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 [...]
Business Growth Blueprint: Valuation-Driven Strategies for SMEs in 2026
Business Growth Blueprint: Valuation-Driven Strategies for SMEs in 2026 Most SME founders can tell you their monthly revenue, their top three clients, and exactly why their competitor's product is inferior. Ask them what their business is actually worth like, a real defensible number and you get a pause. Maybe a rough guess. Maybe a confident [...]
Why 70% of Startups Undervalue Themselves – And How to Fix It
re Why 70% of Startups Undervalue Themselves – And How to Fix It A founder walked into a meeting with a VC last year. Strong product, paying customers, three years of consistent revenue growth. The investor asked what valuation they were raising at. The founder said a number. The investor paused, then said: "That's quite [...]
FEMA Compliance Decoded: Regulatory Valuation Strategies
FEMA Compliance Decoded: Regulatory Valuation Strategies for Indian Businesses Most Indian businesses only think about FEMA when something goes wrong. A foreign investor flags it in due diligence. An auditor demands the original valuation report from three years ago. A share transfer stalls because pricing wasn't properly documented. Suddenly, a straightforward transaction grinds to a [...]
2026 Valuation Trends: How SMEs Can Maximize Worth Amid Funding Shifts
2026 Valuation Trends: How SMEs Can Maximize Worth Amid Funding Shifts If you're running an SME in India right now and someone asks you what your business is worth, what do you say? Most founders pause. Some throw out a number based on revenue. Some reference what their competitor sold for two years ago. A [...]
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