VA&A is a leading player in industry in this sector. The firm advises on transactions involving mergers, shares and business acquisitions and disposals, structuring of joint ventures including identification of and negotiating with joint venture partners and documentation of the terms between the parties, incorporation of legal entities and obtainment of the regulatory approvals, privatisation, private placements, private equity investment related due diligence and documentation, buy-outs and commercial agreements. The firm has experience of working with the acquirer and target companies involving acquisitions in all key sectors. The services of the firm include strategic policy and legal advice, due diligence, leading negotiations, legal documentation and regulatory compliances.
Corporate governance advice and compliance is major area of expertise of VA&A.
The firm provides company management
services to several overseas companies -
housing the registered offices of wholly
owned subsidiaries in India, organizing
mandatory board meetings and annual
general meetings (including recording of
minutes), maintaining statutory records,
filing mandatory returns with the statutory
authorities, advising on director liabilities
and responsibilities.
The firm provides assistance in settlements,
negotiating employment contracts, advising
on labour issues in mergers and
acquisitions, structuring voluntary
retirement schemes, etc. The firm advises
clients on employment, industrial, labour
and other service law issues. This includes
advice on terms of appointment and
conditions of service, transfer, layoff,
retrenchment, discharge or dismissal of
employees and structuring of voluntary
retirement schemes, employee stock options
etc.
VA&A incorporates companies for many
purposes, tailoring the memorandum and
articles of association to the specific needs of
each client. This can involve, for example,
drafting a suitable principal objects clause to
cover the purposes for which the company
is being formed, or making provisions for
specific share class rights.
Commonly, in connection with company
formations, we can make an application to
have a trading name registered as a business
name.