Selling
A sale starts with intake and a readiness review, not with a listing. The review produces a dated register of what was checked and a list of what is missing; publication waits until no decline flag is open.
Documents the review needs
- Certificate of incorporation, MOA and AOA, and the current shareholding with authority to sell
- Annual returns and financial statements as filed (MGT-7/7A, AOC-4) for the last three years
- GST registrations, returns and reconciliations; income-tax returns and assessment status
- Bank statements, charges register, loans and guarantees
- Employee records, PF/ESI status, key contracts and licences
- Litigation, notices and disputes — open and closed
Missing items are not a bar to starting — they become rows on the missing-evidence register. See a sample report →
What a buyer sees, and when
- 01
Seller intake and acceptance
Documents: Authority to sell, identity, register extracts, self-declarations on liabilities and disputes
Time: 2 working days team-controlled; none external
- 02
Readiness review
Documents: ROC filings, GST, income-tax, bank, charges, litigation — the records the seller commissions checks on
Time: 5–10 working days team-controlled; depends on record availability external
- 03
Masked publication
Documents: Masked summary, the dated register, a re-identification review
Time: 2 working days team-controlled; none external
- 05
Disclosure under NDA and non-binding indication
Documents: Data room index, staged documents, indication of interest
Time: 3 working days per stage team-controlled; buyer diligence pace external
- 07
Documentation and conditions
Documents: Share purchase agreement, conditions precedent, closing checklist, SH-4 / DIR-12 / INC-22 only where applicable
Time: 5 working days team-controlled; counsel and registrar external
- 08
Payment and closing
Documents: Escrow instructions, transfer instruments, registrar filings
Time: 2 working days team-controlled; bank and registrar external
- 09
90-day handover
Documents: Handover plan, day 7 / 30 / 90 reviews
Time: Three reviews team-controlled; buyer's operations external
Start
The seller intake asks about ownership and control, why sell rather than incorporate, whether the business is continuing, liabilities and disputes, intermediaries and foreign interests, authority to sell, and the source of any third-party funds. It ends at: Submitted for readiness review — nothing is published until the review is complete.
Seller intake → · or request a sale-readiness assessment first