Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) are a key strategic driver of shareholder value in many companies. In theory, accounting considerations should not affect the decision to buy or sell a business, accounting and reporting concerns often impact many decisions made in the evaluation of a deal, including decisions about how to communicate the transaction to a company’s stakeholders. Important changes in the accounting for M&A transactions have occurred. Also when we are making an acquisition, disposing of a business, going through a merger, entering into a Joint venture, planning for IPO, or for a public to private transaction, restructuring the business, re-assessing management incentive plans or refinancing, tax risks need to be managed and net cash flows optimized. Tax planning at an early stage can add significant value to every transaction, whether by minimizing transaction tax costs or managing long term sustainable tax rates and cash flows. As merges & acquisitions transactions provide unique tax planning opportunities, mergers & acquisitions is becoming a more important strategic tool in India.
Recognizing the intensity of this important issue, ASSOCHAM is organizing fourteenth National Mergers & Acquisitions Conference with the theme ‘Accounting Standards and Tax Aspects in Mergers & Acquisitions” on 15th October, (Wednesday) 2014 at Hotel Le-Meridien, New Delhi.
Shri Naved Masood, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Justice Shri D. R. Deshmukh, Chairman, Company Law Board, Shri M. J. Joseph, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Smt. Anita Kapur, Member (L&C) Income Tax Department, Ministry of Finance, Shri S. L. Bunker, Member, Competition Commission of India, Shri Rajeev Agarwal, Member, SEBI, Shri Subash C. Aggarwal, CMD, SMC Global Securities Ltd. have been requested to address the conference.
Besides dignitaries from Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Ministry of Finance, CCI, SEBI, RBI, CBDT etc, eminent speakers from BIG-4, Law firms will also address the technical sessions of the conference. Govt. Officials, Chief Executives - Finance, Investment, Banking, Legal, Corporate M&A Professionals etc. may attend.
The program intends to cover the following broad issues:
- The new accounting standards affecting M&A deals
- Recent Judicial announcement in M&A Tax
- Tax issues in Merger, De-Merger, Reverse Merger and Slump sale
- Capital Gains, Deemed Dividend and Cost of Acquisitions of Assets
- Tax implication in Cross-Border M&A – Recent development and Global Case Studies
- Trans-Border Mergers & Acquisitions – Intangibles – Customs & Service Tax Implications
Who should attend:
- CEOs/Directors
- Corporate M&A Professionals
- Chief Financial Officer/ Chartered Accountants
- Company Secretary
- Head- Corporate Affairs/Regulatory Affairs
- Head- Legal Officer/Compliance Officers
- Law Firm Partner
- Government Officials etc.
The Conference provides risk and governance executives a platform to share ideas, learn from peers and improve upon existing methodologies that have been created to support the people, process and technologies of their organizations. Considering the immense importance of the conference, ASSOCHAM takes this opportunity to invite you to participate as our esteemed “Delegate” and set the tone and tenor of discussions in this One day National Conference.
Registration Fees:
Delegate Fee: Rs. 5,750/- per participant including Service Tax
10% discount for two or more persons from the same organization
15% Special Discount to LAWyersclubindia members.
For more details please contact:
| Mr. L. Robinson Singh | (08285263618) | Email: robinson@assocham.com |
| Mr. Rakesh Kumar | (08882805165) | Email: rakesh.kumar@assocham.com |
| Mr. B. R. Goswami | (011-46550573) |
Email: b.r.goswami@assocham.com |
