Enterprise Structure for a diversified Business

Hi all,
1. There is a client who is into diversified businessess.
They are into Manufacturing,Hotel, Industrial services, IT etc
In each of the above mentioned businesses there are 3 legal entities respectively. Like Manufacturing business has 3 legal entities and like wise the others also.
But all these businesses comes into a single group.
From the Organisational elements point of view, how should we structure the enterprise structure keeping the Consolidation in picture.
The client wants the Balance sheet at respective industry(Manuf, Hotel, IT, Industrial services) and also at the group level.
Please share your experiences in designing a fruitful org sturcutre.
2. One legal entity has two branches one in India and the other is in Australia. How to treat these two branches as. As far as i am concerned as two different countries with different legal issues, there should be two company codes. Please correct me if I am wrong. Is there a wayout to create only one company code and treat these two branches as Profit centers ettc.
Please throw some light on to these.
Thanks & Regards,
Goodluck

Hello Ajay,
Thanks for your reply.
1. Its perfect that we have to create Company codes for all the legal entities, but if Clients want to consolidate the Business at Manufacturing, Trading etc level and also at complete Group level is it possible.
What I thought of is, to create these verticals as Business area, and map the respective company codes into the respective BA so that consolidation will happen at BA level and also if we consolidate all the BA we can see financial statements at Group level. Advise.
2. I didnt work on this scenario previously, but tell if we create Profit center for the Plant at abroad(if its plant or sales office), the currency for this will be different from Controling area and company code currency. Will this have any issue.
Let me know how to deal with it.
Thanks & Regards,

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