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 Hassan, Associate 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