About the Firm
Agarwal Advisors
(AA) has
consistently been ranked as one of the best advisory firms in India across its
diverse areas of practice. AA is a full service firm offering legal services
over a wide spectrum of industry
verticals, with offices in Bangalore and
Kolkata, and with a correspondent
relationship in Mumbai, New Delhi
& Chennai.
With a team of professionals led by a significant collegium
of Partners, AA advises leading companies (both domestic and international),
financial institutions, and others on a
wide array of matters ranging from corporate M&A, private equity, capital
markets, banking and finance, projects, infrastructure and energy, tax,
regulatory and policy and disputes and litigation.
AA services clients in diverse segments of commerce and
industry both in Services and Manufacturing sectors. The spectrum of industries
in which HSA services clients, ranges from manufacturing (across diverse
sectors), consumer products and durables, retail, banking and finance and
financial services, infrastructure / projects, energy, Oil and Gas,
pharmaceuticals, hospitality and health-care, commodities trading and commodities exchanges, CDM projects and carbon trading, IT and software etc.
Our clients acknowledge and recognize AA for the professionalism and commercial perspective that we bring to
transactions, our strong commercial acumen, our ability to manage transactions
in an efficient and cost effective manner and our ability to address and
resolve demanding transactional and legal
issues. AA’s strong commitment to providing superior
client services is reflected in the way we selectively and efficiently staff our assignments. At the core of this client-
focused staffing is the belief in cultivating project teams that possess the
requisite skills and sector specific experience. Our understanding of the
regulatory and commercial risks and nuances of the underlying sector is what
distinguishes the quality of our services.
AA’s stated philosophy is to partner with clients and
therefore, the Firm consciously invests in building client relationships, demonstrated in part by the high levels of commitment that the Firm brings to the table. Our pragmatic
and businesslike approach to problem solving translates into comprehensive yet
cost-effective financials advisory &
legal services.
Our Practice
Areas and Focus Sectors
Corporate and Project
Finance
AA has significant experience in handling several project finance
transactions in various sectors including power, highways, telecom, renewable
energy and oil and gas sectors. AA is empaneled with several financial
institutions in India, and provides assistance to lenders, borrowers, advisors
and other intermediaries in complex local and cross-border finance transactions
across major debt finance disciplines including commercial bank lending,
structured financings and infrastructure, energy and project financings.
Our work involves structuring and documenting financing deals and
advising on complex legal issues arising from them. AA assists clients on the
optimum choice of structure, vehicle, security/collateral perfection and other
issues. Our teams have wide ranging multi-jurisdictional experience in advising
on large multi-currency and multi-sourced financings, particularly in India,
North America, Europe and the Middle East.
The range of
services includes drafting and negotiating wide ranging finance documents
including mandate letters, term sheets, common terms agreements, rupee and
foreign currency facility agreements, guarantees, direct agreements, cash
pooling agreements, margin lending agreements, intercreditor agreements,
sponsor support agreements, share retention agreements, subordination
agreements, accounts agreements, trust and retention agreements and security
documents including assignment agreements, share pledges, mortgages and
hypothecations
Corporate Commercial and
M&A (including PE and VC Funding)
AA
has an active corporate practice, including transactions related to domestic
and cross-border M&As, strategic and private equity investments. The range
of services includes advising on structuring of transactions, conducting due
diligence, drafting and negotiating transaction documents, obtaining
governmental and regulatory approvals, structuring of focused funds and
advising on diverse legal and regulatory issues arising in relation thereto,
advising on Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) rules and regulations,
including under the SEBI Takeover Code, advising on compliance related issues,
advising on risk factors and risk allocation, advising and structuring
acquisition of overseas companies, businesses and/or assets by Indian
corporates, advising foreign companies in acquisition of Indian companies
including acquisition of public listed companies, drafting and negotiating
transaction agreements, including shareholders’ agreements, share acquisition /
purchase agreements and share subscription agreements, asset acquisition
agreements, business / undertaking acquisition agreements, management buy-out
agreements and related legal, regulatory and commercial advice.
AA
has extensive experience in advising on private equity and venture capital
investments. AA has advised clients in various sectors including
Infrastructure, Real Estate, Media & Entertainment, Services Sector,
Manufacturing, Telecommunication, Power, Hospitality and Restaurant Chains,
Pharma, Fine Chemicals and Animal Healthcare, Retail and FMCG. AA has in the past advised investors as well as
investee companies / funds and has rendered a wide array of services including
conducting legal due diligence, advising on the term sheets, providing full
transaction support, including drafting, negotiating and finalising relevant
transaction documents, coordinating closing and advising on related matters.
AA
provides assistance on all aspects of commercial and corporate affairs,
including setting up of new companies, entry strategy, takeovers, mergers,
acquisitions, strategic and private equity investments, management buy-outs,
corporate and trade finance and banking, corporate restructuring and commercial
contracts.
AA has
experience in handling corporate and commercial laws related transactions in
diverse sectors, including structuring of joint ventures, identification of and
negotiating with joint venture partners, technology transfers and licensing
& technical assistance / service arrangements, governmental and regulatory
approvals and foreign investment policy issues, establishing commercial
arrangements, structuring sales and distribution networks and other commercial
networks, agreements and arrangements.
Competition and Trade Law
AA provides
advice to clients on competition law and trade related matters. Competition law
and trade law related aspects govern the manner in which companies compete,
market, distribute their products, price their goods and services, deal with
customers, suppliers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers etc. In India,
competition law has been recently introduced, which has replaced the erstwhile
Monopolistic and Restrictive Trade Practices Act. The firm is engaged in
providing legal advice and services to clients (across sectors) in relation to
competition law related matters, including on anti-competitive agreements etc.
Foreign Direct Investment
and Technology Licensing
AA
has an active foreign direct investment (FDI) / entry strategy into India and
technology licensing practice. The range of services include, amongst others,
advising multinational corporations and financial institutions on FDI into
India, setting up of branch offices/liaison offices/project offices in India,
structuring of subsidiaries and joint venture companies, negotiation of joint
venture documentation, obtaining governmental and regulatory approvals and
advising on FDI policy issues, setting up of companies in India and advising on
the implementation of the entry strategy. AAA also has experience in advising
on franchising models, related structuring and advising and assisting clients
on related documentation including franchising agreements and licensing
agreements.
AA
has extensive experience in dealing with foreign investment issues including
dealing with RBI, FIPB, SIA, negotiating JVs, technology licensing and related
agreements. HSA has been engaged in diverse assignments with several foreign
companies for establishing JVs, subsidiaries, including wholly owned
subsidiaries in India, and advises clients from time to time on diverse issues
related to their investments into India.
AA
has also handled several assignments related to outbound investments by Indian
corporates overseas and has experience setting up of JVs and wholly owned
subsidiaries of Indian corporates overseas and also advising clients on issues
pertaining to establishment of branch offices, JVs and wholly owned
subsidiaries abroad and other corporate commercial transactions similar to
those described above.
AA has also
been advising clients on technology transfers and licensing, technical services
/ assistance arrangements, drafting various licensing documentation, applying
for obtaining necessary regulatory approvals as applicable.
Intellectual Property
AA
provides comprehensive IPR services including transaction assistance,
prosecution and litigation. AA also has the expertise to advise on areas that
directly or indirectly touch upon IPR, such as Trade-marks; Copyrights;
Patents; Designs; Trade-secrets; Geographical Indications; Domain Names;
Franchising; Anti-counterfeiting; Passing-off; Infringement; Disparagement
& Unlawful Competition; Publicity and Celebrity Rights; Cyber and Computer Law;
Advertising and Media Law. AA also undertakes forensic audits of IPRs.
AA has also
handled several transactions which includes IPR Assignment Agreements; IPR
Licensing Agreements; Technology Transfer Agreements; Web Designing, Hosting
and Maintenance Agreements; Technology Licensing Agreements; Technology
Transfer Agreements; Software Development Agreements; Broadcasting Agreements;
Web Development Agreements; Registered User Agreements, Software Licensing
Agreements; E-Commerce Agreements etc.
Legal Compliances and Audits
The firm
offers tailor-made services to listed as well as unlisted companies across all
industries on legal compliances and audits. Firm’s specialised team helps in
ensuring optimum level of compliance across the organisation and in improving
internal processes and systems for legal compliance. Our services on legal
compliances and audits, includes Statutory Compliance Management, Statutory
Compliance Implementation, Legal Due Diligence, Contractual Compliance
Assessment and Personalized Legal Updates.
Securitisation and Asset
Reconstruction
The
firm has been providing advice to various clients on the setting up and
management of asset reconstruction companies. AA has been undertaking due
diligences, setting up special purpose vehicles / asset purchase vehicles,
advising clients on procedural compliance under the provisions of the
Securitisation Act.
Tax
The Tax
practice team has significant experience in advising various corporates,
including several companies with operations in India. AA has the capability to
provide strategic advisory, tax planning and optimisation advice, and
litigation services (across all fora) to clients in all areas of Taxes,
including Income Tax (including Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements), GST
& Foreign Trade Policy.
AA
provides creative solutions to complex tax related issues, Goods & Service
Tax (GST) transition and implementation assistance, advice in relation to
indirect tax implications for Special Economic Zone developers, Co-developers
and Units, Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) contractors, and Project
Owners, advice on Withholding Taxes.
AA
has wide industry exposure of almost all industry verticals viz. automobile,
aviation, FMCG, infrastructure, oil and gas (contractors as well operators),
pharmaceuticals, telecommunication, telecommunication infrastructure and
equipment manufacturers etc.
AA
is well equipped to assist clients with representation services in relation to
policy matters concerning indirect taxes as part of and service providers to
industry bodies, as well as individual businesses.
AA’s Tax
practice serves as an ideal complement to the other practice areas, such that
it dovetails with those to provide a seamless service experience to our
clients
CONTACT
INFORMATION:
Bangalore
Office:
67, 4th Cross, 10th
Main
Indiranagar 2nd Stage
Bangalore – 560 038
Kolkata
Office:
6F CNC Street,
Bhawanipur
Kolkata – 700 025
E Mail : Advisorsagarwal@gmail.com
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