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title: "Corporate Restructuring"
date: 2025-05-04
author: "IndiaLaw LLP"
url: https://www.indialaw.in/expertise/corporate-and-investment/corporate-restructuring/
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# Corporate Restructuring

## Corporate Restructuring Law Firm in India for Schemes, Debt, and NCLT Matters

We provide end-to-end legal support to businesses undertaking strategic reorganisation, debt realignment, or revival measures. With experience across diverse sectors and transaction types, we assist clients in navigating legal, regulatory, and commercial complexities of both solvent and distressed restructurings.

Our team advises on all forms of corporate restructuring—whether aimed at business consolidation, operational efficiency, financial turnaround, or regulatory compliance. We combine deep legal knowledge with commercial foresight to structure transactions that are viable, tax-efficient, and aligned with stakeholder interests.

## Our Services

**Strategic Corporate Reorganisation**

- Drafting and implementing schemes of arrangement, amalgamation, and demerger under the Companies Act, 2013
- Business transfer arrangements including slump sale, asset sale, and hive-offs
- Share capital restructuring including capital reduction, share consolidation, and split
- Buy-back of shares and securities in compliance with Companies Act and SEBI regulations

**Debt and Financial Restructuring**

- Structuring and negotiation of debt restructuring plans with secured and unsecured creditors
- Drafting and vetting of inter-creditor agreements, standstill agreements, and restructuring term sheets
- Advisory on conversion of debt into equity, preference shares, or other hybrid instruments
- Assistance in one-time settlement (OTS), compromise arrangements, and refinancing strategies
- Legal advisory on classification of accounts (SMA/NPA) and regulatory implications
- Representation and negotiations with banks, financial institutions, NBFCs, and ARCs
- Development of strategic response plans against aggressive debt recovery or enforcement actions
- Legal evaluation of lender actions under SARFAESI Act, DRT, or IBC
- Defensive and offensive litigation strategy including stay petitions, asset protection, and enforcement of borrower rights
- Legal due diligence and structuring of asset monetisation and divestment plans
- Support in collateral restructuring, substitution, and release of security interests

**Group and Ownership Restructuring**

- Entity rationalisation and simplification of complex group structures
- Shareholding reorganisation among promoters, minority investors, and institutional stakeholders
- Promoter reclassification and restructuring of voting rights
- Creation of holding company structures, SPVs, or trusts for efficient control and governance

**Cross-Border and Foreign Investment Restructuring**

- Advisory on cross-border mergers and outbound demergers
- Reorganisation of foreign direct investment (FDI) structures in line with FEMA and RBI regulations
- Exit structuring for foreign investors including buy-outs and share redemptions
- Compliance with reporting, pricing guidelines, and sectoral conditions under Indian exchange control laws

**Regulatory and Tribunal Representation**

- Representation before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for schemes, compromises, and capital restructuring
- Applications before SEBI, RBI, ROC, RD, and Stock Exchanges for required approvals
- Advisory on compliance with SEBI Takeover Code, Listing Obligations, and Delisting Regulations
- Drafting of notices, explanatory statements, board and shareholder resolutions

**Pre-Insolvency Advisory and Turnaround Planning**

- Strategic advisory to distressed companies and promoters for revival or asset protection
- Legal feasibility of debt restructuring or sale of non-core assets
- Interface with resolution professionals, ARCs, and potential investors
- Evaluation of CIRP risk and development of pre-packaged solutions or alternate revival strategies

**Our Strengths**

- Integrated legal and commercial advisory across restructuring, insolvency, capital markets, and regulatory domains
- Experience in high-value and multi-jurisdictional transactions
- Cross-functional team comprising corporate, insolvency, banking, and tax lawyers
- Established working relationships with financial advisors, investment bankers, and insolvency professionals

Whether the restructuring is driven by expansion, recovery, or consolidation, **IndiaLaw LLP** ensures it is implemented in a legally sound, regulatorily compliant, and commercially effective manner.

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#### Shiju P V

Managing Partner

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#### Rahul Sundaram

Partner

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#### Shrishail Kittad

Senior Partner

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### FAQs

#### What does corporate restructuring cover as a legal practice area?

It covers schemes of arrangement, amalgamation, demerger, slump sales, debt realignment, capital reduction, share buybacks, and group entity rationalisation. The goal is to reorganise a company’s legal, financial, or operational structure to meet strategic or regulatory objectives.

#### When should a company consider engaging restructuring counsel?

Typically when facing financial stress, an acquisition or divestiture, group simplification, or lender pressure. Early engagement helps preserve optionality. Once accounts slip into SMA or NPA classification, timelines compress and lender remedies under SARFAESI or IBC become available.

#### Which Indian laws and regulators govern corporate restructuring?

The Companies Act, 2013 and NCLT govern schemes of arrangement and amalgamation. IBC applies to insolvency resolution. SEBI regulates listed entity restructurings. RBI guidelines cover debt restructuring by banks and NBFCs. CCI clearance may be needed where thresholds are met.

#### How long does a typical scheme of arrangement take before the NCLT?

A scheme of arrangement generally takes eight to twelve months from the first NCLT application to the final order. Key time drivers include creditor and shareholder meeting directions, regulatory objections from the ROC or Income Tax authorities, and any contested hearings.

#### What documents are needed to start a corporate restructuring engagement?

We typically need the group corporate structure chart, audited financials, board resolutions, existing loan agreements, charge registers from MCA, shareholder agreements, and any prior correspondence with lenders or regulators. For debt restructuring, the current SMA or NPA status is also relevant.

#### What common mistakes do companies make during restructuring?

Ignoring tax implications of asset transfers, failing to obtain timely CCI or SEBI approvals, and not securing lender consent before effecting a demerger or slump sale. Inadequate creditor communication often leads to objections at NCLT hearings, causing delays and added costs.

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# IndiaLaw LLP — Offices & Contact Details

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## General Contact

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| **Website** | https://www.indialaw.in |
| **Primary email** | contact@indialaw.in |
| **Primary phone** | +91 836-9995919 |
| **Contact form** | https://www.indialaw.in/connect/ |
| **Careers (separate channel)** | https://www.indialaw.in/careers/ |


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## All Offices (9 locations across 8 cities)

### 1. Mumbai — Registered Office & Head Office (Apeejay Chambers)

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| **Address** | Apeejay Chambers, Ground Floor, Wallace Street, Fort, Mumbai – 400 001 |
| **Phone** | [022-6924-7400](tel:02269247400) |
| **Email** | contact@indialaw.in |
| **Page** | https://www.indialaw.in/mumbai/ |
| **Practice focus** | Litigation · Arbitration · Insolvency & Bankruptcy · Corporate · Banking · Real Estate · IP |
| **Notes** | The HQ. 5 partners based here. Handles PAN-India litigation, arbitration, corporate, banking, IP and real estate practice. Largest team across all offices. |

### 2. Mumbai — Non-Litigation Office (Excelsior, Fort)

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| **Address** | 4th Floor, New Excelsior Theatre Pvt. Ltd., Amrit Keshav Nayak Marg, Fort, Mumbai – 400 001 |
| **Phone** | [022-697-40500](tel:022-697-40500) |
| **Email** | contact@indialaw.in |
| **Page** | https://www.indialaw.in/mumbai/ |
| **Practice focus** | Non-litigation only — consultations, negotiations, transactional work |
| **Notes** | Opened 2024. Litigation and arbitration remain at the Apeejay Chambers head office. |

### 3. Delhi

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| **Address** | Flat No. 1107 & 1108, Prakashdeep Building, Tolstoy Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi – 110 001 |
| **Phone** | (general line: +91 836-9995919) |
| **Email** | contact@indialaw.in |
| **Page** | https://www.indialaw.in/delhi/ |
| **Practice focus** | Litigation · Arbitration · Insolvency & Bankruptcy · Corporate · Banking · Real Estate |
| **Notes** | 3 partners based here. Located near the Supreme Court of India, Delhi High Court and other appellate bodies. |

### 4. Kolkata

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| **Address** | Centre Point Building, Room No. 214, 2nd Floor, Premises No. 21, Hemanta Basu Sarani, Opp. Great Eastern Hotel, P.S. Hare Street, Kolkata – 700 001, West Bengal |
| **Phone** | [+91 33 4813 1001](tel:+913348131001) |
| **Email** | contact@indialaw.in |
| **Page** | https://www.indialaw.in/kolkata/ |
| **Practice focus** | Insolvency & Bankruptcy · Commercial & Civil Litigation · Arbitration · Banking Litigation · Real Estate · Labour & Employment · Consumer |
| **Notes** | Advises banks, NBFCs, MSMEs and corporates on transactions and dispute resolution. Works in close coordination with the Mumbai HO. |

### 5. Chennai

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| **Address** | GF-A, 19 Casa Major Road, Egmore, Chennai – 600 008 |
| **Phone** | (general line: +91 836-9995919) |
| **Email** | contact@indialaw.in |
| **Page** | https://www.indialaw.in/chennai/ |
| **Practice focus** | Litigation · Insolvency & Bankruptcy · Real Estate |
| **Notes** | Full-fledged office with experienced legal team. Supported by Mumbai HO. |

### 6. Bengaluru (Bangalore)

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| **Address** | INDIALAW LLP, No. 7 Chinnaswamy Mudaliar Road, Shivaji Nagar, Bangalore – 560 051 |
| **Phone** | [080-4167-2444](tel:08041672444) |
| **Email** | contact@indialaw.in |
| **Page** | https://www.indialaw.in/bengaluru/ |
| **Practice focus** | Litigation · Insolvency & Bankruptcy · Real Estate · Family Laws · Labour |
| **Notes** | Located near Bangalore High Court. Handles corporate, commercial, banking and matrimonial disputes. |

### 7. Hyderabad

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| **Address** | 403, 4th Floor, Sanatana Ecstasy Building, beside Tanishq Show Room, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad – 500 029, Telangana |
| **Phone** | [040-6666-5166](tel:04066665166) |
| **Email** | contact@indialaw.in |
| **Page** | https://www.indialaw.in/hyderabad/ |
| **Practice focus** | Litigation · Banking · Insolvency & Bankruptcy · Real Estate |
| **Notes** | Particularly well known for complex banking matters and real estate transactions. |

### 8. Cochin (Kochi)

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| **Address** | Second Floor, Pulikkal Building, K.K. Padmanabhan Road, Ernakulam North – 682 018, Kerala |
| **Phone** | [0484-3583961](tel:04843583961) |
| **Email** | contact@indialaw.in |
| **Page** | https://www.indialaw.in/cochin/ |
| **Practice focus** | Litigation · Insolvency & Bankruptcy · Real Estate |
| **Notes** | Commercial disputes, property litigation, financial-claim arbitrations and real estate transactions. |

### 9. Noida (NCR)

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| **Address** | No. 16 & 17, Silver Offices, 17th Floor, Wave One, Sector 18, Noida – 201 301 |
| **Phone** | (general line: +91 836-9995919) |
| **Email** | contact@indialaw.in |
| **Page** | https://www.indialaw.in/noida/ |
| **Practice focus** | Aviation · Insurance · Mergers & Acquisitions · Corporate |
| **Office head** | **Mr. Dinesh Gupta** (joined August 2025 to lead and expand the corporate practice) |
| **Notes** | Newest office. Sector-focused on highly regulated industries serving NCR-based clients. |

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## Quick-Dial Phone List

| Office | Phone |
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| Mumbai HO (Apeejay) | 022-6924-7400 |
| Mumbai Excelsior | 022-697-40500 |
| Kolkata | +91 33 4813 1001 |
| Bengaluru | 080-4167-2444 |
| Hyderabad | 040-6666-5166 |
| Cochin | 0484-3583961 |
| **General / Marketing line** | **+91 836-9995919** |

Delhi, Chennai and Noida route through the general number.

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