Investments & Takeovers

Our experienced legal team, with a background in stock exchanges, frequently assists in takeovers of publicly traded companies with large market capitalisations. The firm counsels residents and non-residents on private equity investment in both listed and unlisted entities in the primary and secondary markets and the sale of equity in Indian listed companies to foreign buyers.

Core Areas of Expertise

To that end, the firm conducts a thorough investigation into the company’s operations and researches the tax and regulatory regimes applicable to such businesses. We are involved in all aspects of these transactions and collaborate with experts in direct and indirect taxation, vendor diligence, accounting issues, securities laws, foreign exchange laws, competition laws, employment laws, dispute resolution, tax, and finance.

Assisting with the full range of regulatory issues that may arise in connection with mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and strategic alliances
Public company takeovers and mergers by a scheme of arrangement or through an open offer under SEBI Takeover Regulations
Compliance with Takeover Regulations/Competition Commission, wherever applicable
Sales and acquisitions by private treaty
Corporate reconstructions
Strategize buyouts or sales and draft the requisite documentation

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Companies we’ve worked with

Hear it from them

"The lawyers are DVA are exceptional lawyers and have been our go-to legal advisors. They are solution oriented, business focused and always available to us."

"The team at Dhaval Vussonji & Associates, has advised us on a fair bit of finance work. Representing us in disbursements and lending for borrowers, pan India. We have also sought their good counsel for advice on restructuring for our borrowing portfolio, to ensure cohesive and efficient systems. The firm's responsiveness, commercially sound advice and their ability to understand the nuances of our business, is why we appreciate their contribution."

"We could rely on the team at DVA for our transaction to transfer a VC fund to an AIF. The legal acumen displayed by the astute minds at the firm, hugely helped us navigate this mammoth task. "

Hear it from them

"The lawyers are DVA are exceptional lawyers and have been our go-to legal advisors. They are solution oriented, business focused and always available to us."

"We could rely on the team at DVA for our transaction to transfer a VC fund to an AIF. The legal acumen displayed by the astute minds at the firm, hugely helped us navigate this mammoth task. "

"The Team at DVA stands out for their nuanced and thoughtful advise especially on our more contentious and complicated matters. They bring to the table a strong understanding of the legal regime around real estate as well as debt recovery and insolvency laws. Their advise is both practical and well-grounded in commercial realities. The Team at DVA has been hugely helpful and managed to solution for us. Our disputes practice overall, needed the kind of good counsel and advice they provided"

"Having myself worked for over 15 years with a more than 100 year old law firm before switching to a corporate, I am gladdened to see that M/s Dhaval Vussonji & Associates is a modern day law firm which manages to successfully blend the age old traditions of advocacy with the new age fast paced and technologically forward demands of commercial and corporate laws. With a dedicated team of Advocates who provide a very personal touch and quick turn around times they bring a certain commercial perspective to law which is well beyond the the abilities of many corporate lawyers and which is much appreciated by businesses as it bolsters their decision making abilities. Their ability to provide unique out of the box solutions for contentious issues and the ability to find a winning solution at any cost in the face of grave adversity makes them the ideal law firm to brief when the going gets tough "

“The team at DVA has advised us on several of our large real estate transactions, be it title diligence of several hundreds of acres of village land to acquisition of prime properties in metropolitan cities to share purchase and shareholding agreements and schemes of rearrangement. I have found them capable and knowledgeable in their subject matter. They are very quick in understanding commercial requirements and are extremely solution oriented. I have found the team at DVA to be very effective in time bound assignments”.