ഡിപ്ലോമ ഇൻ എം&എ, ഇന്സ്ടിട്യൂഷണൽ ഫിനാൻസ് ആൻഡ് ഇൻവെസ്റ്റ്മെന്റ് ലോസ്

Yes. We have two kinds of students. Some already have good legal skills. Others are learning legal skills from us but not good enough to use those skills professionally yet (may take anywhere between 3-12 months to get there depending on their pace). We have two different teams to help these two kinds of people. Those who have legal skills such as contract drafting, data & privacy, international business law, US immigration law, litigation support, international IP law work etc do such work. But we do not want you to wait till you learn such skills (which can take a good amount of time) before you start earning. Your learning goes to the next level when you see that you are earning from your learning and by learning more you can double or triple your income. There are few incentives like dopamine hit in your brain that comes from earning. Nothing feels better than hard cash RoI that you get from investing in yourself. That is a great motivator for doing the hard work that you have to do for setting up your career for success. This is a great differentiator between how things are taught in school and college and how we teach in LawSikho. For those who don’t have professional level legal skills yet, we help them to get other kinds of work such as writing articles, research, legal transcription, article writing, data entry, law firm admin, social media management, etc. Some people even do work like voice over, data compilation, translation, virtual assistant etc. When they start earning and see for themselves that they can earn if they work, they start focusing on their course much better. Our team keeps sharing suitable opportunities with them as we are always monitoring platforms like Upwork, People Per Hour & others. We have also set up a dedicated team that is always pitching to organizations in the US to help LawSikho students find remote work. We set up an entity in the US as well to bridge the trust gap an US lawyer, startup or law firm may have with an organization operating from

This course will help enable you to understand different methods to accomplish an M&A, investment or banking transactions, strategically select an optimal method as per the situation, execute it and handle issues on the way. You will be comfortable with amalgamations, takeovers, slump sales, leveraged acquisitions, de-mergers and delisting. You will be able to handle cross-border aspects of M&A transactions, FDI and inbound investments. You will be clear with technical terms around securities law – convertible notes, OCDs, CCDs, CCPS, OCPS, etc. Moreover, tax, employment and regulatory issues are also addressed so that you have a comprehensive view of M&A deals. A similar approach is followed with respect to institutional finance transactions (loans, syndicated loans and other credit facilities), which are critical for raising debt to run and expand business operations. The course has a significant focus on security documentation as well (share pledges, guarantees, mortgage deed, hypothecation and non-disposal undertaking) since high-value loans are often given only upon obtaining adequate security. You will also have access to sample drafts and templates of these documents and screencasts, providing clause-by-clause explanations. This adds clarity to what real-life transaction documents look like and how they are drafted. A huge part of your work to execute transactions comprises undertaking a due diligence exercise, which requires you to have a much wider set of skills, apart from knowledge of M&A and financial laws. This course enables you to develop your expertise through the different stages of due diligence. It provides step-by-step training in conducting a due diligence exercise and writing a due diligence report. To sum it up, the course will enable you to: Articulate the commercial logic and business intent of your client when he or she is contemplating a transaction and identify a suitable way forward, to bag mandates and perform different kinds of billable tasks. Conceptualize and implement variations if the deal structure or negotiations change Ensure procedural requirements and stakeholder alignment necessary as per law is obtained. Develop yourself in deal structuring, execution and implementation of M&A and institutional finance transactions. Conduct due diligence for transactions, prepare and negotiate term sheets and definitive documents such as share purchase agreements or shareholder agreements. Prepare loan agreements, securitization documents, do ECB related compliances. In other words, you will be an asset to any law firm, a company (as an in-house counsel) or even run your own practice.

Lawyers and law students who want to work as corporate-commercial / transaction lawyers Bankers and officers in banks and NBFCs responsible for business decisions Lawyers looking to specialize in M&A, Banking and Investment Law Lawyers looking to build a corporate transactional practice Law students looking to work in corporate law firms or big 4 consultancy firms Law students looking to work in banks Lawyers working for technology and e-commerce companies with regular M&A activities (Google, Facebook, Amazon, Uber etc.) Entrepreneurs and directors who want to master the legal aspect of raising capital

M&A, investment law and perhaps even banking law constitutes large areas of practice for all major law firms. If you want to work in a big law firm, these are the subjects to learn well. These practice areas all deal with the raising of capital – either as equity or a loan. This is a high priority activity, and one of the best paid legal work. M&A and investment lawyers mostly work at law firms, and law firms often have large banking practices too, catering to lenders as well as borrowers. Banks, NBFCs and financial institutions hire a lot of lawyers with skills in banking transactions. Knowledge of Investment law, M&A and due diligence will be an additional advantage. Apart from tier 1 and tier 2 law firms, there are plenty of boutique law firms and many lawyers catering to startups and SMEs who also need these same skills and make very good money. PE and VC investments are increasing by leaps and bounds. India is attracting over 50 Billion USD in Foreign Direct Investment every year, which has been steadily growing over the years irrespective of economic cycles. All these deals require an increasing number of deal lawyers. External Commercial Borrowing, i.e. raising money from other countries that have lower interest rates compared to India has been increasing as RBI has been continuously relaxing norms over the years. Between 2004 and 2014 it grew sevenfold. It has also emerged as the preferred option for big companies to raise debt. We are yet just scratching the surface. There is a lot to be done in the next 3 years. As a result, lawyers who can handle cross border financing transactions are in very high demand. If you want to pick up some expertise and knowledge on M&A, investment and banking laws, this is a great time if your ambition is to work as a corporate lawyer. It will definitely go a long way to make your CV stand out, impress the interviewer, get the next promotion, or even start your own practice.You cannot learn these things by studying any particular laws, regulations or rules, and there are no adequate books that can help you here. Success in transactional law practice requires skills that are more varied than merely knowing the provisions of various statutes.

1. Banks

2. NBFC

3. Law firms

4. Independent lawyers specializing in PE & VC deals and startups

5. Large conglomerates

6. Big technology companies

• Online 24/7 access:
• Access to basic study material through an online learning management system, Android
  and iOS app
• Study Material:
  The students will have full access to the online materials through Learning Portal.
• Practical Exercises:
  2 practical exercises every week, followed by written feedback
• Live Online Classes:
  Based on the exercises, there will be a live video-based online class. You can ask questions,
  share your screen, get personal feedback in this class.
• Convenient Class timings:
  Classes are held after regular work hours. Typically classes are kept on Sunday afternoon or
  8-9 pm on other days.
• Live Doubt Clearing:
  You can ask questions, get your doubt cleared live as well as through online forums