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Fariza Ahmed

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Fariza is an experienced lawyer with extensive experience on transactional work, general corporate advisory, employment, and commercial disputes.

She has experience working for both domestic and foreign clients on equity investments, debt transactions, asset purchases, slump sales as well as business/corporate restructurings. Her advisory work extends to both commercial and regulatory matters and she keenly focusses on new age industries including blockchain, ecommerce, fintech and agri-tech.

She also handles employment matters as well as commercial and corporate disputes, representing clients before high courts, tribunals and other forums.

Bar Admissions

  • Karnataka State Bar Council

Prior Work Experience

  • Prime Venture Partners
  • NDS Law Partners
  • Kamal & Bhanu Advocates

Alma Mater

  • Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat
  • M. S. Ramaiah College of Law, Bengaluru
  • Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College, Bengaluru
  • Sophia High School, Bengaluru
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Private Equity & Venture Capital

  • Private equity and venture capital investments, angel / seed funding and secondary transfers
  • Externalisations, flips and internalisations
  • Exits for private equity and venture capital investors, unlocking value for promoters
  • Running mandates for investment funds, family offices, HNIs, multilateral organizations, corporates, etc.
  • End to end legal solutions for fund raising

General Corporate

  • Establishing efficient and bespoke vehicles in India including structuring of entities, capitalisation and obtaining licenses and approvals
  • Cross border and domestic arrangements including licensing, technology transfers, franchise and service agreements
  • Business issues relating to general corporate law, commercial law, contact law and governance
  • Specific focus on structuring product and service offerings

Employment

  • Preparing agreements, benefit plans, policies and handbooks for employees and off-roll personnel
  • Structuring management incentives including ESOPs, MSOPs, phantom stocks, SARs, EWTs, etc.
  • Advising on terminations, investigations and compliance with social welfare laws

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Control deals in promoter-backed companies, 100% acquisitions, competitive bid processes, mergers, joint ventures, business transfers, asset sales and acqui-hires
  • Inbound and outbound acquisitions for global private equity firms, HNIs, multilateral organizations and corporates
  • Regulated mergers, demergers, capital reductions, amalgamations and distressed acquisitions
  • W&I insurance advisory

Dispute Resolution

  • Representation in domestic and international disputes, including institutional and ad hoc arbitrations
  • Pre-dispute strategy, risk management and dispute avoidance advisory
  • Enforcement of contracts, judgements, and arbitral awards, including cross-border enforcement
  • Special focus on shareholder disputes, debt recovery, governance matters, tax litigation, construction disputes and regulatory matters
  • Management of multi-jurisdictional disputes and international counsel coordination

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