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M/s Divakar Vijaysarathy & Associates is a contemporary tax and advisory firm focused on providing value added services to its clientele. The firm offers multifarious solutions spanning across conventional and contemporary solutions covering multiple aspects of domestic and international taxation. The firm has a team of over 30 professionals spread across its 7 offices in India, Middle East and Singapore. The firm is a member of MSI Global Alliance, one of the top 20 accounting and legal associations in the world having affiliates in over 100 countries.

C.A. Divakar Vijayasarathy – B Com F.C.A : The founder of the firm, entered in to practice after successful employment stints in few of the most reputed corporates. His areas of specialization predominantly revolves around Direct and International Taxation and Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). Apart from Indian taxation, he specialises in structuring both inbound and outbound investments with specific focus to African markets. He has presented over 75 seminars on various topics pertaining to direct and internal taxation at various branches of ICAI, Chambers of Commerce and other professional Institutions. He was part of the study group constituted by the SIRC of ICAI for making recommendations on the Direct Taxes Code. He is nominated as a resource expert by the Committee on International Taxation of ICAI for various research and academic initiatives of the committee. He is also a faculty of the ICAI on the subject Direct Taxes and is a visiting faculty for a number of professional institutions on the subject. He has authored two publications on Direct Taxes for professionals and students.

Mrs Kavitha Divakar – B.S.L L.L.B, D.T.L An alumni of ILS Pune, with extensive experience in handling complex agreements, due diligence and service tax transactions. She heads our legal team and is actively involved in various research initiatives of the organisation. Her areas of specialization include share purchase agreements, structuring joint venture transactions, mergers and demergers. Sree Valli Lakshmi – B Com, ACA, AICWA Valli brings with her, extensive experience working in senior tax positions with Multinational Banks and Financial Insitutions. Given her extensive experience in handling complex international transactions, she heads the firms transfer pricing practice out of Chennai.

Mr Sudhakar V – B.Com, F.C.A Sudhakar is an ex-banker and had held top and mid management positions across various private sector. He brings with him over a decade of experience in the financial services space. He currently handles the risk management vertical of the firm. Mr Guru Prasad– B Com, A.C.A A successful alumni of the firm, Mr Guru intends to specialise in financial services including credit appraisals and risk management. He has been involved in large value debt structuring engagements and currently handles the regional risk management vertical for Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.

Nabeel Ahmed– B Com, ACA, CIMA(US), MBA, -PHD CA Nabeel Ahmed, an ex Delloite Audit Senior, is trained accountant and professor in the subject of accounting. He handles the firms Middle East client relationships and is based out of Sharjah. Nabeel possesses over 6 years of core audit and accounting experience with exposure to some of the biggest Fortune 500 companies. Sundarrajan Krishnamachari Sundar heads the firms risk management pratice across South India. He possesses indepth understanding of the financial and credit markets and has over 5 years of hands on experience in lending and risk management. Sundar is currently based out of Hyderabad.

Software Companies (predominantly based out of US/ Australia) Mining Companies with significant exposure to Indonesian and African markets Leading European Manufacturers of Commercial Vehicles Leading Banks and NBFCs Real Estate Companies Public Limited Companies in the logistics space Investment Holding companies based out of Mauritius and Singapore High Net worth Individuals (for wealth management) Auto Ancillary Units

As a firm comprising of diverse professional expertise, we offer the following services: International Tax Management and Treaty Advisory Services Domestic Tax Advisory services Transfer Pricing (domestic and international) Tax Representation and Litigation Risk Underwriting for banks and financial institutions Accounting and Back Office Services Business Valuation Corporate Secretarial Functions Mergers and Amalgamations - Compliance, Advisory, Valuation and Legal management.

CountryStateLocation IndiaTamil NaduChennai – HO Madurai Coimbatore Trichy AndhrapradeshHyderabad Vijayawada KeralaCochin KarnatakaBangalore SingaporeSingapore- Little India Middle EastDubai Contact details and addresses available in our website –