SEBI’s Semi-Annual AIF Valuation Mandate | ValuGenius
SEBI's Semi-Annual AIF Valuation Mandate: What It Actually Means For Fund Managers The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) regulates Alternative Investment Funds, or AIFs, under the SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012. These are pooled investment vehicles, typically venture capital funds, private equity funds, and hedge funds, that raise money from sophisticated investors [...]
Why Two Valuers Can Value the Same Company Differently, And What That Actually Means
Why Two Valuers Can Value the Same Company Differently, And What That Actually Means A founder recently forwarded us two valuation reports for the same company, prepared just weeks apart, with figures that differed by nearly 30%. His question was direct: which one got it wrong? Neither did. That's often the least expected answer, but [...]
FY27 Earnings Season: What Your Quarterly Numbers Are (and Aren’t) Telling You About Company Value
Q1 FY27 Earnings Season: What Your Quarterly Numbers Are (and Aren't) Telling You About Company Value Q1 FY27 results are out, and every group chat with a finance person in it is buzzing about who beat estimates and who missed. Stock prices are jumping around, LinkedIn is full of hot takes, and somewhere in the [...]
Angel Tax Is Gone. So Why Do Startups Still Need a Valuation Report?
Angel Tax Is Gone. So Why Do Startups Still Need a Valuation Report? For years, the first question every founder asked their CA before closing an investment round was almost always the same: will this valuation trigger angel tax? Since the 2024 Budget did away with angel tax, a common assumption has taken hold across [...]
Business Valuation for Family-Owned Companies
Business Valuation for Family-Owned Companies: Planning for Succession, Expansion, or Exit If you run a family business, you already know the numbers on your balance sheet only tell half the story. The other half is sitting around your dining table. Who's taking over. Whether the business can handle a second location. Whether it's finally time [...]
Slump Sale Valuation Under Section 50B: What Businesses Must Get Right Before Filing ITR
Slump Sale Valuation Under Section 50B: What Businesses Must Get Right Before Filing ITR If you have ever sold off an entire business unit in one go, building, staff, stock, goodwill, everything bundled together for a lump sum, you already know it does not feel like selling machinery or clearing inventory. There is no invoice [...]
The July 31 ITR Deadline: Why Unlisted Companies Need a Valuation Report Before Filing Taxes
The July 31 ITR Deadline: Why Unlisted Companies Need a Valuation Report Before Filing Taxes If you run or invest in an unlisted company in India, and July 31 is creeping up on you, here's the thing nobody tells you early enough: corporate valuation isn't a side document you sort out whenever. It's basically sitting [...]
CFO Toolkit: Streamlining ESOP and Regulatory Valuations
CFO Toolkit: Streamlining ESOP and Regulatory Valuations Efficiently Most CFOs will tell you the same thing when you bring up valuations: it is always urgent, rarely planned, and somehow always someone else's problem until it lands on their desk at the worst possible time. ESOP grants going out every quarter. FEMA filings with RBI deadlines. [...]
Founder Focus: Building a Bulletproof Valuation for Your Exit Strategy
Founder Focus: Building a Bulletproof Valuation for Your Exit Strategy Most founders think about exit valuation too late. Way too late. By the time a buyer is at the table, your leverage is already shrinking. The numbers are what they are. The story is already written. And if you have not built toward a strong [...]
SME Business Valuation in India: 7 Strategies to Build Business Value in 2026
Business Growth Blueprint: Valuation-Driven Strategies for SMEs in 2026 Most SME owners know their monthly revenue. They know their costs. But ask them what their business is actually worth, a number you could defend in a room full of investors or a bank credit committee and you'll often get a pause. That's the gap this [...]