Mergers and acquisitions are a core area of our practice. We advise Indian and international businesses, founders and investors on acquisitions, joint ventures, mergers, demergers and business transfers.
Our work includes transaction structuring, legal due diligence, drafting and negotiation of definitive documents, regulatory approvals and closing support.
We also advise on schemes of arrangement and represent clients before the National Company Law Tribunal and relevant statutory authorities, including assistance with post-merger compliance.
Phase -1: Legal due diligence
- Advice on a suitable business structure for attracting the Investment.
- Advice on legal and regulatory implications concerning the Investment.
- Conduct of legal due diligence and submission of a report.
- Advising on the action plan for the findings in the legal due diligence process.
- Apprising the management on the general requirements of the Investor and the status of a company on those requirements as on date.
- Advising on the gaps in the material contracts of the Company and an action plan for fixing them.
- Other required legal assistance.
Phase -2: Transaction documentation and closing
- Drafting, negotiating and reviewing documents (including share subscription agreement, share purchase agreement, shareholders agreement, employment agreement, etc.) related to the investment, including structuring and negotiating promoters and company’s rights.
- Advising and imparting legal assistance with regard to condition precedent and closing formalities.
- Providing legal opinions and advisory on crucial issues.
- Obtaining regulatory approvals from authorities such as DPIIT, RBI, etc., as and when required.
- Other required Transaction Advisory.
Our law firm has in-depth knowledge and expertise in all areas of mergers and acquisitions/ joint ventures which include:
- Acquisitions, issuance or sale of shares by both private and public companies.
- Schemes of arrangement for mergers, demergers and also during liquidation of companies.
- Takeovers, business and asset transfers, joint ventures, buyouts, due diligence and other M&A transactions.
- Drafting of share purchase agreement, subscription agreement, shareholders’ agreement and other incidental and allied documents.
- Other connected legal advisory services.
