Capital Markets Law Firm

Capital Markets Lawyers

India Law Offices LLP is a preeminent capital markets law firm in India with a specialized team of capital markets lawyers providing a comprehensive service in all capital markets transactions throughout India and overseas. Our capital markets lawyers provide advice to issuers, investors, banks and financial institutions and other intermediaries on all types of transactions whether they are conducted in India or are cross-border with offerings into India.
Our increasingly complex global environment is characterized by a fluid and constantly evolving capital market, shaping and being shaped by both local and global regulatory developments and innovation, and the expanding reach of markets in an increasingly interconnected world. Our advice is not only legally sound and compliant but strategic and astute, enabling our clients to maximise their opportunities in both the equity and debt capital markets.

Approach to Capital Markets

Our lawyers provide legal and regulatory advice on a wide range of issues related to the capital markets. Our knowledge and experience in this field is practical, innovative and provides effective guidance while complying with various laws and regulations applicable in India and overseas.
We assist our clients in designing, negotiating and closing transactions and also ensure that all relevant SEBI regulations, stock exchange requirements and international securities laws are complied with. Our expertise extends to novel securities such as ESG-linked instruments, structured products, and cross-border listings.

Scope of Services

We provide a complete spectrum of capital markets services to our clients, including transaction structuring, due diligence, documentation, regulatory compliance, listing, public disclosure and post-listing compliance.

Our Core Capital Markets Services:

• Fundraising for listed and unlisted companies
• Public issues and offerings
• Private placements and institutional investments
• Preparation of offer documents, including the red herring prospectus
• Due diligence and transaction structuring
• Buybacks, takeovers, and delisting
• Advisory on listing and post-listing obligations

Equity Capital Markets

Our equity capital practice focuses on efficiently completing your stock offering while ensuring that all required aspects are properly and fully complied with.
Our services include:

• Initial Public Offerings (IPO)
• Further Public Offerings (FPO)
• Offer for Sale (OFS)
• Qualified Institutional Placements (QIP)
• Rights Issues (renounceable and non-renounceable)
• Preferential Allotments
• Employee Stock Option Plans (ESOPs)
• Buyback of listed securities
• Takeovers, open offers, and delisting transactions

We can assist with the whole transaction from structuring right through to execution, including preparation of legal documentation, filing with relevant bodies and liaison with other parties as necessary.

Debt Capital Markets

Our debt capital team advises on a variety of debt instruments and structured finance transactions.
Our services include:

• Public and private placement of bonds and debentures
• Non-convertible debentures (NCDs) and convertible instruments
• Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs)
• External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs)
• Structured debt and hybrid instruments
• Securitization and asset-backed transactions
• Debt restructuring and refinancing
• Green bonds and ESG-linked debt instruments

Our team represents corporates, NBFCs, and financial institutions in relation to structuring and executing complex debt capital transactions.

Investment Funds & Asset Management

Our investment fund practice provides comprehensive advisory on fund formation, structuring, and regulatory compliance.
Our services include:

• Private equity funds
• Venture capital funds
• Real Estate Investment Trusts
• Infrastructure Investment Trusts
• Alternative Investment Funds
• Fund of funds and co-investment structures
• Advisory on mutual fund regulations and compliance

We advise both domestic and offshore sponsors and investors on the structuring and management of investment vehicles.

Transactional and Advisory Expertise

We regularly advise on a variety of domestic and cross-border securities offerings. We have considerable experience representing issuers, underwriters and investors in highly complex and high-value transactions.

Our core expertise includes:

• IPOs and public offerings
• Cross-border listings and depository receipts (ADR/GDR)
• Structured finance and hybrid securities
• Private equity and pre-IPO investments
• Mergers and acquisitions connected to stock offerings and other financial deals
  In addition to these reports, we can provide strategic advice on market entry, financing strategies and regulatory positioning.

Regulatory and Compliance Advisory

Our lawyers are well experienced in the various requirements imposed by regulatory bodies on the capital markets in India

Our regulatory services include:

• Advisory on SEBI regulations
• Compliance with stock exchange listing requirements
• Insider trading regulations and compliance frameworks
• Regulatory filings, approvals, and liaison with authorities

We have established processes to ensure our clients are compliant and work to mitigate risks associated with regulatory requirements.

Cross-Border Capabilities

Globalization has led to a surge in cross-border transactions which is increasingly common in the development of capital markets around the world. Our lawyers have considerable experience in multinational offerings and have advised on transactions issued from throughout the world.
We assist clients with:

• Overseas listings and capital raising
• Foreign investments and portfolio flows
• Compliance with foreign exchange laws and securities regulations
• Multi-jurisdictional transaction structuring

Why Choose India Law Offices LLP

Our lawyers are well experienced in advising on issues connected to listing and delisting on Indian stock exchanges. We also advise on compliance with various disclosure and filing requirements of Indian capital market securities laws.

• Experienced team of capital market lawyers
• Securities and financing: deep knowledge of equity capital, debt capital and investment fund transactions
• Our experience in complex domestic and cross-border transactions
• Commercially practical and solution-oriented advice
• Prompt, efficient, and result-driven legal services

Our Commitment

We are committed to delivering high quality innovative and compliant capital markets services to achieve our clients' business objectives. Whether it's providing ongoing advice or structuring complex, high value transactions, our team is there every step of the way.
As Indian capital markets increasingly grow in size and sophistication, India Law Offices LLP remains a premier law firm ready to help clients realize opportunities while minimizing their exposure to any uncertainty surrounding the applicable laws and regulations.