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Strategic Legal Counsel for Complex Business Challenges

At SD Partners, our expertise is structured to support businesses at every stage — from corporate structuring and transactions to regulatory strategy and dispute resolution.

Corporate & Commercial Law

Mergers & Acquisitions

Banking & Finance

Insolvency & Restructuring

Competition & Regulatory

Dispute Resolution

CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL LAW

Strong legal foundations enable bold business moves. We help you structure corporate governance, compliance systems, and commercial relationships that scale with your ambitions while managing risk intelligently.

What We Do:

Corporate Governance

  • Board advisory and governance frameworks
  • Director duties and corporate compliance
  • Shareholder agreements and equity structuring
  • Corporate restructuring and reorganization

Commercial Contracts

  • Contract drafting and negotiation strategy
  • Distribution and franchise agreements
  • Joint venture and collaboration agreements
  • Technology and IP licensing

Regulatory Compliance

  • Corporate compliance frameworks
  • Regulatory filings and disclosures
  • Policy advisory and compliance audits
  • Sector-specific regulatory guidance

Business Structuring

  • Company incorporation and structuring
  • Group reorganizations
  • Entry and exit strategies
  • Employment and HR legal frameworks

Why Clients Choose Us:

We design legal solutions that strengthen your business position rather than simply checking compliance boxes. Our counsel integrates legal requirements with your strategic objectives, helping you build frameworks that enable growth while managing risk intelligently.
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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Successful M&A requires more than good documentation—it demands strategic thinking about deal structure, regulatory approval, and execution timing. We've guided complex transactions across sectors and understand what it takes to get deals done.

What We Do:

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Buy-side and sell-side M&A advisory
  • Deal structuring and negotiation
  • Due diligence management
  • Regulatory approvals and clearances

Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances

  • JV structuring and documentation
  • Strategic partnership agreements
  • Shareholders' agreements
  • Exit and succession planning

Private Equity & Venture Capital

  • Investment structuring
  • Term sheet to closing
  • Portfolio company advisory
  • Exit strategies

Cross-Border Transactions

  • Inbound and outbound investments
  • FEMA compliance and structuring
  • Multi-jurisdictional deal coordination
  • Integration planning

Our Advantage

We structure transactions that satisfy all stakeholders while advancing your strategic objectives. Our counsel combines legal precision with commercial understanding, ensuring deals are structured for success from first conversation to final closing.
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INSOLVENCY & RESTRUCTURING

When businesses face financial distress, the right legal strategy can mean the difference between liquidation and revival. We've represented stakeholders in some of India's most significant restructuring cases, consistently achieving outcomes that create value.

What We Do:

Insolvency Resolution

  • Committee of Creditors advisory
  • Resolution Professional representation
  • Resolution plan structuring and negotiation
  • Litigation across NCLT/NCLAT/Supreme Court

Restructuring & Turnaround

  • Out-of-court restructuring
  • Debt restructuring strategies
  • Stakeholder negotiations
  • Operational and financial restructuring

Creditor Rights

  • Secured creditor enforcement
  • Insolvency application filing
  • Claims management and optimization
  • Inter-creditor negotiations

Distressed M&A

  • Acquisition of stressed assets
  • Due diligence for distressed acquisitions
  • Resolution plan preparation
  • Regulatory approvals

Our Approach

We see opportunities where others see only problems, and we have the experience to turn distressed situations into value-creating outcomes. Our counsel combines legal expertise with commercial understanding of restructuring dynamics.
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BANKING & FINANCE

Whether you're raising capital for growth, structuring project finance, or navigating debt restructuring, we provide the legal guidance that gets financing done efficiently and on terms that work for your business.

What We Do:

Project Finance

  • Infrastructure project financing
  • Consortium lending arrangements
  • Security documentation
  • Inter-creditor agreements

Corporate Finance

  • Term loan facilities
  • Working capital financing
  • Acquisition financing
  • Refinancing and restructuring

Debt Capital Markets

  • Bond issuances
  • Debenture structuring
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Trustee arrangements

Regulatory Advisory

  • RBI compliance and approvals
  • Banking regulatory matters
  • FEMA advisory
  • Financial services regulation

Our Strength

We understand both the legal requirements and the commercial realities that drive successful financing transactions. Our counsel helps you navigate complex financing structures while managing regulatory requirements efficiently.
  • Representative Experience
  • Project finance for infrastructure developments
  • Complex debt restructuring for corporate borrowers
  • Multi-tranche financing arrangements
  • Cross-border financing structures
  • Security enforcement and recovery matters
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COMPETITION & REGULATORY

Regulatory compliance isn’t about playing it safe—it’s about understanding the rules well enough to compete effectively. We help you build competitive advantages while managing regulatory risk.

What We Do:

Competition Law

  • Merger control and CCI filings
  • Anti-competitive practice advisory
  • Cartel investigations
  • Dawn raids and compliance

Sector Regulation

  • Industry-specific regulatory compliance
  • Licensing and approvals
  • Regulatory investigations
  • Policy advocacy

Compliance & Governance

  • Compliance program design
  • Regulatory risk assessment
  • Internal investigations
  • Training and advisory

White-Collar Matters

  • Regulatory investigations
  • Enforcement proceedings
  • Crisis management
  • Strategic defense

Our Value

We help you understand not just what you must do, but what you can do to advance your business objectives. Our counsel integrates regulatory requirements with competitive strategy.
  • Representative Experience
  • Competition Commission merger clearances
  • Anti-competitive practice investigations
  • Sector-specific regulatory advisory
  • White-collar defense in complex matters
  • Compliance program implementation
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DISPUTE RESOLUTION

When conflicts arise, you need counsel who understand both the law and what&s really at stake for your business. We represent clients across courts, tribunals, and arbitration forums with strategic thinking and rigorous advocacy.

What We Do:

Commercial Litigation

  • High Court and Supreme Court matters
  • Contract disputes
  • Shareholder and corporate governance disputes
  • Enforcement of judgments and decrees

Arbitration

  • Domestic and international arbitration
  • Ad-hoc and institutional arbitration
  • Arbitration-related litigation
  • Enforcement of awards

Tribunal Proceedings

  • NCLT/NCLAT matters (insolvency, company law, oppression)
  • Competition Commission proceedings
  • Regulatory tribunals
  • Appellate advocacy

Strategic Counsel

  • Dispute avoidance and risk assessment
  • Pre-litigation strategy
  • Settlement negotiations
  • Alternative dispute resolution

Our Approach

Disputes are expensive and distracting. We focus on understanding your business objectives first—whether that's protecting relationships, setting precedents, or maximizing recovery. We think strategically about when to push hard and when to explore settlement. Our advocacy is rigorous but always aimed at achieving your real goals, not just winning arguments.
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