General Corporate Advisory

We advise clients on every aspect of their business, from entry strategies and complex tax efficient structuring to divestitures and exits. It also includes our engagements regarding complicated mergers, acquisitions, private equity transactions, takeover code, corporate governance and employee related matters. Additionally, we regularly advise on regulatory and compliance related issues such as matters involving Foreign Exchange Management Act, and those requiring approvals from the Reserve Bank of India, the Foreign Investment Promotion Board and the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.

Our lawyers have been a part of some of the most innovative and headline private equity and merger and acquisition transactions for many decades. They are highly regarded by their peers and by various reputed domestic and international ranking guides alike.

Our Strengths

The pooling of our multi-disciplinary resources across our various practices delivers a seamless experience while enabling a deal, an aspect that puts us in a highly credible position with our clients. Tax implications of the deal structure, approvals from the Competition Commission of India and intellectual property protection is critical in every merger and acquisition, JV or a private equity deal. Our tax, competition law, intellectual property and regulatory teams collaborate closely with the General Corporate team to deliver deals seamlessly.

Areas of Focus

Merger and Acquisition

Driving inorganic growth through M&A remains a quick and efficient way to transform business or gain advantage in new business areas. Whether it be a need to shed redundancies and focus on core businesses or acquire advantage speedily through expansion, M&A remains a preferred route for profitability, despite economic fluctuations. But it brings in its wake, concerns around merger clearances, whether it be post-merger complications or potential risks related to compliance.

Our highly sought after M&A practice works with our clients to address and resolve such concerns. Acknowledged as leaders in mergers & acquisitions, amalgamations, restructurings, demergers, delistings, joint ventures, public M&A and asset transfers, our M&A team offers a comprehensive range of services. We play a pivotal role for international companies wishing to acquire existing businesses in India, or Indian companies wishing to acquire businesses within or outside India, through a comprehensive range of services, including advice on related regulatory issues.

Private Equity

Our Private Equity practice is highly sought after by clients, both existing and potential. We have delivered innovative, focussed and efficient strategies to culminate some of the most complex, structured and massive private equity deals for our clients across various industries. We advise some of the largest private equity and sovereign wealth funds in the world on their minority investments and buyout transactions in India. We have represented buyers and sellers of both private and public companies across many industries and at every stage of the investment cycle.