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How to test EBITDA-to-cash conversion, operating cash flow, working-capital movements and red flags in M&A, fundraising and IPO financial due diligence in India.

Inventory due diligence in M&A India: ageing, NRV, obsolescence, costing, cut-off, working-capital impacts, red flags and a practical transaction checklist.

A practical CFO and transaction-team guide to revenue quality in financial due diligence India: Ind AS 115, cut-off, receivables, contract assets, cash conversion, red flags and EBITDA implications.

Tax due diligence in M&A India 2026: direct tax, GST, TDS, transfer pricing, litigation, worked example, red flags and a deal-team checklist.

A practical guide to working capital normalization in Indian M&A: target NWC, working-capital pegs, purchase-price adjustments, red flags and financial due diligence.

Ind AS 36 impairment testing in India: recoverable amount, CGUs, value in use, WACC, goodwill, worked example, red flags and CFO checklist.

IPO financial due diligence checklist for Indian companies: restated financials, revenue quality, KPIs, related parties, working capital, contingencies and pre-DRHP red flags.

Rule 11UA valuation India 2026 explained: unquoted-share NAV, section 56(2)(x), section 50CA, angel-tax sunset, worked example and transaction checklist.

Precedent transaction analysis in India explained: comparable M&A deals, EV/EBITDA, control considerations, worked example, red flags and transaction checklist.

FEMA valuation India 2026: unlisted-share pricing, fair value, issue and transfer rules, valuation methods, worked example, red flags and CFO checklist.

Companies Act valuation India 2026 guide covering Section 247, registered valuer requirements, methods, transaction triggers, red flags and CFO checklist.

IPO capital structure cleanup India: a practical pre-DRHP checklist for cap tables, historic issuances, convertibles, ESOPs, shareholder rights and recent transactions.

FCFF vs FCFE valuation in India: formulas, WACC vs cost of equity, enterprise vs equity value, a worked example, mistakes and a practical DCF checklist.

How to build an IPO peer comparison in India: listed-peer selection, EPS/P-E/RoNW/NAV, KPI comparability, source evidence and a practical pre-DRHP checklist.

Terminal value in DCF valuation India explained: Gordon Growth formula, exit multiples, worked example, sensitivity analysis and common valuation mistakes.

How to prepare IPO working capital disclosures in India: historical restated data, projections, receivables, inventory, funding mix, DRHP evidence and CFO diligence checks.

Net debt in financial due diligence can materially change an acquisition purchase price. This 2026 India guide explains debt-like items, cash-like items, EV-to-equity adjustments, red flags, a worked example and a practical closing checklist.

IPO litigation disclosure India 2026: DRHP outstanding litigation, materiality policy, contingent-liability reconciliation, red flags and a practical due-diligence checklist.

ESOP share valuation in India for 2026: merchant banker FMV for unlisted shares, current income-tax rules, Companies Act compliance and CFO checklist.

A practical IPO data room checklist for Indian companies preparing for DRHP due diligence: financials, legal records, contracts, tax, KPIs, related parties, litigation and evidence controls.