Founder & CEO

Mumbai


+91 98212 70900




Highly Regarded

English
Hindi
Gujarati
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Jurisdictions:

India

Practice areas:

General corporate tax


Vishal has over 20 years of experience in the field of Tax & Transaction Structuring. He is the Founder of Aurtus Consulting LLP, a high-end and boutique tax consulting firm. Prior to founding Aurtus Consulting, he was a Partner at KPMG and one of the co-founders of Dhruva Advisors LLP. Vishal has also worked in organizations such as PwC and RSM.

Vishal has worked on marque M&A transactions, Corporate reorganizations, Family succession matters and complex regulatory issues. His area of expertise also includes devising succession structures, advising on domestic / international tax issues, and structures for inbound and outbound investments. Over his career, he has worked with clients across industry sectors ranging from Infrastructure, Real Estate, Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals to Tech start-ups, Telecom, Fintech, Financial Services, etc.

Vishal has authored books and numerous academic articles on tax & regulatory matters and regularly takes up lectures at conferences in India.

  • Assisted few Indian Groups in tax efficient structuring of SPACs
  • Advised on a deal involving a domestic seller and one of the largest HealthTech player
  • Advised on a cross border deal involving a US headquarter technology player
  • Assisted an Indian listed company in buy-out of a European Group
  • Implemented a Singapore centric structure for an Indian Entrepreneur Group
  • Advised few Indian technology groups on creating International Headquarters
  • Conceptualised Private Trust Structure and succession planning strategy for few large Promoter Groups in India

Corporate tax matters:

  • Cross-border project management
  • Restructuring
  • Transactions
  • M&A
  • Financial services
  • General Corporate Tax /  M&A Tax
  • Technology
  • Cryptocurrency

Tax advisory:

  • Tax consulting
  • International tax advisory
  • Private Client Services and Succession Planning

  • Banking
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Gaming
  • Healthcare
  • Media
  • Pharma and life sciences
  • Real estate
  • Tech and telecoms

  • Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
  • International Fiscal Association
  • The Chamber of Tax Consultants
  • Bombay Chartered Accountants Society

  • Bachelor of Commerce, Mumbai University
  • Chartered Accountant, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
  • LLB., Mumbai University