Corporate & Commercial Advisory

The Corporate and Commercial team, several of whom have been recognized at domestic and international platforms, advises clients on a broad spectrum of matters, ranging from corporate governance, company formation, contract law to foreign exchange management regulations, securities laws and takeover regulations. We frequently assist clients in evaluating business options, foreign direct investment, establishing joint ventures, technology collaborations, franchises, business restructuring and negotiating other commercial arrangements.

Among the top corporate law firms in India, we advise and represent buyers, sellers and investors in complex international and domestic business, corporate and other commercial transactions. Our attorneys' ability to understand the client's business requirements, their grasp of the relevant laws and practical experience ensure the successful completion of major transactions in a time-critical manner.

Some members of the Firm sit on the boards of various companies, including listed entities, audit committees and other board committees as independent directors. This puts the Firm in a strong position to appreciate and advise on all facets of securities law and regulations. The Firm also regularly advises various Government committees and bodies appointed to examine Indian laws and regulations, including corporate, securities, competition, information technology and insolvency laws.

• Joint Ventures
• Technology tie-ups / Collaboration / Licensing / Transfer
• Franchising Arrangements
• Corporate Restructuring and Advisory
• Legal Audits and Compliance
• Foreign Exchange Laws
• Regulatory Advisory
• Commercial and Government Contracts
• Corporate Governance
• Setting-up Businesses including start-up operations

Our corporate lawyers are known for their comprehensive understanding of corporate law, enabling us to offer professional guidance to businesses and provide strategic, tailored legal solutions across Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai — with a long-standing reputation for exceptional legal counsel to businesses of all sizes.

Our robust Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) practice has been globally top-ranked for several consecutive years. The transactions and deals undertaken include close working relationships with some of the world's leading companies across sectors such as manufacturing, financial services, telecom, media, information technology, power (both renewable and conventional), infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, aviation, cosmetics, defence and real estate.

In today's dynamic business environment, navigating the complexities of M&A requires a legal partner with expertise, strategic vision, and a proven track record. As a leading law firm for M&A in India, we are consistently known for exceeding client expectations and delivering successful outcomes.

With offices in major Indian cities — Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai — and a robust international network, we provide local expertise combined with a global perspective. The M&A practice team, comprising 20 partners and over 35 professionals, has represented world leaders, prominent private equity houses, and stand-alone businesses in buyouts, control investments, recapitalizations, co-investments, public market acquisitions, and venture transactions.

• Structuring the M&A transactions
• International and domestic tax planning
• Legal due diligence review
• Preparation and negotiation of transaction documentation
• Advising on Securities Law, Corporate Law, FEMA & Anti-Trust Laws
• Corporate restructuring, mergers and de-mergers

Over the last few years, we have advised and worked on some of the country's most well-recognized transactions, cementing our position among the leading mergers and acquisitions law firms in India.

The past few years have witnessed India's transition to a modern anti-trust and competition law regime, introducing law on, among other things, cartelization, price fixing and combinations which are aligned with WTO recommendations and anti-trust policies in the European Union and the United States.

We have been deeply involved in this transition right from its inception, with one of our senior partners serving as a member of the Advisory Committee on Advocacy and the Advisory Committee on Regulation constituted by the Competition Commission of India, and assisting the Government in streamlining facets of the new enactment at the drafting stage.

• Merger control & combination filings
• Cartel & price-fixing advisory
• Representation before the CCI
• Abuse of dominance matters
• Competition compliance programs
• Policy & regulatory advisory

Our experience at the policy-making level gives clients a rare, practical advantage — advice grounded not just in the letter of the law, but in the regulatory intent behind it.

Our Banking and Finance practice represents financial institutions, financial services companies, investment funds, development banks, project developers, project companies, contractors and other parties in various secured and unsecured financing transactions. We also do significant work in corporate finance, banking and project finance, real estate, restructuring and insolvency, and assistance in debt recovery proceedings.

We have advised some of the biggest names in the infrastructure sector, besides extending advisory services to international syndicated facilities, including the handling of amendments, novations, assignments and sub-participation.

We have also assisted various NBFC clients in addressing a vast number of issues — from establishment and registration, compliance requirements mandated by Governmental authorities and associated regulations, to structuring investments into non-banking financial companies.

• Syndicated Loans and External Commercial Borrowings
• Project Finance, restructuring and down-selling
• Dispute resolution & litigation incl. bankruptcy/insolvency code
• Investment fund structuring incl. debentures & infra funds
• Regulatory advice on fund formation, promotion and operation
• NBFC establishment, registration and compliance