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A Profile | 2015

Focused on Excellence

William A. Foster

Quality is never an accident.It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and

skillful execution.

• Vision & Mission

• Core Values

• Competencies

• Industry Perspective

• Our Approach

• Team BMR

• Recognitions

• Leading Through Thought

• Our Global Partners: Taxand, Translink & Kroll

• Our Clients

• Contact Us

Content

Vision | Mission

Our VisionTo be the most admired professional services firm serving clients globally.

Our MissionTo enhance our clients’ competitiveness, help people realise their aspirations, and contribute to the community through innovation and entrepreneurship.

Integrity

Passion For Excellence

Personal Growth

Respect

Stewardship

Our Core Values

Tax

Mergers & Acquisitions

Risk & Advisory

Our Practice Areas

Practice Area: Tax

Corporate: Entry strategy | Point solutions for complex transactions | Due diligence | Restructuring and exit strategy

International: International holding structures | Structuring hybrid entities and financial instruments | Planning around housing IPR | FIN 48 analysis | Advice on cross-border transactions

Local & Indirect: Strategic advisory on complex business transactions across all indirect taxes | Contract structuring and negotiation | Due diligence | Analytics

Transfer Pricing: Design Transfer Pricing strategies | Advice on appropriate documentation | Controversy management | Supply chain management

Dispute Resolution: Advice on strategy for matters under litigation | Draft appeals, memos, submissions, etc. | Representation | Counsel briefing

Industry Perspective

We understand the industry dynamics, within which our clients operate, to provide technically sound and practical advice.

Energy FinancialMarkets

Technology &Communications

Media &Entertainment

Infrastructure Japanese Business Group

Real Estate Retail

Industry: Energy

Fiscal, regulatory, risk management and business advisory solutions in:

1. Oil and Gas

i. Exploration and production

ii. Refining and marketing

iii. Natural gas / LNG

iv. Pipelines

v. Oilfield services

2. Renewables

i. Power generation

ii. Energy efficiency

iii. CDM project and carbon credits

3. Power

i. Generation

ii. Transmission

iii. Distribution

iv. Captive /Co-generation

Core team:

Gokul Chaudhri | Sarabjeet Singh

For more details, contact: Gokul Chaudhri

[email protected]

Industry: Financial Markets

Structural strategy, transaction support to:

1. Banks: Entry strategy, structured products.

2. Financial Institutions: Tax and regulatory advisory.

3. Private Equity Funds: Fund formation, investment structuring and portfolio investment advisory.

4. Foreign Institutional Investors: Fund formation, tax & regulatory advisory, tax certification & compliance.

5. Investment Banks: Transaction structure, due diligence.

6. Asset Management Companies: Tax and regulatory advisory.

Functional support:

7. Anti-Money Laundering: Global, regional hubs on KYC and Monitoring

8. Payment Intermediaries: Processes, Risk Management, Earning Assurance & Partner Monitoring

9. Basel II, SOX, RCSA and Other Regulatory Compliance

10. Analytics, Process Standardisation, Sops

Core team:

Bobby Parikh | Shefali Goradia | Sarabjeet

Singh | Rajeshree Sabnavis | Russell Gaitonde

For more details, contact: Bobby Parikh

[email protected]

Industry: Technology & Communications

1. Corporate Tax

i. Inbound entry strategy

ii. Solutions for transactions/commercial arrangements

iii. Retainer support and representation in Revenue audits

2. Indirect Tax

i. Comprehensive advice and assistance, including supply chain planning

3. International Tax

i. Cross-border investment and transaction structures

ii. Holding structures, structuring for intellectual property holding

4. Transfer Pricing

i. Planning, documentation and representation in Revenue audits

ii. Competent Authority negotiation support

5. Mergers & Acquisitions

i. Transaction support (structuring to negotiation) for mergers, acquisitions and other business reorganisations, both domestic and cross border

6. Revenue Assurance

i. Internal controls, audit and SOX

ii. Processes re-engineering and performance improvement

Core team: Sanjay Mehta | Mahesh Jaising

Vivek Gupta | Rajeshree SabnavisMalini Mallikarjun

For more details, contact: Sanjay Mehta

[email protected]

Industry: Media & Entertainment

Tax, Regulatory, M&A and Business Advisory solutions in:

1. Television Channels

i. Channel companies

ii. Up-linking and down-linking entities

iii. Broadcasters

iv. Content producers and providers

2. Films

i. Production

ii. Acquisition

iii. Distribution

iv. Exhibition

3. Radio / Music

4. Print / Publishing

i. Newspapers

ii. Magazines

iii. Outdoor Advertising

5. Piracy Prevention and Monitoring

Core team: Vivek Gupta | Rajendra NalamAmod Khare | Sunil Choudhary

For more details, contact: Vivek Gupta

[email protected]

Industry: Japanese Business Group

Active involvement with Japanese companies, major banks, professional

firms in Japan for:

1. Business Advisory

i. Entry strategy (business planning, structuring etc.)

ii. Regulatory work (approvals, licenses etc.)

2. Mergers & Acquisitions

i. Advisory (Lead advisory, negotiation support etc.)

ii. Due diligence

iii. Valuation

iv. Restructuring (JV, Group Companies etc.)

3. Tax

i. Tax planning and advisory

ii. Litigation support

4. Risk & Business Advisory

i. Business process reviews (efficiency, effectiveness, etc.)

ii. J-SOX & Internal audit

iii. Post-merger business integration

iv. IP and Brand Monitoring

v. Forensics/Fraud investigation

Core team: Rohit Berry | Seiji Ota

For more details, contact: Seiji Ota

[email protected]

Industry: Retail

Tax, Regulatory, M&A & Business Advisory solutions in:

1. Focus Areas:

i. FMCG products

ii. Multi brand outlets

iii. Import & re-sell

2. Assistance in:

i. Direct tax advisory

ii. Optimising indirect taxes

iii. Design and review of supply chain models for tax efficiency

iv. Impact of Standards of Weights & Measures Act

v. Litigation support

vi. Risk management & process design

• Risk & Performance Management

• Process reengineering & Internal Audit

• IP & Brand Monitoring

• Revenue assurance

• Impact Analytics

Core team: Rajeev Dimri

Sanjay Mehta | Ajay Mehra

For more details, contact: Rajeev Dimri

[email protected]

Industry: Real Estate

1. Private Equity Funds

i. Deal advisory – Evaluation and transaction support

ii. Transaction structuring – entry strategy, investment structuring and documentation

iii. Tax consulting and compliance

iv. Asset monitoring – ongoing tax, commercial and operational due diligence during project implementation/execution

v.Distribution and exit management

2. Real Estate Developers

i. Fund raising advisory

ii. Business plan formulation and valuation advisory

iii. Transaction structuring

iv. Business process consulting – benchmarking studies, review of process efficiencies, best practices

v. Tax consulting and compliance reviews

vi. Exit management

3. Special Economic Zones

i. Regulatory advisory and approvals

ii. Fund raising advisory

iii. Tax consulting – training, operating manuals to derive tax efficiencies and compliances, planning for incentives and procurement structures

iv. Business plan formulation and valuation advisory

v. Transaction structuring

vi. Business process consulting

4. Other Corporates

i. Best use/ feasibility analysis for surplus real estate assets

ii.Exit management – divestment of real estate assetsCore team:

Kalpesh Maroo | Rajendra Nalam | Prashanth Bhat

For more details, contact: Kalpesh Maroo

[email protected]

Industry: Infrastructure

Tax, Regulatory, M&A & Business Advisory solutions in:

1. Power

i. Generation plants comprising ultra mega, mega and other IPPs & captive power plants: Thermal | Wind | Hydro | Nuclear

ii. Transmission and distribution

2. Transport

i. Roads

ii. Ports

iii. Pipelines

iv. Airport and related aviation infrastructure

v. Railways, metro rails, container terminals and freight corridors

3. Water Projects, viz. Desalination Projects Etc.Core team:

Gokul Chaudhri

For more details, contact: Gokul Chaudhri

[email protected]

Team BMR

Our teams are led from the front by the partners to effectively handle the diverse complexities of each assignment.

Our key strength is the low partner to staff leverage, ensuring high quality of supervision in order to meet our client's expectations. Our people are our intellectual capital and our real assets. Dynamic, passionate and with an obsession for client service, these driven professionals are chosen through a rigorous selection process.

The firm has constituted an Advisory Board with the mandate to enhance governance, and provide guidance to its leadership. Members of the board include illustrious professionals, whose unstinted support is a testimony to their commitment to the firm.

Advisory Board Members

Adit Jain Amal Ganguli Keiji Nakajima N Rangachary Nanoo Pamnani Ranjan Kapur Dr ParthasarathiShome

Mukesh Butani

Leadership and Senior Personnel

Vivek Gupta Gokul Chaudhri Rajeev Dimri

Anurag Jain

Russel Gaitonde

Shefali Goradia

Amod Khare Malini Mallikarjun Ajay Mehra

Bobby Parikh

Rajeshree SabnavisHimanshu Tewari

Rohit Berry

Amit Jain

Rajendra Nalam

Seiji Ota

Sanjay Mehta Sarabjeet Singh

Ashish Gulati

Shivani Nagpaul Kaustuv Sen

Parul Jain

Suchint Majmudar

Vishal Agarwal Ajit Kumar Jain

Sunil ChoudharyKalpesh Maroo Jayashree P Prashanth Bhat

Sumeet Hemkar Sharath Rao

Mahesh Jaising

Kalpesh Desai

Winning Accolades MeansThe Will to Work Harder

Accolades & Recognition

Accolades & Recognition

2015• Tier 1 firm in International Tax Review, World Tax 2015 Guide to World’s Leading Tax Firms for the eighth

consecutive year• Tier 2 in International Tax Review, World Transfer Pricing 2015 Guide

2014• Tier 1 firm in International Tax Review, World Tax 2014 Guide to World’s Leading Tax Firms • Tier 2 firm in International Tax Review, World Transfer Pricing 2014 Guide • Most Active Transaction Advisor for Private Equity, M&A by Venture Intelligence

2013• Tier 1 firm in International Tax Review, World Tax 2013 Guide to World’s Leading Tax Firms • Third Leading Financial Advisor in India, Thomson-Reuters Mid-Market Survey• Number One Transaction Advisor by VC Edge • Most Active Transaction Advisor by Venture Intelligence

One Step Ahead

In Knowledge & Innovation

In a digital era where the competitive landscape is constantly changing, we at BMR, strongly believe that 'knowledge' is central to our clients in order for them to develop faster and better solutions – strategic, operational and organisational.

Leading Through Thought


• A Norwegian Guide To Doing Business In India, 2015

• India’s Economic Performance & Business Imperatives, The ‘Namo’ Reign, FY14-15

• Taxand Global Guide to M&A Tax 2013

• Managing Tax Disputes in India

• Key concepts and practical insights. PERE together with Taxand published the 2012 Global Guide to Tax for private equity real estate.

• Getting the Deal Through – Tax on Inbound Investment 2012

• Taxand Global Guide to M&A Tax 2012

• Taxand, in association with BMR, conducted Global Survey 2011 – Taxand the CFO

• Enterprise Risk Management – Insights & Operationalization 2010

• BMR Advisors, in association with IPPAI, produced a survey report "Impact of Taxation on the Energy Value Chain & Electricity Prices in India", analyzing the present regulatory and policy framework for the energy sector


• India Searches for GAAR Best Practices – International Tax Review

• Transfer Pricing – An Indian Perspective

• The International Comparative Legal Guide to Corporate Tax, 2009

• BMR & World-check Survey: Anti-Money Laundering in India, 2009

• Taxation of Investment Funds, 2009

• IBFD Transfer Pricing Guide, 2009

• BNAI’s Guide on Doing Business in India

An Indian Firm

With A Global Footprint

Our Global PartnersTaxand, Translink & Kroll

In-depth local knowledge, coupled with strategic global partnerships, ensures that our clients have access to the best.

Global Partner: Taxand

Taxand provides high quality, integrated tax advice worldwide. Tax professionals in the organisation – over 400 tax

partners and 2,000 tax advisors in nearly 50 countries – grasp both the fine points of tax and the broader strategic

implications, helping clients mitigate risk, manage tax burden and drive the performance of their business.

www.taxand.com

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Brazil

Canada

Chile

China

Colombia

Curacao

Cyprus

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

India

Indonesia

Ireland

Italy

Japan

Korea

Luxembourg

Malaysia

Malta

Mauritius

Mexico

Netherlands

Norway

Pakistan

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Puerto Rico

Romania

Russia

Singapore

South Africa

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Thailand

Turkey

UK

Ukraine

USA

Venezuela

Global Partner: Translink

TRANSLINK Corporate Finance is an independent partnership dedicated to Corporate Finance advisory services. Founded

in 1972, Translink specialises in medium-size cross-border transactions and concentrates on successfully originating and

closing transactions where the seller is typically a privately held company. The members of the organisation advise both

private and public acquisition growth-oriented clients in multi-country acquisition searches through proprietary

operating procedures.

www.translink-int.com

Argentina

Austria

Brazil

China

Colombia

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Hungary

India

Italy

Japan

Middle East & Africa

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Russia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

The Netherlands

Turkey

Ukraine

UK

USA

Global Partner: Kroll

www.kroll.com

• Kroll Advisory Solutions is a global industry leader in helping clients mitigate and

respond to risk.

• Clients partner with Kroll for the highest value intelligence and insight to drive

confident decision-making that protects their companies, assets and people.

• Kroll is recognised for its expertise, with 40 years of experience meeting the

demands of dynamic businesses and their environments around the world.

• Kroll is headquartered in New York with offices in 45 cities across 28 countries.

• The firm has a multidisciplinary team of nearly 4,000 employees globally.

Information Security

Physical Security

Investigations

Financial Crimes

Due Diligence

SOLUTIONS SPAN

Compliance

• Kroll and BMR have developed a comprehensive range of forensics services that

helps companies take a long term view of fraud risk management.

• We combine Kroll’s unique ability to gather primary source information with BMR’s

expertise in analysing internal financial records, to offer clients best-in-class,

comprehensive, and independent solutions.

• Whether a company is conducting an investigation or evaluating an investment

opportunity, this holistic approach of combining internal and external evidence

provides clients vastly greater accuracy of information.

Kroll & BMR: Joint Forensic Offerings

FORENSIC SERVICES

Fraud prevention & Assessment

Forensic & Fraud Investigations

Post Transaction Diligence

Anti-Money Laundering

FCPA, Anti-Bribery Compliance

Remedial Diligence

E-Discovery

Supply Chain Diligence

NPA Review for Banks

Training

www.kroll.com

Our Clients

BMR Advisors has won the confidence of numerous Fortune 500 and significant Indian business houses. The firm enhances value for clients by focusing on solutions that are innovative, yet practical and that can be implemented. We are committed to making a difference to our clients.

Details will be made available on request, subject to confidentiality.

Contact Us

www.bmradvisors.com

Office Locations

Gurgaon22nd Floor, Building No. 5, Tower A, DLF Cyber City, DLF Phase III, Gurgaon 122002T +91 124 669 5100 | F +91 124 669 5001

MumbaiBMR House, 36B Dr RK Shirodkar Marg, Parel, Mumbai 400012T +91 22 6135 7000 | F +91 22 6135 7070

BangaloreLevel 3, Prestige Nebula-I, 8-12 Cubbon Road, Bangalore 560001T +91 80 4032 0000 | F +91 80 4032 0001

Chennai31 Sudha Center, 2nd Floor, Dr. Radha Krishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai 600004T +91 44 4298 7000 | F +91 44 4298 7001

Pune601 Lunkad Sky Vista (Next to Dorabjee's Town Square), New Airport Road, Viman Nagar, Pune 411014T +91 20 668 19000 | F +91 20 668 19000

www.bmradvisors.com

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