SERVICES

Our core services are designed to help start ups, and mid-market corporate solve their capital dilemma; let it be raising the seed capital to a bold enterprising idea or one requiring complex transaction. Irrespective of the service offering, we work closely with the client to get to the bottom of the issue faced, and work together with the client, their advisors to reach the optimum solution to identify the quantum, and the source of capital, and the right time for raising it

Our proprietary approach is centred specifically for SME's and MSME's on preserving capital, optimizing capital needs and secure growth capital

BACKWATER CORE SERVICES

  • Investment Banking

    We work with clients both on buy-side and sell-side mandates. Our objective is to provide our clients a solution which they understand and adds value to their requirements

    • Mergers & Acquisitions

      We provide pre-deal & deal support to our clients on buy side & sell-side transactions by supporting in:

      • Analysis of the core commercial rationale and possible risk mitigants
      • Explore alternative approaches to the commercial rationale
      • Identifying key deal issues through an experienced panel of in-house tax and accounting experts and through our reputed legal associates and reputed legal counsels
      • Support in transaction closure

    • Private Equity

      Growth capital is centric to expansion of any business, our proprietary model is focused on finding strategic equity partners for SME and MSME's

  • Transaction Support

    • Due Diligence

      Our transaction support team provide comprehensive due diligence advice and support in evaluating the risk/return considerations of a transaction. Covering financial accounting, tax, valuation, and industry expertise, the team assist the client in identifying the value drivers and the deal issues of each unique transaction


      We provide due diligence assistance to buy side, as well as sell side

    • Valuation and Business Modeling

      Our valuation team has successfully completed over 50 valuation assignments across a range of industries. Our valuation services are both regulatory and transaction driven in nature. We assist in:

      • Transaction

        • Transaction reference/funding requirement
        • Swap ratio for mergers
        • RBI requirement for issue/transfer of shares
        • Joint venture /splits /buyouts
        • Family settlement/dispute resolution
        • Transfer pricing for tax purposes
      • Financial Reporting

        • ESOP
        • Asset revaluations
        • Impairment testing
        • Joint venture /splits /buyouts
        • Reporting to investors
        • Valuation for NAV calculation by Funds
      • Intangible Asset Valuation

        • Brand Valuation
        • Valuation of intellectual property
        • Valuation of customer contracts
        • Asset valuation for purchase price allocation for accounting for business combination
    • Feasibility Studies / Business Plans

      We assist start-ups and growing business houses to determine their optimum growth potential and the ways and means to achieve the same. We work very closely with the leadership team of the business house to understand the value proposition, the growth model, and the risk matrix to suggest the way forward

    • Debt Advisory

      We assist start-ups, SME's and MSME's determine the optimum debt structure, syndicate debt funding from banks, and financial institution, and provide documentation assistance including preparation the detailed project reports. The proprietary model that we use assist both growth projects and projects that require capital optimization.