MAHESH THAKUR & ASSOCIATES, COMPANY SECRETARY Katraj Pune

Mahesh Thakur & Associates is a sole proprietorship focused on corporate laws, registered as a practicing company secretary firm with the Institute of Company Secretary of India (ICSI).Mr. Mahesh Thakur is a founder of the firm. He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and a Bachelor of Commerce. He has distinguished exposure and over two and half of years’ experience in private equity, public offerings, preparation of business plans, and advising on valuations. Before forming the firm, he was associated with various corporates in Indore and Burhanpur.Mahesh Thakur & Associates has immense knowledge and experience in dealing with matters relating to Company Law, Securities Laws, inbound and outbound Investment, Legal Due Diligence, Transaction documents, Joint Ventures, Foreign Collaborations, Technology Transfers, Mergers and Acquisitions, Listings (IPO, FPO, PP and PA), takeover regulations, various Listing formalities with the Stock Exchanges, and Corporate Law Compliance including regulatory approvals and Capital Market Transactions.Also drafted and vetted number of agreements likes. Shareholders Agreement, Share Subscription Agreement, Collaboration Agreement etc.Mahesh Thakur & Associates key offerings also include setting up compliances, approvals from all the government departments includingapprovals from the Registrar of Companies, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB), Secretariat of Industrial Approvals (SIA), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), approvals for establishment of 100% Export Oriented Units (EOU), approvals for establishment of units in the Special Economic Zones (SEZ), Foreign Exchange Regulations, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Real Estate, Retail, Trading, Non-banking finance companies etc.Headquartered in Pune and having a branch in Burhanpur & Indore and associates in all the major cities of India.FacilitiesWe are a technology savvy firm, and are equipped with the latest technology and communication system.ServicesFormation of Companies•Formation of Private limited Companies.• Formation of Public limited Companies.• Formation of non-profit association/ Sec.25 companies.• Conversion of Proprietorship concern, Partnership firm into Private orPublic limited Companies.• Conversion of Private limited into Public Limited and vice versa..Formation of LLPsLimited Liability Partnership (LLP) is a new form of organization introduced in India through the enactment of Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008. Partnerships can now be incorporated as a limited liability partnership (LLP) and by doing so they can remove the unlimited liability of individual partners.LLP is in vogue in many of the foreign countries like United Kingdom, United States of America, Australia, and Singapore etc. It is popular there, because of its dual characteristics, i.e., it is the blend of both the Company form and the Partnership form of organizations.Company Law and Secretarial Compliances•Compliance relating to the meetings of Board of Directors,Shareholders, Creditors etc.,• Filing of Annual returns with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs andrelated legal documentation.• Maintenance of Minutes books, Statutory registers and other supportServices.• Compliances relating to Statutory meeting and statutory report.• Changing/alteration in the name of company.• Changing the Authorised Capital and paid up capital.• Issue / allotment of shares and related compliances.• Transfer of Shares from and between Indians, NRIs and foreign persons.• Change of registered office within the same city, from one city toanother and one state to another.• Alteration of main object of the company.• Inclusion of new business in the memorandum of the company.• Appointment & Resignation of Directors.• Appointment of directors and their remuneration.• Inter corporate investments and loans.• Advising on creation, satisfaction and registration of charges.• Drafting of Director’s Report, Corporate Governance Report, AnnualReport.• Matters related to Investor Grievances.• Payment of dividend and related compliances.• Change of management, take-over of management and related duediligence services.• Winding-up of companies / Striking off of the companies.• Secretarial Compliance Audit• Company and Secretarial law issues relating to holding of meetings,maintenance / filing of records, returns, corporate governance, ESOP, Buy Back of securities, Take-over regulations and Insider Regulations.Legal and Procedural Compliance Relating to Securities Laws• Listing of securities - – equity and debt.• Preparation of annual report incorporating the necessary requirementsof clause 27 of the Listing Obligation(LODR).• Certificate relating to the quarterly Secretarial Audit for reconciliationas required under notification issued by SEBI.• Certificate as required for transfer-cum-demat of Shares as requiredunder the NSDL / CDSL Bye laws.• Certificate as required for completion of the transfers as required under Clause 13(3) of the Listing Obligation(LODR).• Advising on all securities laws including Securities Contract RegulationAct, Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, Take Over Regulations,Insider Regulations etc.• Liaison and co-ordinate with the Registrar and Share Transfer Agents,Stock Exchange, Depositories and the Securities and Exchange Board ofIndiaServices to Banks / FIsServices to the Banks / Financial Institutions• Issue of search and status reports.• Advising on loan documentation and stamp duty etc,• Opinion on various company law matters• Advising on creation and registration of charges.• Advising lenders in safeguarding their interest consequent to change inthe constitution of the borrower including change in management andownership etc.• Certification as per the Guidelines on consortium arrangements/multiple banking arrangements issued by RBI.Compliance audits