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Our Corporate and Securities practice delivers strategic legal solutions for a diverse range of corporate transactions, investment management, and regulatory matters. We advise both domestic and international clients, ranging from startups to multinational corporations, providing experienced legal support across all stages of business growth and investment.

Here’s how we can assist you:

Corporate Transactions

Our experience in corporate transactions ensures seamless legal support for businesses involved in complex deals, both local and cross-border. We offer tailored advice across the following:

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A): We handle the entire spectrum of M&A transactions across a wide range of sectors, from initial negotiations to closing, with a focus on risk mitigation, due diligence, regulatory compliance, and transaction structuring. Our Team facilitates acquisitions, divestitures, and corporate reorganizations, ensuring optimal outcomes, always with the aim of getting the deal done most efficiently.
Corporate Restructuring: We assist companies in navigating restructuring processes, whether due to financial distress or strategic reorganization. Our services include advice on divestitures, debt restructuring, asset reallocation, and regulatory considerations.
Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances: Our Team facilitates partnerships and joint ventures across sectors. We draft, negotiate, and implement agreements, ensuring the alignment of interests and regulatory compliance, helping businesses achieve competitive advantages.
Technology & IP Transactions: We provide advice on technology transfers, licensing agreements, and IP commercialization strategies. Our experience ensures that technology-driven transactions are executed with robust frameworks that protect intellectual property.
Public M&A: We advise on all aspects of public mergers and acquisitions, including regulatory compliance, shareholder arrangements, and corporate governance. Our experience with public company transactions ensures smooth execution in compliance with all laws.

Private Equity, Funds & Investment Management

Our Funds Team serves a wide range of clients, from fund sponsors to institutional investors, offering services across all types of investments.

Fund Formation & Investment Management: We assist in the structuring, formation, and management of private equity funds, venture capital funds, and hedge funds, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
Private Equity Investments and Divestments: Our services include advising private equity investors through the entire lifecycle of an investment, from acquisition and management to eventual exit. We ensure each transaction is structured to maximize returns while mitigating legal and regulatory risks. Our Dispute Resolution Team is experienced in supporting exits in an efficient manner, to aid this critical aspect of investments. Sectors we have deep experience in include investments:
- in the real estate sector, including residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments.
- in infrastructure projects, including roads, ports, power, and renewable energy platforms.
- in renewable energy platforms, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations and supporting long-term sustainable growth strategies.

Emerging Companies & Venture Capital: We help emerging companies and their investors navigate the venture capital ecosystem, from early-stage funding rounds to strategic exits. Our focus is on ensuring sound legal structures that promote growth and mitigate risks.

Restructuring & Insolvency

Our Restructuring & Insolvency Team avails of its deep experience in this area to provide comprehensive legal services in restructuring and insolvency, helping clients manage financial distress and navigating bankruptcy processes. Our practice offers support for:

Corporate Restructuring and Reorganization: We assist distressed companies and their stakeholders in navigating complex restructurings, including debt reorganization, asset sales, and shareholder arrangements. Our focus is on preserving value while ensuring compliance with legal requirements.
Insolvency Proceedings: We represent creditors, debtors, and investors in insolvency proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). Our Team ensures efficient resolution through the formulation of effective insolvency resolution plans and maximization of recoveries.
Cross-Border Insolvency: We offer advice on insolvency matters with an international component, ensuring compliance with cross-border insolvency regimes and representing client interests in multi-jurisdictional disputes.
Distressed Asset Acquisition: We assist clients in acquiring distressed assets, helping navigate the complexities of insolvency law, regulatory approvals, and transaction structuring to maximize opportunities while minimizing risk.
Debt Refinancing: We provide legal support to companies seeking to refinance their debt to improve liquidity and extend repayment periods, crafting innovative solutions to manage financial obligations.
Business Rescue Strategies: We help companies develop and implement rescue plans to avoid insolvency, including turnaround management and debt restructuring to ensure business survival and recovery.
Creditor Representation: We represent creditor interests in restructuring and insolvency cases, ensuring they receive fair treatment and recover as much value as possible from distressed assets or companies.

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)

Our ESG Team helps clients integrate sustainable practices into their business models, ensuring compliance with growing regulatory requirements and aligning with investor and stakeholder expectations.

ESG Regulatory Compliance: We advise clients on evolving ESG regulations, helping businesses meet environmental standards, and comply with labour laws and corporate governance requirements.
Sustainable Investment Advisory: Our Team works with investors to identify and support ESG-compliant projects, including green finance, sustainable infrastructure, and renewable energy investments.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): We assist companies in formulating and implementing CSR policies, ensuring alignment with legal requirements and maximizing social impact.
ESG Risk Assessment and Reporting: We provide strategic advice on assessing ESG-related risks, developing mitigation strategies, and ensuring transparent reporting to stakeholders and regulators.
Stakeholder Engagement: We assist businesses in developing strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring that ESG considerations are incorporated into decision-making processes and corporate strategy.
Sustainable Supply Chain Management: We provide advice on sustainable supply chain practices, helping businesses reduce their environmental impact and meet ethical standards.
ESG-Driven Dispute Resolution: We offer support in resolving disputes arising from ESG-related matters, such as environmental harm or corporate governance failures, focusing on mitigating reputational risks and achieving favourable outcomes.

General Corporate

Our general corporate practice covers a broad range of legal issues that businesses encounter in their day-to-day operations, from governance to regulatory compliance.

Corporate Governance & Compliance: We advise on best practices for corporate governance, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, board responsibilities, and shareholder rights.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): We assist foreign investors in navigating India’s FDI regime, providing strategic advice on entry routes, regulatory compliance, and structuring investments to align with local laws.
Outbound Investments (ODI): We support Indian companies expanding globally, offering advice on structuring outbound investments, tax planning, and compliance with local regulations in foreign jurisdictions.
Entry Strategy and Implementation: We provide comprehensive advice to foreign businesses entering the Indian market, including entity formation, regulatory compliance, and contractual negotiations.
Contract Advisory: We offer legal advice on commercial contracts, ensuring clarity and protection for businesses in a variety of transactions, from supplier agreements to joint ventures.

Capital Markets

Our Capital Markets Team supports clients in accessing public and private financing through a range of sophisticated financial instruments.

Initial Public Offerings (IPOs): We assist companies in preparing for IPOs, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, prospectus drafting, and coordination with underwriters.
Mezzanine and Pre-IPO Private Placements: We advise companies and investors on pre-IPO funding strategies, including private placements and mezzanine financing, ensuring alignment with long-term goals.
Private Placements & Pre-IPO Investment Transactions: We support clients in private placements, structuring investment transactions to optimize funding while minimizing dilution and maintaining control.
Convertible Bonds and Debentures: We offer legal support on issuing convertible bonds and debentures, helping companies access capital while offering investors structured returns.
Structured Products: We advise on the development and issuance of structured financial products, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and alignment with investor objectives.

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