Mergers & Acquisitions · India · UAE · USA
LawCrust runs the legal execution side of mergers and acquisitions across India, the UAE, and the USA. Diligence, drafting, regulatory approvals, and integration on every deal type, share-purchase, asset-transfer, slump-sale, scheme-of-arrangement, and cross-border tuck-ins.
Scope of Work
What We Deliver Under Mergers & Acquisitions.
The named, recurring work an enterprise client engages us for in this practice. Adjacent matters are common, scoped on the call.
- Legal due diligence (red-flag and full-scope) on India, UAE, and US targets
- Share-purchase, asset-transfer, slump-sale, and scheme-of-arrangement documentation
- Regulatory approvals: CCI, FDI route mapping, sector-specific regulators
- Earn-out, indemnity, holdback, and escrow structuring
- W&I insurance support and broker coordination
- Post-merger integration playbooks and 100-day legal plans
Who it's for
The Buyer Profile.
Corporate development teams, financial sponsors, founders running a sale process, family offices, and the in-house counsel of acquirers integrating Indian operations of foreign multinationals.
Regulators & Frameworks
Bodies and frameworks we operate under.
- CCI
- SEBI
- RBI / FEMA
- MCA / ROC
- Sectoral regulators
How we engage
From Scoping Call to First Deliverable.
- 01
Scoping call
A 45-minute conversation to understand your matter, jurisdictions, and operating cadence. Initial calls are nominal.
- 02
Engagement letter
Scope, fees, escalation paths, and SLAs in writing within 2-5 business days.
- 03
Onboarding
Secure document handover, system access, named counsel allocated.
- 04
Delivery & reviews
Monthly drumbeat for retainers, quarterly business reviews where the matter calls for it.
Mergers & Acquisitions, Frequently Asked
Questions buyers ask before engaging.
Do you handle cross-border M&A?
Yes. We coordinate India-side execution with international counsel for cross-border M&A across the India-UAE, India-UK, India-USA, and India-Singapore corridors. Strategic deal advisory at the parent-group level lives at our group brand Solvencis; LawCrust delivers the diligence, drafting, regulatory approvals, and integration.
How long does a typical legal due diligence take?
A red-flag report on a mid-market target is delivered in 10-15 business days; a full-scope diligence with confirmatory work runs 4-6 weeks depending on data-room readiness and scope. Larger ALSP-augmented diligence on multi-entity targets can compress this with a managed reviewer team.
Can you act on both buy-side and sell-side?
Yes, on different deals. We do not represent both sides on the same transaction. Conflict checks are run at intake and any time scope expands.
General questions on engagement, security, and procurement live on the FAQ page.
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First conversation is nominal. Engagement letter in 2-5 business days. NDAs / DPAs returned within two business days.