MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, JV AND GENERAL CORPORATE

The mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and general corporate practice is the heart of the Firm. Advice is rendered on a broad spectrum of matters, ranging from general corporate advice, corporate governance, contract law, and exchange control regulations to mergers and acquisitions, takeover code issues and outbound investments. The Firm has advised a diverse range of clients in evaluating business options, restructuring companies, negotiating and establishing joint ventures in India and abroad and other commercial arrangements as well as in obtaining regulatory approvals for establishing legal entities or other forms of business presence in India.
Specialised advice is rendered by the Firm on all aspects of company law. The Firm has advised and represented clients acting as buyers, sellers or investors in consummating complex international and domestic business arrangements and other commercial and specialised corporate transactions. The ability of the members of the Firm to understand the clients’ business requirements together with their grasp of the laws and the practical experience gained by them has proved invaluable in the successful completion of such transactions.
The Firm has experience in advising on the creation, operation and termination of joint ventures and strategic alliances in India as well as complex mergers and de-mergers and other forms of corporate restructuring. The Firm has been involved in various takeover transactions under the regulations governing takeovers including hostile and competitive bids. Members of the Firm have substantial experience in legal due diligences, drafting and negotiating share purchase or subscription agreements, shareholders agreements, joint venture agreements, and the like. The Firm’s experience in this practice area is enhanced by its competence in regulatory, competition/antitrust and tax issues.
The legal expertise of the Firm in transactions extends across almost all business sectors. The key focus of the Firm is to provide integrated and commercially driven transactional service to its clients.
With its vast experience in acquisitions, takeover bids, hostile bid situations, mergers, demergers and reorganizations, the Firm is fully equipped to represent clients in any type of transaction in this practice area.