Summary of M&A in Healthcare and Pharma Sector(1st January, 2016 to 30th June, 2016)
Reported Deal Count and Value The total number of reported deals across all regions was 180 covering nine sectors. The total reported deal value as on 30-Jun-2016 was approximately US$ 142 billion. M&A report Sector Split of Deals Number of M&A Deals M & A...
Capitalizing from Internal Audits
Large and mid-size corporates consider internal audit as an adjuvant enzyme for improving an organization’s risk management, control and governance processes. Internal audits cater certain values to the governing bodies of an organization as an even-handed source of...
DEMYSTIFYING VAT Series 1 – VAT Basics
By now most of you must be aware that the government will be implementing VAT in UAE (value added tax) from Jan-2018. The rate of VAT would be about 5%. Amongst the GCC member countries, UAE is not alone to go ahead with implementation of VAT.Other GCC members have...
Capital Raising – A Key Challenge for Business
For any typical business, access to appropriate funding is a major challenge. Many businesses struggle due to cash flow, lack of access to working capital, or probably due to wrong funding solution not suited to the nature or cash flow profile of the business. Many...Startup Challenge: Importance of MVP
Minimum Viable Product (MVP) helps a startup team begin to learn the process of learning as quickly as possible. MVP should not be confused with the smallest imaginable product. MVP allows you to test an idea by exposing an early version of your product to the target...
Catch-22 for Brick & Mortar Retailer’s – e-retail or not ?
In India, e-tailers like Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal in recent years have not only made the youngsters below 30 their ardent buyer from their online platform but also have of late been able to net the people in the age group of 30 to 50 as their customers.In the...
VAT DESIGN AND ROLLOUT – Series 2
In the last series, I had written about GCC members discussing about the VAT framework for member states which in all likelihood could include: Each member have its own VAT law and common rules on VAT Simultaneously implementation of VAT in all GCC member states...
Converging Organization’s Governance,Risk & Compliances
The common problem which organizations are facing globally, while implementing robust GRC standards, is of Risk Silos. Risk Silos arises when each of the oversight function (individually) gathers information from business divisions to identify potential risks. This...