Finance

Reviewed by Devendra Kumar Malhotra, Registered Valuer (Plant and Machinery), IBBI/RV/05/2018/10424 | Sapient Services Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi | Last updated: October 2026 Quick answer: Financial due diligence is an independent check of a target company’s earnings, cash flow, debt, tax position and records before you invest. The ten-point checklist…

Two buyers offer the same price for the same manufacturing company. One structures the deal as an asset purchase. The other as a share purchase. By closing day, they’ve paid different stamp duty, signed different kinds of agreements, and taken on completely different liability exposure — for what looked, on…

India has consistently ranked among the world’s busiest IPO markets by number of listings in recent years, with hundreds of companies going public across Mainboard and SME platforms every year. Yet most first-time promoters and new investors still ask the same basic question: what exactly is an IPO, and what…

In Q1 2026, Indian AI startups raised $1.48 billion — approximately 38% of India’s total $3.9 billion in startup funding that quarter (Inc42/ipocentral.in data). AI startup valuation in India has become one of the most discussed — and most misunderstood — topics in the Indian investment community. The headline deals…

India’s M&A market reached USD 123.8 billion in 2025 — up 18% year-on-year, with cross-border deals surging 155% to USD 33.2 billion (EY India M&A Report, May 2026). Q1 2026 recorded 710 deals worth USD 20 billion. The market is active and, from a regulatory standpoint, more complex than it…