From your first fundraise to your most complex cross-border transaction — Maroon Advisors provides expert advisory across every dimension of business finance and compliance.
Maroon Advisors provides end-to-end transaction advisory for acquisitions, mergers, strategic investments, and business sales. We work with founders, promoters, PE funds, and corporates at every stage of a deal — from first mandate to final closing.
Our partner-led model ensures senior attention throughout. Every engagement is led by advisors with 10+ years of transaction experience across technology, healthcare, manufacturing, and financial services.
Most deals that fail do so in the structuring and diligence phase. Our end-to-end mandate approach keeps every workstream aligned.
Raising capital in India involves a layered web of regulatory requirements — from board and shareholder resolutions to RBI filings, DPIIT notifications, and share allotment procedures.
Maroon Advisors manages the complete compliance lifecycle for equity fundraises — Pre-Seed through Series B and beyond. We work alongside your legal counsel and investors to ensure clean, timely execution.
Many founders complete a round but miss FCGPR deadlines — triggering RBI compounding obligations. We ensure no step is missed.
A valuation is only as useful as its defensibility. Whether for an ESOP grant, FDI pricing, shareholder dispute, M&A transaction, or Ind AS 102 accounting — the methodology, assumptions, and documentation must withstand scrutiny.
Our valuations team includes registered valuers and analysts with deep experience across DCF, market multiples, NAV, and option pricing models.
For unlisted companies, ESOP valuations must be conducted by a registered valuer. Our reports are audit-ready and regulator-compliant.
India's FEMA framework governs every cross-border capital flow — inbound FDI, outbound direct investments, ECBs, and overseas entity structures. Non-compliance carries compounding penalties that can impair a transaction.
Our FEMA practice combines regulatory depth with commercial pragmatism. We advise Indian startups receiving foreign investment, Indian companies investing abroad, and foreign companies entering India.
ODI annual performance reports are frequently overlooked by Indian companies with foreign subsidiaries. Non-filing triggers automatic compounding.
Corporate governance and regulatory compliance are not just legal obligations — they are signals of organisational maturity. A company with clean secretarial records closes due diligence faster and raises capital more easily.
Our secretarial practice handles the full spectrum of compliance under the Companies Act, 2013 — from board meetings and annual filings to charge management and event-based reporting.
Delayed event-based filings attract compounding penalties that multiply quickly. Our proactive calendar management eliminates this risk.
Tax is not just a cost — it is a structuring variable. The difference between a well-structured and a poorly structured transaction or fundraise can be measured in crores of additional tax outflow.
We advise on corporate direct tax, founder and HNI personal tax, GST, transfer pricing compliance, and the full spectrum of M&A tax issues.
In an M&A transaction, tax due diligence often reveals contingent liabilities that alter deal value. We integrate tax review from the outset.
Accurate, timely financial records are the foundation of every business decision and every investor conversation. The quality of management accounts often determines how credibly you can communicate with investors and lenders.
Our accounting practice provides end-to-end finance function support — from monthly bookkeeping to Ind AS implementation and investor-ready MIS reporting.
Investors and acquirers examine the quality of management accounts carefully. Clean, well-structured MIS signals operational maturity.
Not every growth-stage company needs a full-time CFO — but every company needs CFO-level thinking applied to strategy, fundraising, and financial management. Our Fractional CFO offering delivers exactly that.
We embed as your strategic finance partner — attending board meetings, preparing investor materials, advising on capital allocation, and building finance systems for scale.
Our Fractional CFO engagements are structured around your stage and needs — from 1 day/week to full-time equivalent. Senior partner involvement is guaranteed.
Payroll compliance in India involves multiple overlapping obligations — PF, ESI, TDS (Form 24Q), professional tax, and annual Form 16 issuance. A single missed deadline can attract penalties and employee grievances.
Our payroll practice handles end-to-end payroll processing for companies from 5 to 500 employees — including structured salary design, statutory deductions, and annual Form 16 generation.
PF and ESI challans are due by the 15th each month. A single day's delay triggers interest liability. Our systems ensure zero late payments.
ESOPs are the single most powerful talent retention tool for Indian startups — but only if designed, documented, and administered correctly. Poorly structured plans create accounting complexity and regulatory exposure.
Maroon Advisors provides end-to-end ESOP support: plan design, board approval, grant administration, valuation, Ind AS 102 accounting, and FEMA compliance for foreign employees.
Under Ind AS 102, ESOPs must be expensed at grant date fair value over the vesting period. We ensure your ESOP accounting is audit-ready.
The choice of entity, jurisdiction, and structure at incorporation determines the capital raise pathway, tax efficiency, exit mechanics, and regulatory burden for years. Getting this right at the start saves significant cost later.
We advise on entity selection, handle incorporation, assist with DPIIT startup recognition, and manage foreign company entry under FEMA.
Many startups incorporated without proper advice end up restructuring before Series A — a costly process. Getting the structure right at Day 1 is worth it.
Whether you have a specific mandate or want to explore how we can help, our partners are available for a no-obligation conversation.
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