests a need, to conduct internal investigations or to examine allegations of wrongdoing.

Our eye for detail investigation has helped various organizations identify critical indicators and red flag areas for evidence gathering. Our ability to understand the mindset, go beyond & behind the reason for the fraud and employ investigation methodologies that are in sync with the legal strategy has helped organizations reduce the damage caused.

Fraud risk assessment

Having a reputation of integrity is crucial to safeguarding market confidence and public trust. Unfortunately, fraud and misconduct can seriously undermine such efforts, exposing an organisation to legal, regulatory, or reputational damage. Over the last 50 years, we have built a strong reputation of being able to successfully guide our clients out of various situations, particularly when the level of scrutiny is high and the margin for error is low.

Our ability to punch holes, identify vulnerable areas and provide a robust mitigation plan including insights on early indicators has been crucial for a number of our clients to avert any major crisis they face. Our focus has been to provide a strong safety net for preventing frauds by accurately mapping risk controls and gaps.

Customised Management Services

Time is the scarcest resource in any company today and the price of misused executive time is very high. The impact of always-on communications, the growing complexity of global organizations, and the pressures imposed by profound economic uncertainty have all added to a feeling among executives that there are simply not enough hours in the day to get things done.

Our focus at N. A. Shah Advisory Services LLP has been to deep dive into our client’s business to understand what is a catalyst & what is being the obstacle to growth. Our customised special reviews / services are specifically designed to help free management’s time, for them to focus on their core competencies. Our single approach has been to help management gain confidence in its support systems.

Customised Management Services

Customised Management Services

Time is the scarcest resource in any company today and the price of misused executive time is very high. The impact of always-on communications, the growing complexity of global organizations, and the pressures imposed by profound economic uncertainty have all added to a feeling among executives that there are simply not enough hours in the day to get things done.

Our focus at N. A. Shah Advisory Services LLP has been to deep dive into our client’s business to understand what is a catalyst & what is being the obstacle to growth. Our customised special reviews / services are specifically designed to help free management’s time, for them to focus on their core competencies. Our single approach has been to help management gain confidence in its support systems.