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Link Legal advised Auctus Advisors and its shareholders in its 100% acquisition by YCP Solidiance, a subsidiary of YCP Holdings (Global) Limited

Link Legal represented and advised Auctus Advisors Private Limited (“Auctus”) and its shareholders in its 100% acquisition by YCP Solidiance International B.V. (“YCP Solidiance”), a subsidiary of YCP Holdings (Global) Limited which is a company listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Formed in 2010, Auctus is one of the leading consulting companies, having offices in Mumbai, Bangalore and New Delhi. Auctus provides a range of services including strategy, transformation, risk & compliance, due diligence, regulation and digital & technology to clients across sectors.

Formed in 2018 through the merger between Hong Kong-headquartered strategic consultancy Solidiance and Japan-based professional services group YCP, YCP Solidiance is a premier strategy and management consultancy company which focuses on a range of sectors, including automotive, manufacturing, transport, energy, industrials, healthcare, and technology.

Our scope included (i) support in due diligence; (ii) advisory on structuring of the transaction; (iii) review, negotiation and finalization of transaction documents; and (iv) assistance in execution and closing of the transaction.

Link Legal team comprised of: Managing Partner, Nusrat HassanAssociate Partner, Ambuj Sonal and Senior Associates, Tanvi Pande and Abhinav Anand.

YCP Solidiance was advised by Eng and Co. LLC (Singapore) and Desai & Diwanji (Mumbai).

Following are the external links:

  • https://ycp.com/newsroom/ycp-holdings-announces-the-integration-with-auctus-advisors-private-limited
  • https://www.consultancy.in/news/3912/auctus-advisors-joins-asian-management-consultancy-ycp-solidiance
  • https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/YCP-HOLDINGS-GLOBAL-LIM-129948830/news/YCP-Holdings-Limited-agreed-to-acquire-Auctus-Advisors-Private-Limited-for-INR-1-14-billion-from-a-g-42239669/
  • https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000006.000073556.html
  • https://www.nikkei.com/nkd/disclosure/tdnr/dskour/
  • https://www.nihon-ma.co.jp/news/20221101_9257-1/
  • Nusrat Hassan, Managing Partner

    Ambuj Sonal, Associate Partner

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