The Professional Services you need to Manage Major Business and Finance Deals

For any startup business or individual looking to enter into a major transaction, whether it is an investment, a major sale to a customer, or any medium to long term project, certain risk and financial management processes will be required. The services listed below should be considered to manage transactions and safeguard assets, so your organization thrives in all major deals. We excel in offering the below listed services to an upcoming organization, or to an entity that is already operational and looking to improve its performance in financial deals.

Managing large transactions and business deals can be a daunting task. For startups and SMEs who may not have access to a full fledged accounting and legal team, oftentimes key areas of major deals are overlooked. We endeavor to help you solve this problem, by providing you with access to top professionals, who maintain the skills needed for the management and success of financial transactions. Even if you’re not looking to acquire professional services at the current time, it is important to consider the below listed areas in any sizeable business deal you pursue.

Risk Management

For start-up businesses or individuals who are looking to manage transactions and safeguard their assets, one of the most important areas to pay attention to is  risk-management. Risk Management is the process of assessing and controlling threats to an organization’s operations, capital and earning potential. At Borderless Counsel, this is one of the key services we provide. We can help your business to manage potential risks e.g., foresee legal issues and then advise on how to successfully avert them. Our implied mandate is to ensure that your business is thoroughly protected. We analyze your business from all angles, and offer preventive/risk-minimized solutions to help mitigate all types of risks. This is typically done by identifying prevailing regulatory requirements, strategic risks, compliance risks, operational risks, reputational risks, and other kinds of business risk, and then creating agreements and policies to counter, manage and account for them. Our purview includes a review of all your major agreements with customers, vendors and other third parties. This is typically managed by first identifying key agreements and transactions which form the lifeblood of your organization, and then carefully engineering them to minimize risks and optimize their structure.

Investment Transactions and Capital Generation

For any commercial entity, whether a start-up, a sole proprietorship, partnership, or incorporated business, our consultants will be able to provide expert advice on whether the owners or stakeholders should increase the capital investment or seek debt financing. Expert financial consultants who work with us provide advice on the matter by taking into consideration the cost of capital, tax advantages, and other pertinent factors. If major transactions are the lifeblood of a business, Capital structure is the lifeline.  Just like the owners of a business, financial consultants should think about future capital funding from day one. In addition, we advise you on how to manage capital investment transactions and accompanying paperwork efficiently and effectively.  

For example, we pay close attention to protecting your your rights as a founding business owner. It is important to make sure that investors do not get the chance to take away your decision making power when making their investments into your entity, and this can be ensured through adequate contract and corporate document drafting practices.

Taxation

For any business entity, the business must be able to plan for the incidence of taxation.

We help the key decision makers at businesses to lower the tax liability of their operations and entities. Our tax experts can assist in a wide range of taxation related matters, including: taxes for foreign business owners, VAT/GST, income tax, capital gains related matters and otherwise. .

Intellectual Property Protection

All entities need to protect their Intellectual Property so that there is no infringement of their intellectual property rights or key business information. Business trademarks, copyrights, and patents/business ideas are valuable assets which need protecting. Your brand, creative processes, and trade secrets should be insulated from duplication by competitors. We help you identify how to best protect your IP interests through relevant agreements, practices and IP registrations on a global scale.

Drafting and Review of Contracts

Contracts are imperative to any business when engaging in transactions with customers, vendors and other third parties. A contract sets expectations for the customer or business partner, so that they have a clear expectation of what they are to receive from the deal. This understanding can help prevent unnecessary disputes later on.

Contracts not only avert risks, but they also save businesses from unnecessary losses due to avoidable and expensive litigation. By creating risk and liability provisions with reference to contracts, we can better equip businesses to discharge their obligations and be on the straight and narrow. With well-defined contracts stipulating carefully thought out terms and conditions, you can comfortably focus on your business, knowing that your investment and efforts are secured through well structured agreements.  

Regulatory Compliance

All entities must understand the local regulatory requirements specific to their line of business. We keep abreast with constantly changing laws and regulations. Our team of professionals analyze and identify the regulations you need to be aware of when managing your business. We help you stay on top of the latest legal developments, whether they are in the finance sector or otherwise. In this way, we prevent you from falling afoul of any government regulations set by the authorities. In particular, anti-money laundering compliance is becoming more and more important in international transactions. Therefore, we can help clients navigate the compliance requirements involved in large banking transactions across borders.

Internal Controls

The importance of internal controls cannot be understated. Internal controls are an integral part of the operations of any organization.  To safeguard assets and avoid any legal risks, the business entity must have a good system of internal controls in place. At Borderless Counsel, we assist our clients in developing suitable internal controls. For example, we can assist in developing rules for decision making authority to suit the requirements of an organization. These rules are guided by the overall organization structure. Controls are particularly important for assigning decision making authority in financial matters related to the business. One goal of well thought out internal controls is to ensure that unauthorized individuals cannot take independent decisions which cost a business large amounts.

Accounting Policies and Procedures

For financial statements to reflect the true & fair state of affairs of a business,  all entities must develop robust accounting policies & procedures with a strong framework. We at Borderless Counsel have a team of professionally qualified accountants to assist our clients in the development of suitable accounting policies & procedures. This will help clients to ensure the accuracy and efficiency of financial statements and internal controls, which in turn helps the client to protect key assets and prevent fraud.

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