Ishan Chopra

Executive summary

Ishan is a Partner in the Deal Advisory team with over 14 years’ experience specialising in purchase price allocations and intangible asset valuations in the context of mergers and acquisitions.

He leads complex financial reporting valuations under IFRS 3, AASB 3 and ASC 805, advising private equity investors, corporates and portfolio companies across a wide range of transactions. Ishan brings a strong combination of technical valuation expertise and commercial deal understanding, ensuring outcomes are robust, audit-defensible and aligned to transaction dynamics.

His experience spans the identification and valuation of intangible assets including customer relationships, software and technology, brands, contracts, and other IP, as well as complex areas such as deferred revenue adjustments, loan book valuations and contingent consideration.

Ishan has extensive experience in independent expert reports, equity valuations and financial modelling, supporting transactions, regulatory requirements and strategic decision-making.

Expertise

• Purchase price allocation and intangible asset valuation under IFRS 3, AASB 3 and ASC 805
• Valuation of share-based payments under AASB 2
• Valuations of equity and business
• Independent expert reports
• Financial modelling and review
• Goodwill impairment testing under AASB 136

Experience

Purchase price allocation engagements for private equity-backed acquisitions across:

• Technology and SaaS platforms
  • Fintech and specialty lending businesses
  • Logistics and transport operators
  • Healthcare and pharmaceutical services businesses
  • Consumer and retail businesses
• Industrial and manufacturing businesses
• Advised on complex transaction structures, including cross-border acquisitions, bolt-on investments and earn-out arrangements, ensuring alignment between deal terms and financial reporting outcomes
• Independent expert report in relation to the compulsory acquisition of the remaining shares in a large company
• Independent expert report in relation to the proposed outsourcing of the investment management function

Qualifications and affiliations

• Member, CA ANZ
• Member, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
• Bachelor of Commerce
• Post Graduate Diploma in Finance