Our corporate law practice comprises of assistance on Venture Capital (VC) / Private Equity (PE) matters, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Joint Ventures (JV) and General Corporate Advisory.
A brief summary of the services we provide under this practice area is provided below.
VC / PE
- End to end assistance on VC / PE transactions (from term sheet stage till closing). We advise relevant stakeholders (founders, investors, company, other shareholders) on fund raising matters, irrespective of the stage of funding (pre – seed / seed, venture capital transactions, private equity transactions) including on secondary transfers / exits.
- Due diligence on the target entity.
- Assistance to start ups / founders in respect of business set up and structuring; house-keeping issues ahead of a fund raise.
- Evaluation of the permissibility of investment by foreign investor in a target entity from FDI (foreign direct investment) standpoint.
Mergers & Acquisitions
- End to end assistance on M&A matters including conducting diligence on the target entity. Assistance provided on acquisitions (strategic or otherwise) whether inbound or outbound (ODI transactions); slump sale and asset transfers.
- Advisory on suitable structure from Indian legal and tax perspective for the acquisition including execution of conveyance documents in case of asset transfer, registration of IP etc.
- Reverse listing.
- Setting up of joint ventures.
- Management buyout.
General corporate advisory
- Advising clients on sector specific issues, company law and FEMA on matters arising in ordinary course. On the industry front, we have advised on sector specific matters to businesses in fractional ownership space, drugs and cosmetics law, pet care, fintech, edtech, food safety and security related.
- Contract drafting and review for various business relationships (customers, suppliers, employees, consultants etc.)
- Drafting terms and conditions for businesses considering their sector, consumer protection rules and intermediary guidelines.
- Drafting of privacy policy in compliance with data protection rules.