ECA’s corporate and commercial practice embraces Corporate Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Private Equity and Corporate Recovery. Our lawyers cover the full range of corporate transactions, including but not limited to public and private M&A deals, Joint Ventures, Restructurings,Share Offerings, Securitizations and Private Equity Funding. We advise companies both public and private and their directors on legal, regulatory and compliance issues. Our clients include leading domestic as well as major international corporations, leading financial institutions, multinational banks and governments.
Our expertise is reinforced by our in-depth experience and knowledge of specific industries and their regulatory, financial and technological characteristics. We have provided services to clients from various sectors including energy, financial markets, food, sports, retail, real estate & construction, consumer products, healthcare, consumer protection, competition and TMT.
ECA’s Corporate and Commercial practice can be divided into the following broad areas:-
i.Commercial - ECA assists clients as they operate, regulate and grow their businesses, helping them to manage their existing commercial relationships, form alliances and expand into new markets. Our lawyers are involved with virtually all aspects of business relations and, in particular, participate in negotiations, drafting and advice on a wide variety of commercial contracts. These include advising clients on manufacturing, distribution and agency/franchise issues, outsourcing, public private partnerships, partnering arrangements and regulatory matters.
ii. Capital Markets - Our capital markets lawyers advise on matters relating to takeovers, initial public offerings, Global Depository Receipts, American Depository Receipts, External Commercial Borrowings, Foreign Currency Convertible Bond, domestic debt issues and secondary issues, across a wide range of industry sectors.
iii.Corporate Recovery–ECA has a leading corporate recovery practice, with specialized lawyers from a mutli-disciplined base who provide prompt and reliable advice on all aspects of reconstructions, receiverships, administration and liquidations. We also advise creditors on matters such as the enforcement of security and strategies for debt recovery.
iv.Mergers & Acquisitions - Our mergers and acquisition team advise on mergers and acquisitions, demergers and joint ventures across a wide range of industry sectors.
v.Private Equity - Our private equity practice advises on all stages of the funding cycle including seed capital, first round and down round funding. We also advise on exits, including initial public offerings and secondary sales. We act for private equity houses, venture capitalists, founders and management.
Additionally, our Corporate & Commercial team also works with international law/consulting firms to deliver seamless solutions to global challenges, through single point of contact with the client.
ECA also provides legal advice on issues relating to information technology, intellectual property, banking and financial services, real estate, infrastructure and project finance, telecommunications, media and entertainment, real estate, employment and labour, tax and dispute resolution including litigation, arbitration and mediation.
