Vivek Shah
Manager
- vshah@ardentadvisory.com
Vivek is a fellow member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India with more than 10 years of experience in Corporate and international taxation, transaction structuring and advisory, mergers and acquisitions, tax due diligence, investment and exit strategies of clients in Private Equity, Venture Capital and Start-up Space
Prior to joining ARDENT, he was worked PwC India as a Manager in the tax and regulatory department. Vivek also holds a law degree and a graduate degree in Commerce.
Experience
Vivek has led the team corporate tax team in undertaking corporate tax impact assessment and implementation for UAE clients ranging from oil and rigs sector, manufacturing entity, investment funds, private family office, service sector, etc.
Vivek has led the team which advised foreign / Indian cos / funds on investment / divestment deals (including in Indian startups / unicorns) – structuring advise, review of business model / corporate structure, mergers and acquisitions, agreement review, exit opinion, tax exposure estimation, tax indemnity, due diligence of litigation / compliance matters, valuation aspects (viz. for top US venture capital firm, Indian early-stage investment platform, Indian private equity fund etc.)