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Corporate Finance Advisory

From capital structure to M&A execution, we sit alongside founders and boards as the financial partner that turns complexity into clarity and ambition into completed transactions.

₹50 Cr+
Deals Advised
7+
Sectors Covered
End-to-End
Execution
VALUATION ₹280 Cr Capital Structure M&A Advisory Valuation
The Mandate

What Is Corporate Finance Advisory?

Corporate Finance Advisory is the discipline of helping companies make the right financial decisions at the right time, whether that's raising capital, buying or selling a business, restructuring debt, or understanding what the business is actually worth.

At Asset Light Ventures, our advisory is not theoretical. We have built, operated, and transacted within businesses ourselves. We bring that operational experience into every engagement, translating financial models into decisions that founders and boards can actually execute on.

We serve as an extension of your finance function, bringing investment-banking-grade analysis to mid-market companies that have historically been underserved by large advisory firms.

CAPITAL STRUCTURE EQUITY Founder / Investor Shares 45% MEZZANINE Preference / Convertible Notes 25% SENIOR DEBT Term Loans / Working Capital 30% Optimised for cost, risk, and growth objectives SENIORITY
The Process

How We Work With You

Every engagement follows a structured four-phase process, from understanding your business to executing the transaction or strategy.

Diagnostic

Deep dive into your financial position, capital structure, and strategic objectives. We map the gap between where you are and where you want to be.

Strategy Design

We model the options, debt vs. equity, M&A vs. organic, now vs. later, and recommend a clear path with quantified trade-offs.

Execution

We run the process, preparing materials, engaging counterparties, negotiating terms, and coordinating legal, tax, and regulatory workstreams.

Close & Handover

Transaction completion, post-deal integration support, and financial governance setup, so the business is stronger after the deal than before it.

Why It Matters

What This Does For Your Business

Good corporate finance advisory doesn't just close deals, it builds stronger, more resilient companies.

Lower Cost of Capital

An optimised capital structure reduces the blended cost of funding, meaning more of your profit stays in the business rather than servicing inefficient debt or diluting equity unnecessarily.

Stronger Negotiating Position

When you enter a capital raise or M&A process with professional preparation, quality information memoranda, robust models, and clear positioning, you command better terms from investors and buyers.

Accurate Valuation

Understanding what your business is actually worth, and why, is one of the most powerful pieces of information a founder can have. It drives every decision from hiring to exit timing.

Speed to Transaction

An experienced advisory team cuts months off deal timelines by anticipating problems, pre-empting due diligence questions, and keeping all workstreams moving simultaneously.

Financial Governance

We help establish the MIS systems, board reporting frameworks, and financial controls that make your business investable and scalable, not just for the current transaction, but for all future ones.

Independent Perspective

We have no lending book to cross-sell and no equity stake in the transaction outcome. Our only mandate is a successful outcome for your business, which means you get genuinely independent advice.

Who We Serve

This Service Is Built For

🏢 Mid-Market Founders

Companies between ₹10 Cr and ₹500 Cr in revenue preparing for their first institutional raise, acquisition, or exit, who need investment-banking quality support without investment-banking retainers.

📊 Boards & Promoters

Promoter-driven businesses evaluating strategic options, partial monetisation, succession planning, inorganic growth, or bringing in a financial partner, who need a trusted, confidential sounding board.

🌏 GCC & NRI Investors

International investors deploying capital into India who need a local financial advisor with the credibility to structure, negotiate, and oversee transactions in an unfamiliar regulatory environment.

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