Private Equity & Venture Capital
Our private equity team provides a full service offering and is familiar with various stages of an investment cycle and understands the diverse interests and demands of all members of the bidding team. We have represented clients including promoters at the stage of incubation, incubation catalyst agencies, financial and business advisors start ups, angel investors, seed investors, venture funds, private equity funds and collective investment schemes.
We understand that not only technical legal skills are required, but also commercial acumen, an understanding of valuation norms, financial intelligence and relevant knowledge of exchange control and securities laws. Our dedicated team working together with other practice groups ensures that each transaction is managed and executed with the highest levels of proficiency and efficient communication skills.
We understand that not only technical legal skills are required, but also commercial acumen, an understanding of valuation norms, financial intelligence and relevant knowledge of exchange control and securities laws. Our dedicated team working together with other practice groups ensures that each transaction is managed and executed with the highest levels of proficiency and efficient communication skills.
Our private equity experience includes:
- Structuring and identification of the relevant instrument for investment
- Advising on legal issues and documentation from incubation to exit for investors and promoters,
- Exit for promoters and investors either by way of acquisition, merger, public offering (domestic or international) or strategic sale
Sample transactions:
- Advised a group of techpreneurs from a leading global semi conductor chip design and development corporation on their exit from their employer, drafted the inter se promoters shareholders agreements, investment documentation from a strategic angel investor and thereafter assisted them in the second round investment from a private equity fund.
- Advised a leading customer relations management software product development and management company in structuring the acquisition of a US based target and further assisted them with an investment into the company to fund the said acquisition.
- Advised a leading Indian chip design and manufacturing corporate to acquire and merge with a California based chip design software corporation.
- Advised India’s oldest and leading private equity fund on several of their exits by way of strategic sale of their shareholding in portfolio companies.
