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India’s capital markets continue to evolve with heightened regulatory complexities characterised by a shift from a credit-based to a capital market-based financial system, coupled with heightened scrutiny from RBI and SEBI. In this dynamic framework, businesses face greater compliance obligations and risk management challenges, making specialised legal expertise essential for navigating the complexities of capital markets transactions.
The Capital Markets practice at F&M was established to address the growing demand for support from our clients in fundraising, SEBI-related regulatory advisory, and securities market matters. With a team of 12 lawyers, the practice delivers sophisticated, end-to-end legal solutions across the full spectrum of equity and debt market transactions, supporting issuers, underwriters, investors, and financial institutions in capital raising, securities structuring, and market engagement.
Our team advises on a comprehensive range of equity and debt issuances, including IPOs, follow-on public offerings, qualified institutional placements, private placements, rights and preferential issues, in addition to assisting international investors with structuring investments in Indian securities and offering strategic counsel on cross-border listings.
We support clients on regulatory filings, SEBI registrations, compliance upgrades, and ongoing disclosure obligations, as well as delistings, buybacks, and takeover regulations, ensuring clients navigate corporate actions effectively. Our team also advises on market trends, policy developments, and regulatory shifts, enabling clients to anticipate risks and align their strategies with the evolving capital markets landscape.
Acting for issuers, lead managers, and selling shareholders in IPOs, FPOs, QIPs, rights issues, and NCD issuances
Legal due diligence, drafting offer documents and responses to SEBI/exchange queries
Pre-IPO structuring, corporate governance, and compliance
Drafting transaction agreements, policies, and board notes
Advisory on insider trading, corporate governance, and regulatory violations
Engaging with regulators on policy reforms and compliance issues
Pre-litigation advisory and responses to show-cause notices
Securities enforcement actions and litigation before SEBI, SAT, and High Courts
Priority Jewels Ltd on its proposed IPO, underwritten by Mefcom Capital.
Lamtuf Ltd on its proposed IPO, underwritten by Unistone Capital.
Promoter Selling Shareholders on the proposed IPO of Chartered Speed Ltd, underwritten by Motilal Oswal and SBI Capital.
WOG Technologies Ltd on its proposed IPO, underwritten by Unistone Capital.
Smart Horizon Capital (BRLM) on the proposed IPO of Bombay Coated and Special Steels Ltd.
A leading advertising company in NCR on its proposed IPO, underwritten by Mefcom Capital.
An ethanol and ENA manufacturer in Punjab on its proposed QIP, underwritten by InCred Capital.
