CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING & INSOLVENCY
The team has advised clients from almost all sectors including telecom, ecommerce, technology, ITES, power, healthcare, real estate, defence, retail, pharmaceuticals, education, infrastructure, media, automobile, etc. The Company actively advises clients on trade related issues which directly impact foreign investments in India. Such issues may include preferential market access to Indian companies, localization of technology, transfer of technology etc. The team actively takes part in consultation processes with the Government of India and related ministries on policy related issues and submits proposal, papers on required changes in the extant policy. The team advises and assists clients on:
The corporate and commercial practice spans a vast array of services to our clients in all areas of corporate & commercial law. The Company has the expertise to tackle the wide range of Corporate/commercial questions that can challenge any organization operating in today’s complex competitive environment. We guide domestic and international clients on matters relating to general corporate compliance including but not limited to investment regulations, sectoral caps, and regulatory issues/compliances.rehabilitated or reorganized to enhance value. We therefore work together with clients whether debtors in default or creditors to identify, adopt and implement the best resolution mechanisms. Our restructuring and insolvency team helps maximize values, protect businesses or investment, preserve critical relationships and minimize write offs. However, if a client’s distressed situation is not resolved through an informal platform then our team further works to formulate strategies which can guide the clients through the statutory process of bankruptcy or liquidation under IBC 2016. Our team has handled matters across multiple industries including media, entertainment, infrastructure, metals, agri-products, textiles, transportation, manufacturing, energy, real estate etc. We have advised on some of the largest and most complex restructurings and pride ourselves on providing innovative solutions as well as real and effective results. To provide a seamless and integrated service we not only work closely with specialists in related practice areas including finance, corporate, real estate, employment, pension, tax, environment, regulatory, capital markets and litigation but also advise defaulting companies, lenders and investors at all levels of the capital structure as well as corporates / directors, defaulting companies, banks, insolvency office holders / trustees and Government organisations. Our expertise covers legal and commercial advice on matters including: Contingency planning/ Pre Insolvency/ Distress Advisory;
The Company is widely acknowledged as the pioneer and leader in Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency practice in India since its inception in 1989, for matters relating to financial distress. Our highly qualified, innovative and experienced team includes lawyers, chartered accountants, MBA and Company Secretaries with specialist knowledge in Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC 2016). They understand that there are situations when a distressed business can be rescued,
- Negotiations with creditors for settlements and restructuring
- Negotiations / Arrangements with creditors and members
- Multi-lateral/ Bi-lateral Debt restructuring with lenders
- Distressed financing and re-schedulements
- Out-of-court restructurings and refinancing
- Corporate Restructuring based on Mergers/Amalgamation / Demergers / Hive off/Take over/Acquisitions etc.
- Financial Restructuring of Debts Reorganization through Strategic Debt Restructuring (SDR) Identifying strategic investors
- Debt Acquisition through an Asset Reconstruction Companies/ NBFCs and devising an efficient and viable model;
- Insolvency filing requirements;
- Formal insolvency/liquidation / bankruptcy proceedings before the court (NCLT/DRT) through Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016;
- Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) including those under the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI);
- Enforcement of Security Interest; Financial Due Diligence;
- M&A in Distress; Liquidations/Winding up;
- Facility, Security and Credit Support Reviews for Lenders and Borrower Groups