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A financial model for capital expenditure approval is the document that turns a spending request into a yes or no. It projects the cash a project consumes and returns, tests that return against the company’s cost of capital, and shows the board what happens if the assumptions break. In India,…

Acquisition financial model preparation in India has changed more in 2026 than in the previous decade. Indian banks can now lend against a controlling stake, offshore lenders can fund control deals through external commercial borrowings, and the Income-tax Act 2025 has renumbered every tax rule a deal model touches. A…

A financial model for international expansion has to answer a question a domestic model never faces: how much of the cash earned abroad can come back to India, and when. The answer depends on host-country tax, withholding on remittances, Indian tax on what arrives, and the overseas investment limits under…

A financial model revision after missed revenue targets is the rebuild that follows once the re-forecast trigger has fired and the old plan can no longer guide hiring, spend or fundraising. In India, the revised model does more than reset internal targets. It feeds board approvals under the shareholders’ agreement,…

A financial model for new product launch answers one question before money is committed: does the product earn back its build cost, its launch spend and the revenue it takes from your existing range, within a cash position the business can carry? In India the answer also depends on GST…

MIS consolidation after acquisition is the work of turning two or more sets of books into one monthly management view that the board, lenders and the statutory auditor can all rely on. In Indian deals, the acquired company usually runs on a different ledger, a different chart of accounts and…

MIS reconciliation before due diligence is the work of proving that every number you have already shown investors (revenue, margins, EBITDA, burn, ARR, cash) ties back to your books, your audited financials, your statutory filings and your bank. In India, an investor’s financial due diligence team can independently pull month-wise…

A US parent India subsidiary structure puts a US corporation, usually a Delaware C corporation, above an Indian private limited company that builds, sells or services in India. US investors and enterprise customers ask for it because a US company is easier to fund, contract with and acquire. The structure…

A Delaware flip places a new US parent above your Indian company, so US investors, US customers and US equity rules apply at the top of the structure while the team, product and revenue stay in India. In practice it is three transactions at once: a Delaware incorporation, a restructuring…

An ESOP vesting schedule for startups is the timetable on which granted options become exercisable; the cliff is the opening period in which none vest. Indian law fixes one number, the 12 months between grant and first vesting, and leaves cadence, length and conditions to the scheme. That freedom is…

SEBI issued its updated Master Circular for Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) on 03 June 2026, consolidating every circular, clarification, and regulatory change issued under the SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012 up to 31 May 2026. The document runs 153 pages across 25 chapters and supersedes the previous Master Circular…

The Reserve Bank of India held its benchmark repo rate steady at 5.25% at the June 2026 Monetary Policy Committee meeting, unanimously, under Governor Sanjay Malhotra. This is the third meeting in a row that the rate has stayed put, following a run of 150 basis point cuts between February…

India’s Cabinet approved an amendment to Press Note 3 (PN3) of 2020 in March 2026, and it is generating significant attention across the investment and startup community. Headlines have rushed to label it a sweeping FDI liberalisation. The reality is considerably more targeted. This report breaks down exactly what changed,…

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) recently announced a major overhaul to the regulatory framework for Angel Funds under the Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) Regulations, 2012. This new framework, introduced in 2025, aims to enhance transparency, improve operational clarity, and encourage investor participation. In this article, we’ll explore…

In a significant move to invigorate India’s startup ecosystem, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), during its board meeting on June 19, 2025, approved substantial changes to the Angel Fund Framework. These revisions are designed to unlock more capital for early-stage companies while simultaneously ensuring enhanced investor suitability…