NovoJuris Corp Profile

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Your Legal Team

NOVOJURIS

• Corporate Advisory• Fund Formation

• Fund Investments• Cross border Transactions• M & A• Business Structuring• Intellectual Property• Startup Legal• Accelerators

• Mediation and settlements


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Your Legal Team About us…

NovoJuris fast outpaces most well-known legal counselors andis ranked as India’s No. 1, legal counselors in early stage

investments and No.5 on all India basis as active legal

counselors. Venture Intelligence Reports – December 2015.

Legal counselors specializing in corporate, technology, IP, capital

markets, fund formation, private equity Over the last eight years we have worked with more than a thousand

businesses on the continuum from ideation, funding, becoming the

legal department, acquisitions, corporate governance and beyond.

Started by a team that is experienced in business strategy, law and

technology.

Specific services and solutions for companies at various growth

stages.


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Your Legal TeamOur Typical Engagements

Proven capability in private equity investments, investment fund formationand SEBI registration requirements.

Successful engagements in corporate structuring including JV, merger,amalgamation, take-over, hiving off, acquisition of companies / businesses.Experience in handling IPO.

IP protection, audit, enforcement

Structuring of incubation and accelerator programs Cross border structuring, extensively focused on Israel, Singapore and US.

structuring and setting businesses in India

Being the legal department. Top management legal orientation

Corporate governance, company secretarial activities

Foreign exchange compliances, both inward and external remittances (FDI,ODI)

Due-diligence, agreements, legal policies, ESOP

Customized legal solutions for commercial transactions


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Your Legal TeamSome of our experiences in M & A

Majority stake sale of Pennywise Solutions to Ogilvy & Mather (a WPP

company).

Strategized and assisted E-litmus in takeover of a company in assessment

and tests.

Identified and managed business and asset sale of 2tion Online Services

and SmartLearn WebTV to Edserv a listed company.

Reverse merger of Molex’s legal entities in India.

Identified and managed acquisition of a company in the education domain.

Merger of Intel’s group companies in India through the court process.

World-wide restructuring and divestment of India entity of a companydeveloping voice over packet products for optical networks.

Merger of a loss making entity manufacturing spring mattresses, resulting

in substantial tax advantages.


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Some of our experiences in investment…

More than 180 deals and counting. Experience on both sides of the table.Ranked as India’s No.1 in early stage investments and No.5 on all India

basis in private equity.

Notable deals: USD 8.75m in group buying by Greylock and Battery

Ventures, USD 9m in data-center by Intel Capital, USD 16m in home

services by Orios, Ivy Capital and Mayfield, USD 12m in mobile software

company by TigerGlobal and FlipKart.

Investments representing:

– IDG Ventures

– Blume Ventures, an entrepreneur friendly early stage India fund.

– PixVine, a Singapore based tech fund.

– Insitor, a Cambodia based social impact fund. – Accion, a very large US fund with focus on financial inclusion.

– Indian Angel Network (IAN), the largest network of angels

– SmartStart Fund based in Dubai focused on early stage.


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Your Legal Team

Representing the Funds


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Your Legal TeamRepresenting the Funds

Fund Formation:

Structuring the fund both onshore and offshore

PPM, Governance Board and Advisory Board structures

Investment committee structures

Agreements – contribution, GP compensation, standard

investment agreements

Investment closure documents and other transaction related

documents based on fund structure and reporting requirements

SEBI related application, registration, Trust formation and other

associated compliances for India funds.


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Your Legal TeamInvestments from the Fund

Due-diligence from legal, financial perspective and compliance

perspective.

Issuance of legal opinion

Drafting of standard termsheet and investment agreements (SSA,

SHA and other transaction documents)

Follow through with the company for completion of CP/ CS

documents and alerting the Fund’s management team wrt call for

money

Archiving company documents for Fund’s compliances


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Your Legal TeamPortfolio

Extended arm of the lean funds for mapping portfolio’scompliances

If the Fund mandates us to become the portfolio company’s legal

department for ongoing legal requirements and corporate

governance


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Being the Legal Department


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Outside Inhouse Counsels

Emerging companies and Indian subsidiaries retain us as theirlegal department. Queries on employment, vendors, customers are

handled by us.

We build the compliance framework. Governance and other

policies.

Some of the notable companies are:

– Act-on Software, online marketing services, ready for IPO in US

– Molex, manufacturer of tools, dies and connectors, a fortune 500

company

– Ivy Mobility, enterprise mobility Indian MNC with group companies in 6

countries and we are attorneys for the group.

– LGCL, fast growing real estate group of companies.

– WebEngage, GrabHouse, Instamojo, HolidayIQ and many more


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Your Legal TeamDeals we specifically enjoyed

Representing the Purchaser in a take-over of a Enterprise Mobility

Solutions company, which upon acquisition has become a global companywith presence in 5 continents and as their attorneys we continue to be on

the board of the holding entity.

IPO of a 20 year old real estate company. Successfully hand-held the

company through the IPO preparation stage to DRHP stage in 2.5 months

and complete the Listing process during difficult times.

Legal Compliance Forum for Intel India. 84 legislations. 12 Business

Units.

Sustainable legal compliance structure for LGCL Developers.


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Your Legal TeamIP and Technology Suite

Patents

– Search: Novelty, Freedom to operate, Invalidation /Litigation, Technology landscaping – Patent Drafting. Filing (India, USPTO, PCT). Processing the application till grant.

– IP Strategy. IP Policy: Ownership issues. Exploitation. Employee Incentive Mechanisms.

IP Hygiene and culture. Inventory and portfolio management. Agreements and licensing.

Copyright – Protection. Filing. Opensource software consulting. Literary and art work including fine

arts.

Trademarks – Search. Protection. Filing. Defending.

Training and IP Audit.

Technology expertise in various industries: Ecom, telecom, mobile,VAS, SaaS, cloud, big data, analytics, payments and so many

more.


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Cross border


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Your Legal TeamCross Border

Focus on Israel, US and Singapore

Connects with government, universities and business eco-system

India entry strategy, structuring and execution

Identification of partners for JV, distribution of products and

collaborate through the process between India and Israel, US and

Singapore

Acquisition targets and due-diligence

Foreign exchange transaction compliances, immigration and tax

advisory

Continue to be the legal department for the group of companies


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Your Legal Team A few of our experiences…

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Your Legal TeamSome of the Funds & Incubation Centers

we represent…

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For Startups & Accelerators


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Your Legal Team Accelerators

Work with most well-known active accelerators / incubators

Structuring the accelerator program, beneficial from tax and legal

perspective.

All agreements, documents required from choosing the startup,

onboarding, investment and portfolio management.

Periodical training to the portfolio companies on compliances and support

on their subsequent round of funding to being their legal department.

Support in valuations and business plans.


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Your Legal TeamGranular details

Employment related aspects

Employment agreements. Employee issues. Policies. Stock Options and more.

Consumer related aspects

Payment issues. Legal notices. Consumer complaints. Franchise set up. Various kinds of

customer agreements and more.

Vendor related aspects Purchase agreements. PO. Contracts management and more.

FEMA related compliances

Foreign direct investment. Overseas direct investment. Repatriation processes and more

Technology related aspects

Research. Agreements. Statutory approvals. Licenses and more


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Your Legal TeamGranular details (contd)

Investment banking for growth companiesB-plan evaluation. Mentoring. Connecting to Investors. Getting Exits (M&A, Strategic sale)

Helping businesses with their India entry strategy

Structuring their business. Finding partners and collaborators. Teams for Build-Operate-

Transfer

Business Valuations


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Meet / Call / Mail us …

NovoJuris#33/3, Meanee Avenue Road

(Osborne Road Cross)

Next to Lake Side Hospital, Ulsoor

Bangalore 560042

Phone : 080 40924173, 25544365

www.novojuris.com

Twitter: @novojuris.com

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