Equity: The Firm’s partners have advised as the issuer company’s counsel, underwriter’s counsel, and represented the exiting private equity, venture capital and strategic investors in their offer for sale at the time of the IPO.
Debt: We have assisted companies in the offering of non-convertible debentures on a private placement basis to select private equity and venture capital funds.
Broadly our services include:
- Assisting a company, especially portfolio companies of strategic investors, to achieve IPO-readiness.
- Advising on the overall structure of the offering, including structuring exits of strategic investors, etc., as the matter at hand may demand
- Conducting legal due diligence on the issuer company, and suggesting remedial actions for any irregularities that have appeared as a result of the due diligence
- Drafting, reviewing and finalizing documents and necessary applications, consents and approvals relating to the offering.
- Drafting the offer documents such as the draft red herring prospectus, placement document, offering circular or information memorandum based on the nature of the offering at hand
- Certification that the offer documents comply with all applicable statutes and guidelines and that all
disclosures required there under have been made
- Liaising with the international legal counsel and working in tandem with other intermediaries
- Advise on case specific issues of listing and related support in discussions with governmental authorities and the stock exchanges on the matter
- Drafting/reviewing and negotiating the underwriting agreement, depository agreement, escrow agreement, debenture trust deed etc depending on the nature of the offering at hand
- Assisting with the closing of the offering