With more than 15 years of experience, I am a Corporate Compliance Counsel (CS, LLM) advising organizations on governance and compliance issues, SEBI/RBI, and investment cycles and agreements. I have successfully implemented high-stakes transactions for organizations in the UK, India, and the UAE. I have also ensured deal compliances, handled FEMA difficulties, and completed post-transaction integration work. I have been assisting numerous early-stage businesses and startups with the debt or equity infusion process and helping them identify strategic alliances in a way that complies with regulations. I support, counsel, and report on the compliances of the companies in their portfolio that I work closely with, a variety of venture capital and private equity funds in the industry. My areas of expertise are in post-acquisition closing structures, acquisition scenarios, and M&A deal strategy.I take part in the strategic decision-making process for the companies' structuring, which includes doing legal and secretarial due diligence, issuing ESOPs, Phantom Stocks, and Convertible Notes, as well as investor and debt fundraising and IPO activities. completed extensive cases in corporate actions and M&A restructuring. Additionally, I have actively participated in advisory groups that advise organizations on legal governance principles, such as the execution of M&A and special corporate actions.My contributions to the industry have been recognized by the Delhi High Court, which honoured me with an appointment as Co-Chairperson for a NCLT meeting in a M&A decision of a listed and a private company. My commitment to sharing knowledge led to my felicitation by Christ University, NCR, where I shared some thoughts with commerce students on M&A, Valuations, and the Startups Investment cycle. I have been an active member sharing insights with Industry leaders in Government conferences and events, round table events by FICCI with countries like Russia, Turkmenistan, France, Israel, Japan, UAE etc. on potential collaborations, bilateral relations, business structuring, foreign direct investment, regulatory lifecycles on investments and other key areas. Recently, I have been awarded as the Leading Corporate Counsel-Compliance Expert for the year by LexTalk World-Singapore 2024. Looking forward to getting connected at adarika@gmail.com.
Listed skills include Legal Research, Courts, Appeals, Legal Writing, and 20 others.