Case Studies

CS01

M&A and Joint Ventures

Executing a cross-border acquisition for an RBI-regulated entity

A foreign buyer acquires a regulated target, requiring diligence, structuring, approval strategy, closing mechanics, and post-close integration safeguards under...

CS02

Private Equity & Venture Capital

Structuring a founder-to-growth equity round preserving operational control

A venture round balancing founder protections, investor rights, governance architecture, and selective liquidity without destabilising future rounds.

CS03

Banking, Credit & Venture Debt

Securing a robust venture debt facility without operational choke points

A non-dilutive financing package involving lender negotiation, security creation, covenant calibration, and operational flexibility for a fast-scaling company.

CS04

AIF & Fund Formation

Establishing a Category II AIF thematic investment platform

Formation of a sector-focused Alternative Investment Fund with sponsor-manager architecture, fund documents, investor onboarding, and SEBI compliance.

CS05

Cross-Border Structuring & FEMA

A multi-jurisdiction group reorganisation to unlock enterprise value

Reorganisation of a multi-jurisdiction group to clean up ownership, align IP, regularise filings, and prepare for institutional exit.

CS06

M&A & Joint Ventures

Strategic joint-venture platform structuring for robust India market entry

A joint venture or strategic alliance for India entry involving governance, deadlock provisions, reserved matters, technology sharing, and control architecture.

CS07

Corporate Advisory

Institutionalising a founder-led multi-entity group through robust governance

A scaling group moves from founder-led informality to institutional governance through board processes, delegations, related-party controls, and compliance cade...

CS08

Data Protection, Privacy & DPDP

Executing an enterprise-wide DPDP programme for a major digital platform

A business-wide privacy transformation covering data mapping, notices, consent, vendor agreements, retention, and incident readiness under DPDP.

CS09

White Collar Investigations

Conducting a sensitive board-led internal investigation and structural remediation

A sensitive internal investigation into misconduct, fraud, whistleblower allegations, or governance breakdown, followed by remediation and defensible reporting.

CS10

Competition & Antitrust

Resetting commercial conduct to address Competition Commission (CCI) exposure

A market-conduct matter involving CCI exposure, exclusivity or pricing concerns, and redesign of commercial structures to reduce risk.

CS11

Employment, ESOPs & CXO

Managing a sensitive CXO transition alongside a strategic ESOP reset

A sensitive CXO transition combined with redesign of employee equity, retention mechanics, and governance around critical personnel.

CS12

Corporate Advisory

Executing a massive compliance clean-up ahead of institutional investment

A pre-investment remediation mandate covering filings, contracts, policies, cap table issues, labour matters, data gaps, and sector-specific weaknesses.

CS13

Financial Regulatory & Fintech

Structuring the launch of a regulated digital lending platform

A regulated product launch structured around licensing analysis, partner contracts, customer disclosures, collections and servicing controls.

CS14

SaaS & Enterprise Software

Building enterprise-grade SaaS contracting and global data architecture

A SaaS business standardises master services agreements, service levels, data processing, procurement negotiations, and cross-border data architecture.

CS15

Ecommerce, Retail & D2C

Overhauling omnichannel retail governance for a premier brand

A consumer commerce platform overhauls customer terms, returns structures, seller governance, loyalty-data frameworks, payment flows, and marketing compliance.

CS16

Agriculture, Food & FMCG

Guiding the national expansion of a fast-growing FMCG brand

A consumer brand builds compliant artwork, manufacturing contracts, distribution systems, product-claims substantiation, and incident-response mechanisms.

CS17

Healthcare, Life Sciences & Pharma

Securing regulatory and data controls for a scaling healthcare platform

A healthcare or life-sciences platform expands through approvals, contracts, quality protocols, patient-data governance, and operational-risk architecture.

CS18

Energy, Renewables & Cleantech

Structuring a bankable renewable energy platform for institutional investment

A renewable platform secures land, project contracts, offtake arrangements, financing support, and compliance pathways for bankable execution.

CS19

Real Estate, Construction & Infrastructure

Governing the lifecycle of a massive built-asset development

A large real-estate project requiring land entry, approvals, EPC risk allocation, lender and investor discipline, and delivery governance.

CS20

Telecom, Digital Infra & Data Centres

Structuring a highly-compliant digital infrastructure rollout across municipal lines

A digital-infrastructure rollout involving sector permissions, municipal coordination, anchor-customer contracting, data and security compliance.

CS21

Manufacturing, Industrials & Defence

Executing deep industrial localisation and tech-transfer governance

A manufacturing platform localises supply, secures approvals, protects IP, aligns vendor frameworks, and structures strategic technology partnerships.

CS22

Logistics, Mobility & Automotive / EV

Architecting an integrated EV fleet and charging ecosystem

An EV platform structures fleet leasing, charging contracts, operational frameworks, and data-governance controls.

CS23

Media, Sports, Entertainment & Gaming

Securing rights and monetisation architecture in a digital gaming ecosystem

A gaming business aligns rights ownership, talent contracts, consumer and payments flows, platform compliance, and monetisation frameworks.

CS24

Startups, Venture Capital & Tech

Supporting a venture-backed technology company from formation to exit

A full-lifecycle mandate from incorporation through financing, contracts, employee equity, privacy, governance, and eventual acquisition or strategic exit.

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