Consistent with our reputation as leading M&A attorneys, we provide seamless advice to both domestic and international clients on full breadth of complex, high-value as well as comparatively smaller transactions. Our M&A team is well versed with all legal aspects associated with both domestic and cross-border transactions and is well known to provide creative solutions on regulatory, tax and competition law concerns inherent in prevailing corporate transactions. Our practice spans across all business segments with a special emphasis on telecommunications, banking, pharmaceuticals, media & technology.
We advise on the full range of deal structures encompassing
Mergers, De-mergers and Scheme of Arrangements
Corporates today implement combinations for various synergetic reasons with the objective of cross selling opportunities, economies of scale, information asymmetry, taxation and vertical integration. We advise our clients on regulatory and tax structuring of Mergers, De-mergers Scheme of Arrangement transactions in line with RBI guidelines, FDI regulations, Income Tax provisions, SEBI, DTAAs and the exchange controls regulations. In the early stages of the deal, whilst we assist our Clients in highlighting significant Indian tax, regulatory and commercial issues/concerns that might affect a given structure, we also simultaneously work towards developing potential solutions to any conflict or problem keeping in mind the strategic objectives of the deal. We also assist in drafting the Scheme of Arrangements, Petitions and other corporate reporting and resolutions.
Business acquisitions in both volatile and recessionary market conditions have time and again proved to be an effective mode of inorganic growth. Our multi-disciplinary approach and across the sector experience enables us to provide deal specific advice and strategize effective corporate and/or business acquisitions. We are fully equipped with an experienced team to conduct extensive and probing diligence on target companies and provide objective and transaction specific reporting for clients to take informed business decisions. Going forward, we assist our Clients in preparation, negotiations and execution of transaction documents such as term-sheet and agreements with shareholders, voting rights, non-compete, non-disclosure, escrow, stock swap and employment agreement.
Our M&A team is well versed with the Indian regulatory system and has the ability to provide pragmatic and effective processes and timelines for achieving private or public takeovers. We have assisted several of our domestic and off-shore clients in successfully completing the takeover process and completing regulatory filings and dealing with management-public interactive working seamlessly with the company and merchant bankers.
Joint Venture primarily may be in the form of Equity strategic alliance, Non-equity strategic alliance or global strategic alliances. Our experience in assisting Clients belonging to diverse industries and segment helps us in developing and effectively negotiating Joint venture contracts and ancillary documents keeping in mind the transaction specifics.
We have vast experience and have assisted several of our Clients in forming profitable strategic alliances without diluting their independent organization status. Our team provides fresh and out of the box thinking that assists our Clients in taking informed decisions to mitigate risk and achieve successful outcome.
Regulatory Structuring – We advise our clients on structuring of the transaction in line with the applicable RBI guidelines, FDI regulations, Income Tax provisions, SEBI regulations and DTAAs provisions.
Securities and Corporate Law Advisory – We advise on legal and compliance issues relating to corporate law requirements, takeover code, listing and regulatory rationale, government approvals and statutory filings.
Securities and Corporate Law Advisory – We advise on legal and compliance issues relating to corporate law requirements, takeover code, listing and regulatory rationale, government approvals and statutory filings.
Deal Documentation - We assist in review, drafting, negotiating and execution of the transaction documents such as term-sheet, shareholders agreement, voting rights agreements, non-compete agreement, non-disclosure agreement, escrow agreement, stock swap agreement, employment agreement and filing of relevant forms and applications.
Negotiations - We assist in the contract negotiations by giving our clients the advice they need to make informed decisions, mitigate risk and achieve a successful outcome.
Regulatory Approval, Liaison and Networking - We assist in drafting, filing and coordinating the regulatory approvals and consents process including approvals of RBI, SEBI, FIPB as well as any other local permits and consents. We have an effective professional network throughout India. We also have a sound network with other professionals and with regulatory authorities to cater to any multi-disciplinary needs of our clients.
Post-transaction support - We also provide post-transaction support in the form of integration planning, risk mitigation, efficient and reliable deal execution and capturing new investment opportunities across the region.
