Shankar Iyer is a Chartered Accountant and Direct tax professional with 15+ years of consulting experience in the taxation and regulatory field, including corporate taxation, international taxation, taxation on mergers & acquisitions and other regulatory areas.

In his experience at the Big 4, he has advised various MNCs and reputed domestic business houses across multiple industries.

Shankar specializes in Business advisory – Advising MNC and domestic companies on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures inbound and outbound investment and Group restructurings from a tax and regulatory perspective, Corporate taxation and regulatory (FEMA, SEBI, CCI) matters, Direct tax due diligences, Endowment planning, Profit repatriation / cash repatriation strategies, Streamlining Group structures.

Notable Work

Some of the notable transactions Shankar has advised include:

• GVK Group’s foray into Australian mining sector
• Gokaldas Exports’ acquisition of assets in Africa
• JFE’s acquisition of minority stake in JSW Steel
• Valuation assistance for EN Japan
• Advising Warburg Pincus and Actis in evaluating acquisition of significant stake in Sharekhan
• Endowment planning for Kalyani group