Anshul Dutt & Co.
Corporate, Commercial & Startups
Practice Area · 05

Corporate, Commercial & Startups

General corporate advisory, startup counsel, commercial contracts, M&A, private equity and venture capital, joint ventures, and corporate restructuring.

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Overview

This practice supports businesses across their lifecycle — from incorporation and early-stage fundraising through commercial contracting, growth transactions and, where necessary, restructuring. The firm advises founders, boards and investors on governance and compliance, negotiates and drafts the commercial agreements that keep a business running, and structures transactions ranging from a first seed round to a full acquisition.

What this covers

01

General Corporate Advisory & Governance

Ongoing advisory to boards and management on company law compliance, corporate governance, related-party transactions and routine corporate actions under the Companies Act, 2013, including secretarial support in coordination with company secretaries.

For example: Advising a board on the governance requirements for approving a related-party transaction with a promoter-owned entity.
02

Startups & Emerging Companies

End-to-end counsel for founders on incorporation, founder and co-founder agreements, ESOP structuring, seed and angel funding rounds, and regulatory registrations such as Startup India recognition.

For example: Drafting a founders’ agreement and ESOP scheme for an early-stage company ahead of its first institutional funding round.
03

Commercial Contracts & Supply Chain

Drafting and negotiation of commercial agreements — vendor and supply agreements, distribution and franchise arrangements, service agreements and NDAs — balancing enforceability with practical, business-friendly terms.

For example: Negotiating a supply and distribution agreement that allocates delivery risk and IP ownership between a manufacturer and its distributor.
04

Mergers & Acquisitions

Advising on structuring, due diligence, definitive agreements and closing mechanics for share and asset acquisitions, mergers and demergers, for both buy-side and sell-side clients.

For example: Running legal due diligence and negotiating the share purchase agreement for the acquisition of a privately held company.
05

Private Equity & Venture Capital

Representation of investors and investee companies in equity fundraising — term sheets, shareholders’ agreements, share subscription agreements, and the governance and exit rights that come with institutional investment.

For example: Negotiating a shareholders’ agreement setting out board rights, anti-dilution protection and exit rights for a Series A investor.
06

Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances

Structuring and documenting joint ventures and strategic alliances between Indian and international partners, including governance arrangements, deadlock resolution and exit mechanisms.

For example: Structuring a joint venture agreement between an Indian manufacturer and a foreign technology partner, including a deadlock-resolution clause.
07

Corporate Restructuring & De-risking

Advice on internal reorganisation, demergers, slump sales and de-risking structures undertaken to simplify group holdings, ring-fence liabilities or prepare a business for sale or investment.

For example: Advising a group of companies on a slump sale to hive off a non-core business division into a separate entity.

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