ANSHITA AGARWAL
GLOBAL COMPLIANCE MANAGER
Summary
Experienced startup enthusiast with a strong background in global compliance and laws, acquisitions, fundraising, and due diligence. Proficient in navigating complex transaction negotiations and managing equity and debt. Possesses extensive knowledge of corporate governance and international compliance regulations across APAC, LATAM, EMEA, and NAMER regions. Demonstrates a proven track record in effectively managing investor relations.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Global Compliance Manager
Multiplier
11.2023 - Current
- Managing compliance operations across APAC, LATAM, EMEA, and NAMER regions.
- Overseeing entity incorporations and labor license procurement in multiple jurisdictions.
- Ensuring mandatory employer benefits are procured and aligned with local regulations.
- Leading visa readiness for entities to sponsor expatriates, ensuring compliance with immigration laws.
- Handling all international compliance activities independently, ensuring smooth, compliant operations across regions.
- Collaborating with internal teams and external partners to resolve compliance challenges efficiently.
Manager - Corporate Secretary
SKUAD (Skuad Lab India Private Limited)
06.2023 - 10.2023
- End-to-end operationalization of countries based in APAC and MEA regions.
- Drive compliance strategy for the domestic and global entities and make judgment calls.
- Own, coordinate, and support restructuring initiatives and activities among the group companies.
- Create compliance calendars, checklists, and drive implementation.
- Handling regulatory queries, drafting corporate responses.
- Liaising with external parties (consultants, regulators) to drive the charter.
Company Secretary
ByteDance (India) Technology Private Limited
10.2022 - 07.2023
- Handling all the Secretarial compliances of the Company
- Advising the Board of Directors and Top management on various secretarial matters, corporate governance and other regulatory requirements; Taking care of all the labour law compliances of the Company; Liasoning with regulators, auditors and other external advisors.
Company Secretary
SPINNY (Valuedrive Technologies Private Limited)
04.2019 - 10.2022
- Maintain compliance status of all regulatory provisions applicable to company and ensure timely compliance
- Led the compliance and legal side of the financial and strategic private equity and debt transactions: -Coordinated and performed extensive due-diligence, pre-closing preparation and post-closing integration activities during Series A to Series E funding rounds; -Handling of various Debt Financing rounds of the Company; -Liaised with global stakeholders of the Company
- Handling all the Secretarial compliances of the Company Ensured timely filing of periodical forms/return, with respect to FEMA like Filing of Form FC-GPR, FC-TRS, Downstream filing on FIRM's portal, Intimation to DIPP etc
- Ensure timely and smooth completion of all audits (statutory, secretarial, internal or due-diligence by investors etc.) Providing information for ad-hoc requests/ answer queries of regulatory authorities
- Managed timely Compliances in line with the Shareholder's Agreement, Investor's Right to Information Agreement and Company's Chartered documents
- Implemented a robust ESOP management system and timely updating the same.
Corporate and Legal Consultant
Start2komply
01.2018 - 06.2019
- Incorporation of all types of companies, partnership firms, and proprietorship firms.
- Handling all the event-based compliances from incorporation to winding up.
- Helping startups in getting various registrations and licenses.
- Handling Labor Law Compliances.
- Assisting startups in raising investments from various investors by helping them in the preparation of a pitch deck, investment documentation, and due diligence.
Manager – Company Secretary
Jaarwis Group (Jaarvis Accelerator Private Limited)
06.2015 - 12.2018
- Coordinated with the global legal and compliance team for implementing Compliance & Ethics guidelines, in line with comprehensive compliance policies.
- Coordinating with the internal and external stakeholders for the various compliance requirements for overseas transactions.
- Drafting of various Legal Agreements like Founders Agreement, Shareholders' Agreement, Term Sheet, Share Subscription Agreement, Compulsory Convertible Debentures Agreements, Service Agreements, and various others. Name Change, Object change, shifting of Registered Office, Alteration of Memorandum of Association, and Articles of Association.
- Ensure compliance with directors by preparing various disclosures under section 184(1) – Form MBP 1 and 164(2) – Form DIR 8 of the Companies Act, 2013. Handled transfer and transmission of shares, redressal of shareholders' grievances relating to transfer, loss of share certificate, etc.
- Replied to notices received from regulatory authorities.
Company Secretary
Estee Group (Estee Advisors Private Limited)
11.2014 - 06.2015
- Ensured secretarial compliances, including conducting Board and shareholder's meetings, issuing shares, drafting minutes, preparing statutory records, filing forms with the Registrar of Companies, compliances under FEMA, coordinating with RBI authorities, etc.
- Submitting the monthly, quarterly, information, and returns to the Stock Exchanges.
- Replying to the various queries of the NSE, BSE, and other stock exchanges.
- Handling of NSE, BSE, CDSL, and SEBI inspection.
Company Secretary
AD FIN Capital Services Private Limited
01.2014 - 08.2014
- Incorporation of all types of Companies, Partnerships firms and Proprietorship firms
- Handling all the event-based compliances from Incorporation to winding up
- Helping startups in getting various registrations and Licenses like FSSAI, MSME, GST, Trade license, Import & Export License, Shop & Establishment Registration, PSARA etc
- Handling Labour Law Compliances i.e
- Registration and regular compliances under Provident Fund (PF), Employee State Insurance (ESI), Shops and Establishment Act
- Assisting startups in raising Investments from various investors by helping them in preparation of pitch deck, investment documentation and due diligence.
Education
Certificate Course in Indian Labour Laws -
Skilldesk
04.2001 - 04.2011
Company Secretary -
ICSI
Delhi, India 04.2001 -
Bachelors of Commerce -
DELHI UNIVERSITY
Delhi, India 04.2001 - 04.2014
Skills
International Legal Compliance
Corporate Governance
Employee Relations
Company Law Expertise
Labor/ employment laws
Stakeholder Communication
Board Administration
Due diligence
Accomplishments
- Effectively and independently handled compliances of the Companies based in APAC, EMEA, NAMER and LATAM regions.
- Independently handled and closed big-ticket strategic finance and legal transactions.
- Led two of the most important acquisitions of the Company.
- Got ESOP Software Implemented in Spinny along with its execution of ESOP plan 2019 including managing the portal and ESOPs for the Company;
- Individually managed and closed joint venture/share purchase and shareholders agreement with Indian and international investors;
- Involved with management and business teams for ensuring smooth business operations.
Internship
- Consortium Securities Private Limited, Noida, 10 Months
- M/s Nishi Talwar and Associates, Ghaziabad, 5 Months
Timeline
Global Compliance Manager
Multiplier
11.2023 - Current
Manager - Corporate Secretary
SKUAD (Skuad Lab India Private Limited)
06.2023 - 10.2023
Company Secretary
ByteDance (India) Technology Private Limited
10.2022 - 07.2023
Company Secretary
SPINNY (Valuedrive Technologies Private Limited)
04.2019 - 10.2022
Corporate and Legal Consultant
Start2komply
01.2018 - 06.2019
Manager – Company Secretary
Jaarwis Group (Jaarvis Accelerator Private Limited)
06.2015 - 12.2018
Company Secretary
Estee Group (Estee Advisors Private Limited)
11.2014 - 06.2015
Company Secretary
AD FIN Capital Services Private Limited
01.2014 - 08.2014
Certificate Course in Indian Labour Laws -
Skilldesk
04.2001 - 04.2011
Company Secretary -
ICSI
04.2001 -
Bachelors of Commerce -
DELHI UNIVERSITY
04.2001 - 04.2014