Professional Summary:
Nivedita is a seasoned legal expert specializing in venture capital and private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate commercial practice. She has successfully led investment transactions across diverse sectors such as fintech, e-commerce, FMCG, and gaming. Nivedita regularly advises clients on day-to-day corporate affairs, corporate governance, and the drafting of various business and commercial contracts, internal policies, and handbooks. Her extensive experience enables her to offer solution-oriented and legally sound advice, helping clients achieve their business goals effectively.
Representative Clients:
Some of the clients that Nivedita advises include Blacksoil Capital, Spark Capital, John Salt Private Limited, UTI Capital, Grand Anicut Fund, Avetikyan Hotels Private Limited, East Cape, Tsarolabs Private Limited- etc.
Indicative Experience
- Advised and represented Spart Equitized Credit Solutions Fund II in their investment, in privately placed NCDs, issued by Rassense Private Limited; and their investment, in privately placed NCDs issued by Rentomojo Private Limited. The deals involved advising on structuring of the transactions, conducting a limited legal due diligence, drafting, and negotiation of the transaction documents and assisting on the deal closing mechanics.
- Advised and represented UTI Capital with respect to secured non-convertible debentures issued MEIR Commodities India Private Limited. Also assisted in reviewing the borrower’s documents, financial documents and drafted the requisite security and transaction documents.
- Advised and assisted the Blacksoil group on structuring investments; drafted the transaction documents, prepared pre-disbursement notes capturing the details such as terms of repayment, security, tenure, prepayment, events of default; and created a process for monitoring conditions precedent and conditions subsequent.
- Advised and assisted in various forms of M&A transactions such as share purchase, asset transfer, business transfer etc.
- Advised and recommended settlement structures for defaulting borrowers of financial institutions. Drafted the requisite transaction documents and assisted in completing regulatory filings, as applicable.
- Advised multiple international and domestic clients to structure business transfer arrangements and drafted the requisite transaction documents.
- Advised and assisted a Canadian based company, for an investment in its wholly owned subsidiary in India, under the external commercial borrowing route.
- Advised and assisted Supercross India Private Limited for the ‘Indian Supercross Racing League’. Drafted the sponsorship agreements, merchandising agreements, rider contracts and all other ancillary documentation
