Mehak Ahuja

Director of Engineering

Gurugram, Haryana, India13 yrs experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in corporate restructuring and tax advisory.
Proven track record in M&A and cross-border transactions.
Strong analytical skills in tax modeling and valuation.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Tax and Finance expert specializing in M&A and corporate restructuring.

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Skills

Core Skills

Tax AdvisoryMergers & AcquisitionsTax Compliance

Other Skills

AccountingAcquisition StructuringAcquisition taxAnalytical SkillsAuditingBusiness Intelligence (BI)Business RestructuringCash RepatriationCompanies ActCompany LawCorporate Tax ComplianceCross Border TransactionsCustomer ServiceDealsDeals tax

About

Tax and finance professional with expertise in Deals and Corporate & International taxation advisory. Presently working in Deals (Tax) with PW & Co LLP and assisting clients in corporate restructuring, tax modelling, valuation, appropriate funding route, treaty analysis, inbound and outbound investment, India and overseas acquisition structuring, cash repatriation and debt push down.

Experience

Price waterhouse & co llp

3 roles

Director

Promoted

Apr 2024 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos

Associate Director

Apr 2022 – Mar 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos

Acquisition Structuring (including under insolvency process) and Tax due diligence
Group Reorganisation (like merger, demerger, slump sale, share transfer) & Scheme of arrangement
Cross border transactions
Funding analysis
Tax modelling
Valuation / swap ratio
Divestment planning
Holding company analysis
Inbound and outbound investment
Cash fungibility & repatriation, IPO readiness, divestment, etc.
Transaction documentation such as share purchase agreement, business transfer agreement, shareholder’s agreement, etc.

Acquisition StructuringTax Due DiligenceGroup ReorganisationCross Border TransactionsFunding AnalysisTax Modelling+7

Manager

Apr 2021 – Mar 2022 · 11 mos

Acquisition Structuring (including under insolvency process) and Tax due diligence
Group Reorganisation (like merger, demerger, slump sale, share transfer) & Scheme of arrangement
Cross border transactions
Tax modelling
Review of valuation / swap ratio
Divestment planning
Holding company analysis
Inbound and outbound investment
Cash fungibility & repatriation, IPO readiness, divestment, etc.
Review of transaction documentation such as share purchase agreement, business transfer agreement, shareholder’s agreement, etc.

Acquisition StructuringTax Due DiligenceGroup ReorganisationCross Border TransactionsTax ModellingValuation+6

Pricewaterhousecoopers

3 roles

Manager (Deals Advisory - Tax)

Promoted

Apr 2019 – Mar 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

Acquisition structuring including for acquisition under IBC
Suggesting alternate funding routes and holding structure for India and overseas investment
Tax simulation analysis under alternate scenarios based on say, estimated future cash flows, debt push down, applicable tax regime, etc.
Preparation of ballpark valuation of companies/business
Intra-group reorganization to meet group’s objectives such as overall tax optimization, cash fungibility requirement, IPO readiness, divestment, etc.
Review of transaction documentation such as share purchase agreement, business transfer agreement, shareholder’s agreement, etc.
Cross-border mergers/ demergers, indirect transfer, externalization, etc.
Target and vendor tax due diligence

Acquisition StructuringTax Simulation AnalysisValuationCross Border TransactionsTransaction DocumentationTax Advisory+1

Assistant Manager (Mergers & Acquisition)

Promoted

Apr 2017 – Mar 2019 · 1 yr 11 mos

Associate (Mergers & Acquisition)

Oct 2015 – Mar 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos

Deloitte haskins & sells llp

Senior Associate

Sep 2012 – Sep 2015 · 3 yrs

Handling corporate tax compliance (such as Corporate tax returns, lower / nil withholding tax orders); advance tax compliance, direct tax vetting and research on technical issues
Handled quarterly withholding tax compliance (such as quarterly withholding tax returns) and response to withholding tax notices
Represented before the tax authorities in connection with assessment proceedings at Assessing Officer level
Drafting and filing submissions / applications before the Assessing Officer, CIT(Appeals), Income-tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP), Authority for Advanced Ruling (AAR)
Assistance in corporate tax advisory (including international tax) (such as analysis of agreements, Foreign Tax Credit, etc.)
Drafting computation of income of individuals / expatriates and drafting & filing tax returns
Drafting salary structures of individual employees for companies, Form 16 & Form 12BA and drafting & filing of No-objection Certificate (NOC) for expats leaving India with tax authorities
Companies Act compliance (such as change in directorship, AGM, etc.) including company incorporation
Assistance on Business restructuring for evolving optimum and tax efficient structures and transaction structuring
Drafting monthly Aerospace & Defense newsletters for the firm