Corporate Legal Counsel
2 days ago
What will you drive?
- M &A Transaction Structuring and Execution:
Draft, structure, negotiate, and execute M&A transactions, including share purchases, asset sales, joint ventures, business transfers, founders' agreements, and trade sales, ensuring legal and financial compliance. Advise on the structure of deals to align with business goals and minimize risks, and lead negotiations on deal terms, valuations, warranties, indemnities, and post-transaction integration. Guide post-transaction integration, focusing on governance structures, employee transitions, and operational matters. - Stages of Acquisition and Investment:
Manage M&A stages from LOI to closing, ensuring timely milestone execution. Advise on bridge rounds, structuring investments, negotiating terms with investors, and drafting agreements. Counsel on founder buy-ins and buy-outs, structuring equity stakes for optimal value and alignment with company goals. - Cross-border Transactions:
Provide legal advice on cross-border M&A transactions, ensuring compliance with local and international laws, regulatory approvals, and tax structuring for efficient post-deal outcomes. Manage legal teams across jurisdictions to minimize risk exposure. - Strategic Advice on Exit Strategies:
Advise on strategic exit options, including drafting exit clauses in investment agreements and guiding the company on the optimal sale structure (asset sale, share sale, or joint venture). - Post-Transaction Integration and Governance:
Lead integration, advising on legal business operations integration, governance harmonization, and compliance with new corporate structures. - Debt Transactions:
Draft, review, and negotiate debt financing transactions, including syndicated loans, term loans, WCDL, SL, cash credit, OD, STRL, ensuring compliance and risk mitigation. Lead negotiations on terms, covenants, and security interests in debt agreements, and manage debt restructuring, including intercreditor agreements and renegotiations. - Legal Review of Debt Agreements:
Review and negotiate debt financing documents, including loan agreements, security agreements, guarantees, and other ancillary documents, ensuring all terms protect CARS24's interests. Identify and address key legal issues such as loan defaults, security interests, and event of defaults, advising on dispute resolution methods in case of breaches. - Intercreditor and Debt Restructuring:
Advise on the negotiation and drafting of intercreditor agreements to define the priority of payments among different lenders and creditors. Support debt restructuring initiatives, including waivers, amendments, or renegotiations of existing debt facilities to improve terms or address changes in business circumstances. - Initial Public Offering (IPO) Support:
Provide legal guidance for IPO preparations, including drafting key documents like the prospectus, red herring prospectus (RHP), final prospectus, and listing agreements. Work with external counsel and investment bankers to ensure compliance with SEBI regulations and stock exchange requirements. Lead the negotiation and drafting of underwriting agreements. - Private Equity & Venture Capital Raise:
Advise on private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) fundraising, including drafting investment agreements, term sheets, and shareholders' agreements. Ensure compliance with securities regulations and work with investment bankers and regulatory bodies to facilitate smooth processes.
Who are we looking for?
- Bachelor's degree in Law (LLB) from a recognized university.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in M&A, debt transactions, and equity capital raise at a Tier 1 or reputed law firm.
- Strong knowledge of corporate, securities, and financial laws, including Companies Act, SEBI regulations, FEMA, and RBI guidelines.
- Proven experience in drafting and negotiating complex transaction documents. Excellent research, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
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