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Financial Advisory

Our fund-raising team assist clients with both their equity and debt requirements and provide advisory services related to private equity, mezzanine and debt financing.
Equity Fund Raising

On the equity side, our team interacts closely with private equity funds, venture capital funds, high net worth investors on an ongoing basis and has a good understanding of their focus, investment criteria, thesis and philosophy, and preferences which help us to facilitate the most appropriate investor-company fit, thus delivering the best value.
Debt Fund Raising

On the debt side, we advise on raising funds from banks, multilateral, NBFCs and credit funds for corporate and asset-based lending, securitization, project debt, senior debt, mezzanine financing, raising debt to finance LBO’s or MBO’s, acquisition financing and recapitalizations.

FairVal deals with various Corporates, SMEs, Mid-Corporate Clients and aims to provide Structured financing solutions to satisfy their Capital and Growth financing needs. We act as an Advisor & Arranger and raise Funds through various types of Debt Instruments. We assist our clients in strengthening their balance sheets by delivering Customized Capital Structure Alternatives designed for maximum profits. We understand that the efficiency of Businesses depend on an efficient and well-organized fund flow system.

FairVal is one of the prominent companies in the Debt Structuring & Distribution with a strong bond with Banks both in Public & Private Sector, Financial Institutions & NBFCs, Mutual Funds and Insurance Companies in India. We build a strong relationship with our clients by providing them timely and customized solutions to fulfill their financial goals.

Driving strengths from its institutional relationships and knowledge in this segment, FairVal has been acting as an arranger for debt syndication for various Corporate in the private and public sectors. The Company has some leading Corporate of the Indian business world as their client and has executed mandates for syndication of numerous Term Loans/Working Capital Facilities.

We offer assistance within the areas of Project Finance, Capital Expenditure for Green- field/Brown-field Expansion, Acquisition Finance and Cross-Border projects funding. Our expertise includes raising Debt Financing both in Domestic and International markets, with cross-border experience.

Any organization as a part of its strategic growth shall undertake acquiring and selling; investing and divesting in the businesses. This can be one of the most crucial and vital financial propositions for any organization as judgement and / or assessment errors can cause havoc for a business. There is a high risk of making errors while handling the complexities of the buy / sale transactions due to demand for speed in turnaround time and / or limited resources at your disposal.

FairVal Advisors provide Transaction Services to assist the clients in their growth, investment and divestment strategy right from strategic assessment at initial levels through to the closing of the transaction.

We have deep sector / industry understanding and local market knowledge with focused Transaction Services team. We provide attention to your needs with high level of senior personnel involvement. Our integrated deal advisory service offerings provide best possible advice to our clients in the timely manner. Our technical experts have experience of verifying technical and physical aspects of a project and can help safeguard client’s potential investment by identifying and mitigating risks.

FairVal places emphasis on adapting to, and respecting a client’s management culture, as we have found this to be a key element in ensuring that clients receive the service, which they want. This would be central to our provision of services to you.

FairVal Approach

  • We perform independent and impartial due diligence reviews
  • We have differentiated approaches for buy side & closing due diligences and vendor assistance & vendor due diligences for M&A, strategic and private equity transactions
  • Our style is to have open, proactive and frequent interaction with our clients to discuss all material issues as they affect the transaction. Regular, open and informal communication helps to deal with issues before they become problems and ensure that there are no surprises
  • We bring in our expertise in M&A / PE transactions coupled with our understanding of the due diligence issues in providing inputs on the transaction agreements and assist the clients in their negotiation
  • We bring in integrated approach by involving relevant transaction tax, valuation, technical and business experts in the transaction.

FairVal’s specialized expertise, broad resources, and intellectual capital provide integrated financial services and solutions for managing mergers & acquisitions.

M&A Sell Side Advisory
On the “sell-side”, FairVal represents sellers on an exclusive basis and manage the entire process of selling a company or one of its business units. We also represent companies which have received unsolicited merger proposals or have had discussions/negotiations with a third parties.  With inhouse financial, technical and tax due-diligence team, along with a specialized valuation and tax structuring team members, FairVal lead advisory team can deliver a “seamless and integrated” transaction advisory for the sell-side clients including vendor due-diligence and appropriate structuring advise to consummate the transaction for our sell-side clients.

M&A Buy Side Advisory
On the “buy-side”, FairVal represent buyers in acquiring a target business. The buyer may be an individual, a company or a private equity group. We may initiate the transaction by bringing the potential acquisition idea to the client or by assisting in completing a transaction where the client has an identified target or initiated discussion with potential targets. With inhouse financial, technical and tax due-diligence team, along with a specialized valuation and tax structuring team members, FairVal lead advisory team can deliver a “seamless and integrated” transaction advisory for the buy-side clients.

Business Plan is a detailed description of the future of our client’s business. We can define business plans as the road map to success. Business Plans play an important and vital role in proactive management style as well as providing a document of reference for the enterprise owner that combines strategic components in line with enterprise’s mission, forecast internal and external factors and chart the road to a successful future. In new ventures or in the financing of new investments; business plans present the entrepreneur’s vision, the position of the enterprise in its market, its power to market its products, probable cash flows and its ability to pay its debts to financial resources.

DPR (Detailed Project Report) is a primary report for the formation of investment proposal. Investment decisions are being taken based on the details incorporated in this report. This is the first step to assess the feasibility of any project. Purpose is to define overall objective of the system proposed to be designed. It is a basic document for planning and implementation of the project.

An information memorandum (IM) is one of the first things an investor will ask for during any kind of M&A activity. A well comprehensive information memorandum lays a strong foundation for any capital raising requirement or during any resolution requirement. We, in general, prepare IM with following content:

  • Letter of invitation to investor
  • Investment highlights
  • Executive summary
  • Business plan and growth strategy
  • Associated Risk in the transaction
  • Executive team
  • Investment offer
  • Financial statement and its analysis
  • Mode of investment
  • Glossary of Terms
  • Corporate directory
  • Application form
  • Disclaimer
Techno Economic Viability Study provides an appraisal of techno-commercial parameters of a project and its impact on the financial viability. Our services include an appraisal of technical aspects of the project, study of the competitive business environment and its impact on the finances. The purpose of a TEV Study is to provide an independent opinion to the sanctioning authority / lenders / investors and facilitate them to take an informed decision on any green/brown field project for lending or investment. FairVal has the capability of undertaking financial and economic appraisal studies and will work effectively with engineering organizations, land appraisers, stockbrokers, investment bankers, accounting and auditing firms and legal consultants. These studies, for any investment, will be prepared in compliance with the guidelines of all concerned regulatory authorities. It provides end to end services in this space by providing detailed forecast assessment of any new or existing project, detailed analysis of costs, independent market research, viability of the project and provide suggestion and recommendation to the client. It includes:
  • Business Model Design
  • Market Assessment and Strategy
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Financial Modeling and Assessment
  • Economic Viability
  • Risk Assessment and Mitigation Strategy
  • Our ALM and liquidity risk management services can offer the following solution to our clients
  • Development, implementation and review of ALM frameworks/systems
  • Assistance in integrating ALM data into unique platform where the input data is managed from risk areas
  • Establishing pricing mechanism to be adopted into suitable asset liability pools depending on cashflow and risk characteristics
  • Assistance in implementation of liquidity risk framework
  • Computation of Basel III liquidity matric like liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) and net stable funding ration (NSFR)
  • Performance in gap analysis of existing liquidity risk framework
  • Developing models (qualitative and quantitative) for liquidity risk and behaviour modelling.
  • FairVal’s AQR advisory contains the methodology for assessing the valuations of bank/financial institutions assets from a prudential perspective and provides the information necessary inputs to execute AQR. Our manuals take into account the new approach set out in IFRS 9 to impairments of bank/financial institution’s assets and classifying financial instruments. The assessment of provision levels on credit exposures follows the IFRS 9 staging model, which introduces the concept of “significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition” of a financial instrument and the related newly introduced forward-looking approach to provisioning.

    Our risk advisory services enable faster, better-informed decisions through a holistic and consistent assessment of risk. Understand risks, manage them appropriately and make the decision that mitigates financial and regulatory risk while improving profitability. We provide independent evaluations and insights that reflect a true understanding of your business and create solutions tailored to your organization to enable improved decision making.

    The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has devoted considerable effort to resolving issues that dramatically emerged during the financial crisis – particularly the delayed recognition of credit losses on loans. As many believed that the incurred loss model in IAS 39 contributed to this delay, the IASB has introduced a forward-looking expected credit loss model under the Impairment aspect of the IFRS 9 standard, and how banks should now calculate credit losses to comply with the new IFRS 9 (Equivalent to IND AS 109 in India). FairVal’s customized models and solutions can be used by our clients for both estimation and reporting of expected credit losses, in accordance with the IASB guidelines.

    Independent Valuation and assessment of Damages are critical in a dispute, arbitration or litigation situations. The valuation and assessment of damages in such matters often depend on economic, financial and quantitative analysis. Our team of experts provide defensible research backed valuation opinions and reports to support our clients’ viewpoints and positions in disputes, arbitration and litigation proceedings.

    Our dispute resolution related valuation services cover the entire spectrum & range of asset classes covering pre-trial planning, damage assessment, depositions & rebuttals in various litigation-related situations, including the following

  • Shareholder disputes
  • Purchase price disputes
  • Intellectual property infringement
  • Breach/ Wrongful Termination of Contracts

  • We provide loss assessment studies, cost determinations, loss of profit analysis, economic studies and industry reviews in a variety of business dispute situations. Our insight and experience help develop credible assessment of loss or damages appropriate to the issues of a case, and we also assist with critique of the adversary’s position. Our team of financial and technical experts deftly understand and interpret damage analysis, preparing and establishing association among damages, causation and liabilities; our team of professionals apply their scenario building & analysis capabilities to develop logical, highly defensible determinations of damages.

    FairVal work as a bridge between the Corporates seeking rating and the credit rating agencies both domestic and international. FairVal team’s experience can bring in immense value by getting the desired rating upgrades or saving them from downgrades by fine tuning the strategy. In-depth understanding of rating and key factors impacting the credit rating facilitates more efficient business decisions. The team has deep understanding of the credit issues and Credit Rating Triggers.

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