Globalization and the digital age have created new business opportunities worldwide but at the same time they have given rise to new legal issues, particularly with respect to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Businesses taking advantage of changing markets are expanding through acquisitions making transactions more complex. With the multiplication of commercial transactions, the demand for legal certainty is increasing, so investors need access to legal advice that helps them manage deals effectively.
Business transactions is a practice area that requires an understanding of how contracts, litigation, partnership agreements and intellectual property interrelate. There are a number of laws that have a bearing on the conduct of business. These cover broadly areas relating to corporate legal framework; business transactions; labour; environment; dispute resolution etc.
This training program will give participants a superior understanding of the legal aspects of business transactions, the strategic priorities and approaches of the various deal players, the documents typical to business transactions, and the legal challenges that you are likely to face.
Participants will be able to grasp the big picture of the legal underpinnings of financial transactions and to understand how risk in the financial market is entered, managed, dispersed and shifted. It will also give a thorough understanding of the wide variety of skills that all parties involved in transactions must possess – for example, the ability to read and digest financial information, successfully communicate with the relevant parties, whilst juggling a diverse range of international commercial and legal issues.
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Who should attend?
Trainer: Ekta Bahl, Partner, Samvad Partners
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Trainer: Vyapak Desai, Senior Attorney | Arbitrator | Lead - International Disputes & Investigations, Nishith Desai Associates
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Overview of documents in debt documentation
Representations & Warranties: Detailed lender perspective & borrower perspective
Events of Default
Trainer: Utkarsh Bandhu, Partner, JSA Advocates & Solicitors
Drafting share purchase agreements / share subscription agreement & purchase agreement
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Trainer: Vaibhav Kakkar, Partner, Saraf & Partners
Trainer: Karan Kalra, Founder, Bombay Law Chambers
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Trainer: Pranav Atit, Partner - Corporate | M&A I Private Equity I M&A Restructurings, Trilegal
Karan is the founder of Bombay Law Chambers and has over 15 years of experience in the legal industry, having worked in house as well as with one of Indian most prestigious law firm Nishith Desai Associates, where along with being a leader of the M&A and PE practices, he also led the banking and financial services vertical.
His practice focuses largely on domestic and cross border venture capital and private equity transactions, M&As, JVs and structured finance along with providing regulatory and general corporate advice. Karan works across sectors and has domain expertise in financial services, technology, e-commerce, healthcare, renewables and core manufacturing. Further, Karan also has the experience working with one of the largest private banks in India, working across various verticals.
Karan completed his B.SL. LL.B. from Symbiosis Law School, Pune and has also pursued a masters from Northwestern University – Pritzer School of Law and Kellogg School of Management. He is eligible to practice law both in India and New York, USA.
Karan has regularly been recognised by various legal directories such as IFLR 1000, Legal 500 and the Financial Times - RSG Consulting Survey.
Vaibhav Kakkar is a Partner in the Corporate and Regulatory Practices Team of Luthra & Luthra Law Offices, New Delhi and has over eleven years of experience. He has a unique mix of extensive regulatory and transactional expertise, and specializes in structuring transactions (especially cross-border), and advising on foreign investment/exchange laws, company law, securities laws, TMT laws and gaming laws.
As part of his profile, he has advised several global corporations on appropriate strategies in relation to investments in India and domestic and multinational clients on significant and complex corporate matters including cross border mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity transactions.
He has also taken the lead in drafting and negotiating the entire spectrum of definitive agreements and commercial contracts in relation to the same. He has in-depth experience with industry-specific legal and regulatory issues in sectors including (retail, real estate, telecommunications, gaming, hospitals, pharma, education mutual funds, education and the financial sector (banking and non-banking). He regularly advises and works with the Government on policy issues relating to company law, exchange control, and is key member of the Firm’s advocacy and policy development team.
On the transactional side, he has advised on many notable joint ventures including Tata Boeing, Tata-Starbucks, DLF-Pramerica Mutual Fund and Khazanah-IDFC road venture. He has advised clients including DLF, Moser Baer Group and Devyani International in raising capital totalling nearly USD 600 million from top-flight PE and financial investors.
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