Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) transactions today demand more than capital deployment – they require sophisticated legal structuring, nuanced regulatory navigation, commercial foresight, and risk-sensitive deal execution. KNM & Partners’ Private Equity and Venture Capital Practice brings together cross-disciplinary strengths in corporate law, dispute resolution, banking & finance, insolvency & restructuring, taxation, and regulatory advisory, making the Firm a preferred partner for investors, funds, portfolio companies, and founders across the investment lifecycle.
The Firm’s practice is deeply rooted in understanding sector-specific trends and investment cycles, enabling us to deliver practical, commercially viable, and regulatorily compliant solutions for clients across industries, including technology, fintech, healthcare, infrastructure, logistics, manufacturing, consumer products, and renewable energy. The Firm is routinely engaged by VC funds, private equity firms, institutional investors, family offices, and promoters, assisting them at every stage – from early-stage funding and growth capital infusions to complex buyouts, restructurings, and strategic exits.
The Firm’s services are holistic, covering investment structuring, transaction documentation, due diligence, governance advisory, regulatory filings, tax structuring, and post-deal compliance. Additionally, the Firm provides strategic advisory and legal support on distressed asset transactions, secondary transfers, special situations, and dispute resolution arising from investment agreements, shareholder conflicts, or exit deadlocks.
With deep experience in advising on SEBI, FEMA, FDI, and anti-money laundering regulations, the Firm ensures that PE/VC transactions are not only seamlessly executed but are resilient to regulatory scrutiny and market shifts. The Firm’s dispute resolution team adds further strength to the practice, representing clients in shareholder disputes, indemnity enforcement, breach of warranties, and insolvency scenarios impacting portfolio companies.
Whether navigating complex funding structures, participating in CIRP processes for asset acquisitions, or advising on IPO exits, the Firm’s multidisciplinary approach ensures that both investors and investee companies benefit from cohesive, sector-informed, and result-oriented legal strategies.
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The Firm assists clients in structuring equity, debt, convertible instruments, and hybrid investment instruments, ensuring alignment with both commercial objectives and regulatory requirements. The Firm’s services include drafting and negotiating term sheets, shareholder agreements, subscription agreements, and governance frameworks.
The Firm conducts comprehensive due diligence reviews of target companies, focusing on corporate, financial, contractual, tax, regulatory, and litigation risks. The Firm provides actionable risk assessments critical to deal valuation, structure, and negotiations.
The Firm advises on diverse exit strategies including IPOs, trade sales, secondary transfers, and promoter buybacks. The Firm’s litigation team handles shareholder disputes, indemnity claims, enforcement of drag-along/tag-along rights, and non-compete violations.
The Firm advises on tax-efficient structuring of investments, cross-border transactions, and exits, considering direct and indirect tax exposure, GAAR applicability, treaty planning, and transfer pricing issues.
The Firm’s practice supports funds in acquiring distressed assets, participating in IBC resolution processes, debt-to-equity conversions, and post-resolution business restructuring.
The Firm advises on secured and unsecured financing alongside equity investments, including convertible debt, debenture subscription agreements, intercreditor arrangements, and security documents.
The Firm provides end-to-end advisory on SEBI, RBI/FEMA compliance, FDI/ODI structuring, AML laws, and handles all regulatory filings, including FC-GPR, FC-TRS, LLP-I, and compounding applications.
The Firm assists investors and portfolio companies on corporate governance best practices, ESOP structuring, investor rights, board protocols, anti-dilution protections, and post-investment compliance audits.
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