Banking & Finance
We provide consultancy and liaisoning services to our clients on all banking matters including:
- Incorporation, consultancy and structuring of Securitisation & Asset Management Companies;
- Strategizing Company’s financials relating to various financial instruments such as equity, shares, debentures, participatory notes etc;
- Strategy and structuring of debt assignment;
- Negotiation and documentation for letters of credits and bank guarantee;
- Loan syndication, debt restructuring and rescheduling;
- Advisory and litigation services to bank and financial institutions on loan recovery and dispute settlement;
- Investigations and legal scrutiny reports regarding titles of properties and fair market valuation for loan against property / mortgages;
- Project viability report and market surveys;
- Litigation before DRT, DRAT and under Securitization Act;
- Dealing with RBI and Authorized Dealer (A.D.) for various FEMA related issues;
- Arranging funds from International funding institutions and resources.
Corporate Advisory
Present liberalized economic scenario has created great opportunities for investment and business in India for overseas companies and entrepreneurs to set up their business entities in India. In establishment and running of business, a company needs to deal with various laws of the land. We provide expert services in Corporate Laws such as Incorporation of all types of companies and matters pertaining to Registrar of Companies; Advisory services on Companies Act, SEBI, Banking, Insurance, SICA & other related matters; Corporate due-diligence, compliance & Secretarial Audit
Capital Market & Debt (re) Structuring
By giving holistic approach to tax, banking and other expert practice areas, we are able to provide to our clients with a complete legal and business solution on capital market issues including
- Advisory services for public issues, ADR / GDR / FCCB, AIM listing and other high yielding offerings;
- Conducting due diligence exercise in context to the disclosure to be made in the Red Herring Prospectus / Information Memorandum;
- Establishment of venture capital fund;
- Listing under various stock exchanges;
- Compliances under SEBI regulations;
- Drafting, reviewing and vetting of documents and agreements viz escrow agreement, syndicate agreement, closing certificates: etc.
Contract Negotiations, Drafting & Vetting
All type of corporate / commercial agreement, deed, document, pleading etc. for any civil, criminal or commercial matters various commercial agreements, deeds and documents starting from simple lease deed, partnership deed, sale deed, family settlement deed, will, employment agreement, business understanding / MOU, agency agreement to a technical / complex JV agreement, takeover agreement, foreign collaboration agreement, international arbitration agreement, IPR & IT related agreements, non-disclosure / data protection agreement, stock exchange listing agreement, franchise agreement, aircraft purchase / security agreement, sale-purchase agreement, trust deed for venture capital fund or concept note for SEZ establishment etc.
Foreign Collaborations & Investments
- Advise on Foreign Direct investment in India in various sectors including Power, Insurance, Education, Medical Healthcare, Real Estate & Township Building etc.;
- Drafting of legal strategy and obtaining legal clearances from investment approval authorities of India, i.e. Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB), Secretariat of Industrial Assistance (SIA), Reserve Bank of India (RBI) etc.;
- Formation, structuring and organization of companies through foreign equity and technical participation;
- Drafting and vetting of Foreign Collaboration, Joint Ventures & Technology Transfer Agreements etc;
- Planning and facilitating business-entry into India by suggesting the best possible strategy;
- Advisory services on tax implications under relevant Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAA);
- Establishment of branch, project and liaison offices for entrepreneurs in India and abroad;
- Setting up of offshore companies, wholly owned subsidiary and investment abroad;
- Formulating an optimal structure considering arms length and other methods of transfer pricing;
- International Franchising and Cross Border Leasing.
Local & Transnational M&A, De-merger, Acquisition and Takeovers
Although M&A is a mode of corporate restructuring and thus forms part of corporate litigation only, but it involves technical issues relating to Company Law, Capital issues and Taxation etc. Considering these technicalities, our firm has created a separate team of professionals comprising Senior Partner, advocates, taxation and legal consultants to handle local and transnational M&A matters including -
- Complete guidance, drafting, documentation and litigation in relation to amalgamation, merger, de-merger, acquisition and takeover;
- Complete due diligence of overall financial and legal structure Companies involved;
- Preparation of strategy to effectuate the proposed amalgamation, merger, de-merger, acquisition and takeover (as the case may be) in an efficient, time saving and cost effective manner;
- Checking the status of Companies involved with the office of Registrar of Companies and Regional Director of the relevant jurisdictions as to the pending compliances, if any; for the purpose of proposed arrangement;
- Preparation of the documents relating to arrangement such as –
- Scheme of amalgamation / de-merger;
- Supportive documents such as No-objection certificate from members secured/unsecured creditors, Board resolutions, affidavits, applications etc.
- Appearing before the Jurisdictional Hon’ble High Court, Registrar of Companies, Regional Director or any other authority.
Venture Capital / Private Equity Funds
We provide legal assistance to set up the venture capital fund in India by domestic and international investors, which includes drafting of Trust Deed, formation of Fund Trust & Trustee Company, registration with the SEBI under the SEBI (VCF) Regulations, 1996, valuation of stocks, assets and goodwill under different valuation rules based on national and international accounting practices and related services. We also provide legal services for all matters and relevant agreements for the investment of private equity funds in Companies.
Employment Laws
- Advisory services on labour matters including drafting of labour and work policy / strategy for effective compliance of applicable labour laws relating to workmen safety, insurance, provident fund, compensation etc.;
- Drafting of employment contracts, confidentiality and other procedural agreements;
- Advice on implications of labour laws in case of merger, acquisition & take over, closure, lock-out and retrenchment etc.;
- Handling labour litigations at all forums including matters related to retrenchment, provident fund, ESI, family pension etc.;
- Advice on labour dismissal and employment benefits;
- Auditing of labour records while advising client on employment / service agreement and revising the rules & regulations governing the employment of regular / contract labour
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