You are in the middle of a transaction that cannot fail. A cross-border acquisition where the target is Indian and the acquirer is Australian. A private equity fund structured in Singapore deploying into a Mumbai NBFC. A joint venture between a GCC sovereign wealth fund and an Indian infrastructure company where the SHA must work under both DIFC and Indian law. The counterparty's lawyers are experienced. The regulators are watching. The timeline is compressed. This is precisely where Goldschmidt Pallonji was built to operate.
Our founding Managing Director is the only practitioner at an Indian Tier 1 firm who is simultaneously admitted as a solicitor in New South Wales, Australia and as an advocate in India. This is not a networking relationship or a referral arrangement. It is a lived professional biography built across two of the world's most demanding legal markets. When an Australian super fund deploys into India, or an Indian conglomerate acquires an Australian business, GP's MD does not need to be briefed on how the other side thinks. She is the other side.
Our Corporate & M&A practice covers the full commercial lifecycle — from pre-deal structuring and regulatory strategy through due diligence, documentation, and post-closing integration. What distinguishes GP is the depth of our team's actual transactional experience across five international jurisdictions — and our ability to structure, negotiate, and close deals that require that depth simultaneously.
Specific capabilities across the full M&A and corporate transaction lifecycle.
Inbound and outbound acquisitions, takeover bids, reverse mergers, and business combinations. Full structuring, due diligence, regulatory clearances, and documentation under Indian and international law simultaneously.
Learn More →Term sheet negotiation, SHA structuring, CCPS and CCD documentation, founder advisory, ESOP design, governance frameworks, and exit structuring across all investment stages.
Learn More →FDI structuring under automatic and government approval routes, RBI and FEMA compliance, sectoral cap advisory. Particular expertise in Australia, Singapore, GCC, and UK-origin FDI into India.
Learn More →JV structuring, JVA and SHA negotiation, governance frameworks, deadlock resolution mechanisms, exit provisions, and technology transfer agreements between Indian promoters and foreign multinationals.
Learn More →Mergers, demergers, amalgamations, slump sales under the Companies Act. NCLT-sanctioned schemes, court convened meetings, creditor and shareholder approvals, and post-restructuring compliance.
Learn More →Legal, financial, and regulatory due diligence across corporate, commercial, employment, IP, real estate, and litigation dimensions. Red flag reports with integrated financial analysis from our in-house CA team.
Learn More →Our team has advised on transactions governed simultaneously by Indian, English, Australian, Singapore, and DIFC law — without needing external counsel at each jurisdiction. This is the speed and cost advantage that matters when the deal clock is running.
Full CCI merger control filings, phase I and phase II reviews, remedies negotiation, and gun-jumping compliance. Our regulatory team works alongside the M&A team from day one — not as an afterthought when the filing deadline arrives.
Every M&A mandate at GP engages — from day one — our banking team, our CA and tax team, our employment team, and our arbitration team. You are not buying an M&A lawyer. You are buying the firm.
Our Managing Director is simultaneously qualified in India and New South Wales. Understanding of Australian regulatory expectations, commercial custom, and legal standards comes from within the team — not from a referral, not from a call to a foreign firm.
GP has CAs and tax lawyers within the same team. The legal structure and tax structure are developed simultaneously — not reconciled after the fact. For complex cross-border transactions where legal and tax efficiency must move together, this is a decisive advantage.
IBC acquisitions have 270-day outer limits. Competitive auctions have fixed bid deadlines. GP's team has been trained in jurisdictions — Magic Circle London, Australian commercial firms — where compressed-timeline execution is the baseline expectation. We bring that standard to India.
Client confidentiality is absolute. These matters illustrate the nature of work our team handles.
Transaction governed by AI-ECTA, FEMA, SEBI, and ASX Listing Rules simultaneously. Full DD, SHA renegotiation, RBI approval, and CCI filing managed within a 90-day competitive timeline.
Structured under India-UAE CEPA. SHA governed by DIFC law with Indian law investment agreement. Multi-tranche structure with FEMA automatic route compliance and RBI reporting.
Resolution plan drafted and submitted within statutory timeline. Coordinated with IBC team, banking team for acquisition financing, and employment team for workforce retention strategy.
Our Corporate & M&A practice is led by our Managing Director — the only practitioner at an Indian Tier 1 firm who holds simultaneous admission in India and New South Wales, with prior practice at a leading Australian commercial law firm and at a Magic Circle India desk.
Deal volume, cross-border trends, CCI developments, and the AI-ECTA and CEPA opportunities driving 2026 deal flow.
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