CONSULTANCY SERVICES
APPA & ASSOCIATES
AML CONSULTANCY SERVICES
We, at APPA & ASSOCIATES , provide AML Consultancy Services to help organizations comply with the provisions of AML laws.
The regulatory scrutiny around Anti-money laundering laws (AML) has increased for a few years because of the need to find a resolution for the global fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. Therefore, Business understand the importance of developing, executing, and maintaining a robust AML regime in place to avoid any non-compliance and related penalties. However, every organization has a different type, size, industry, and set of operations, which lead to significant challenges and issues.
Our core members of financial regulators, compliance officers, legal experts, AML specialists, statutory auditors, and other experts have the experience of dealing with AML compliance-related challenges. We follow proven methodologies and best practices to consult clients on AML compliance regime, risk assessments, conducting KYC of customers. We carry out an independent audit, training for personnel, validation of model and system, due diligence, updating of policies and procedures, enforcement advisory, and AML consulting on a demand basis. Our AML consulting services enable the businesses to improve their AML compliance, thereby avoiding any penalties, loss of value and reputation, and legal consequences.
Due Diligence Services
Businesses ought to make many strategic decisions that affect their operations, profitability, and growth in the years to come.
Some of these strategic decisions, such as investment/disinvestment, bank loan, acquisition, merger/demerger, business partnership, or organizational effectiveness initiative, require critical consideration. This is where Diligence helps, meaning that research and analysis are conducted to determine if the transaction is feasible and value-generating for the business or if it will face significant obstacles or any concerns that may result in bleak outcomes. Therefore, it must be accurate, clear, and timely for it to play a pivotal role in the company’s strategic management decisions. APPA & ASSOCIATES provides due diligence services to clients to help them make informed decisions.
We, at APPA & ASSOCIATES , engage in obtaining all the information necessary for an in-depth study and analysis of the transaction within the timelines and provide the best recommendation to our clients. We ensure that our review helps you to take the transaction forward with cautious strategies so that it does not end up as a costly mistake. Our dedicated and sincere professionals provide due Diligence and transaction advisory services to clients concerning the legal, financial, business environment, and tax domains of a business’s operations.
ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY STUDIES
A company keeps on investing in new projects or initiatives for expansion and growth.
However, investment of time and resources is not the first step. The first step is a thorough analysis of the prospective project to understand if it is viable or not. Amongst the various feasibility studies, checking the practicality of a project from the perspective of costs incurred and monetary benefits achieved is a critical analysis and an important one. Such a study improves the trustworthiness of a project, thereby enabling companies to determine the positive commercial benefits that the proposed project will produce. We, at APPA & ASSOCIATES , help our client companies by conducting such economic feasibility studies and assisting them in capital budgeting decisions.
OBJECTIVES OF ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES STUDY
To understand if the project will generate an acceptable return on investment (ROI) to cover the cost of capital, considering the risks associated with the project. To check if the net present value (NPV) remains positive if one discounts the cash flows by the desired rate of return. An economic feasibility study is undertaken for making the following decisions:
IT CONSULTING INTRODUCTION
Information technology plays a crucial role in the way companies conduct their business operations.
It requires the companies to keep investing in innovation and process improvement to remain with the times and survive within the ever-changing technological infrastructure. Regardless of the business type or the business size, this is a requirement for every organization. We, at APPA & ASSOCIATES , try to address this requirement of yours with our innovative and transformative IT consulting services at a pace suited to your business requirements.
OUR APPROACH
Our approach is based on a study and analysis of the current technology and future technology needs of the client and a comparison with the other companies in the same industry sector as the client. We understand the technological needs of the organization before recommending any solutions. We find the right size of IT infrastructure customized for their business size. We have detailed discussions and interactions with their IT directors, senior management, key decision-makers, auditors, and internal IT team to obtain their viewpoint – positive and negative – on the existing technological situation of the company and expectations from the future IT infrastructure.
We provide IT consulting services to our clients, starting from the phase of diagnosis to solution implementation and support services. Our team of IT consultants conducts the requirement analysis, business requirements documentation, business process optimization, project management, software selection, implementation of the software, post-implementation reviews, and any related advisory services after the project completion. The IT consulting process is customized for each business depending on the size of the IT environment, the current situation of the IT infrastructure, and the needs and expectations from the future IT infrastructure.
MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
Businesses, no matter small businesses, corporates, or non-profits, face a multitude of problems in their day to day operations.
These problems may relate to HR practices, financial operations, business strategy, marketing principles, technology transformation, legal compliance, sales, eCommerce, sustainability, or a specific aspect concerning their business. We provide management consulting services to our client companies through our extensive knowledge and experience of projects in different industry sectors. Our management consultancy services include business development strategies, cost control processes, strategic planning, development of MIS, project reporting, and consultancy on small daily operations.
We help the clients to understand the market conditions and operations so that they can adjust well and position themselves for growth and survival. Our management consulting services also extend to the point where we drive organizations to think about their future strategies of growth in the changing times of economic conditions, industry progression, and competitive scenario.
Risk Advisory
Running a business in highly competitive times like these is full of challenges, both from internal factors and external factors.
Companies face many different types of risks – they may either cause permanent damage to the business operations, affect few processes and controls, or may destroy the company. Instead of exposing their businesses to risks that may cost billions of money in losses, companies must change the way they view risks. Moreover, companies can work to identify the risks and prepare for their impact so that business can be conducted smoothly. We, at APPA & ASSOCIATES , provide the risk advisory services to our clients to help them identify, assess, prevent, transfer, and manage risks associated with their business.
Efficient and effective risk management is a prerequisite for running a business in a global economy with prospective exposure to multiple risks. It is an essential requirement to avoid creating any negative image in the minds of the stakeholders or the community at large.
As a part of our risk consulting services, we manage the entire process of risk management for you so that you can carry out your business operations with the utmost confidence. Our team of experts reviews your processes and systems to identify the areas of improvement and find the right solutions for you. Our rich industry experience in risk consulting enables us to take a customized, proactive approach to your risk exposure and risk management so that the company’s reputation is maintained and business objectives are met.
TRANSACTION ADVISORY SERVICES
Businesses engage in a multitude of business and corporate transactions that require great focus and business acumen for successful completion.
In these times, high quality of transaction advisory services is required that ensure an efficient and effective execution without any glitches or delays in the transaction. We, at APPA & ASSOCIATES , assist you with these transaction advisory services throughout every facet of the deals that you engage in. You can rely on our experienced transaction advisory consultants since they review every angle of the transaction from every perspective and provide you a clear view of the opportunities and threats of a transaction and potential value generated from it.
Estate Planning Services
Estate planning is a complicated process during unfortunate times.
We, at APPA & ASSOCIATES , help you in preservation, management, and succession planning for your estate. We provide proficient trust and estate planning services where we address all the concerns of our client companies related to wills, trusts, family Settlement agreements, special & minor child protection, letter of guardianship, letter of administration, succession planning, Power of Attorney, HUF related matters, Probate, and succession certificate.
BUSINESS VALUATION SERVICES
Our corporate valuation and business restructuring services are top-notch in the industry.
With changes in the business environment, businesses are required to make decisions on the next steps to survive and to become profitable in the industry. It’s mainly not about the next phase, but planning how to reach that phase, which is difficult amidst multiple operational activities. Business valuation and corporate restructuring are two such critical activities that require in-depth, insightful analysis and expertise from experienced consultants.
We, at APPA & ASSOCIATES , make a collaborative effort between our experts and the in-house transactional specialists of the company to make it possible through an understanding of the business model and insights into the operational aspects of the business.