Expertise

Recognitions

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Acquisition of substantial majority in promoter-backed companies, 100% acquisitions, competitive bid processes, mergers, joint ventures, distressed asset sale-purchase, business transfers, asset sales, acqui-hires, etc.
  • Inbound and outbound acquisitions for global private equity firms, high net worth individuals, multilateral organizations and large corporates
  • Tax and R&W Insurance

Private Equity & Venture Capital

  • Private equity investments, venture capital transactions, angel / seed funding, secondary transfers, externalisation/flip transactions
  • Exits for private equity and venture capital investors, unlocking value for promoters
  • Running mandates for multitude of clients, including renowned investment funds, family offices, high net worth individuals, multilateral organizations, corporates, etc.
  • End to end solutions for fund raising for companies and founders

Banking & Finance

  • Structured debt products, mezzanine financing, domestic and cross border institutional lending, listed and unlisted INR and foreign currency bond issuances, fund and non-fund based facilities and convertible notes
  • New-age debt and other debt structures such as revenue-based financing, venture debt, peer to peer lending models
  • Clientele includes non-banking financial entities, international banks, foreign institutional investors, social impact funds, venture debt investors, etc.

Tax

  • Structuring/restructuring of inbound & outbound investments
  • M&A advisory, negotiation & documentation
  • Tax due diligence
  • Tax insurance advisory
  • Tax litigation & strategy
  • Advisory services with respect to tax treaties and domestic tax laws
  • Structuring of investment funds and allied documentation
  • Employee incentive taxation

Investment Funds

  • Preparing fund documentation, including placement documents, offer documents for sponsors/general partners as well as advising investors (domestic and offshore) from a tax and regulatory perspective
  • Co-investment arrangements
  • Structuring carried interest plans and other key person compensation arrangements
  • Assisting with LP negotiations and drafting documents in relation to the same
  • On-going legal and regulatory advisory

Regulatory

  • Regulated inbound and outbound investment advisory
  • Industry specific regulatory advice with focus on Financial Services, Insurance, Ecommerce and Healthcare
  • Setting up, acquisitions and licensing of regulated entities
  • Regulatory representation and advice, including before SEBI, RBI, FIFP, DPIIT, IRDAI,CCI etc.

Capital Markets

  • Emphasis on advising selling shareholders and promoter shareholders in IPOs and advising on investments in REITs and InvITs
  • Preferential allotments or ‘PIPE’, qualified institutional placements, REITs, InvITs and global bond issuances

External GC

  • Board advisory and corporate governance
  • Post-investment management of legal issues and risk assessment for portfolio companies
  • Managing key legal and corporate finance projects
  • Risk assessment analysis, audits, internal and external investigations

General Corporate

  • Business issues relating to general corporate law, commercial law, contract law, and governance
  • Establishing efficient and bespoke entities in India including setting up of entities, capitalisation and obtaining requisite licenses and approvals
  • Cross border arrangements including licensing arrangements, technology transfers, franchise and service agreements
  • Specific focus on insurance related regulations and products

Employment & Labour

  • Documentation, benefit plans and policies for employees and off-roll personnel
  • Structuring management incentives including ESOPs, MSOPs, phantom stocks, SARs, EWTs
  • Advising on applicability and compliance with social welfare laws

Restructuring & Insolvency

  • Debt restructuring, including distressed and pre-IBC arrangements
  • Court driven capital restructuring processes
  • Acquisition of distressed assets by strategic and financial acquirers (including buy-out funds)

Private Client

  • Succession and estate planning, family charters, private wealth, asset ring fencing, separations, corporate shareholding, family offices, domestic and offshoring structures
  • End to end structuring and implementation of investment and estate planning vehicles, including domestic and offshore trusts
  • Pre-exit structuring for senior management

Dispute Management

  • Pre-dispute advisory, strategic planning to avoid formal dispute resolution processes
  • Overall management of disputes, including preparation of documents, formulating strategies, preparing arguments, co-ordination with counsels, etc.

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