Parminder Singh Bakshi
Gurugram
Summary
Legal professional with extensive experience at Covina Technologies Limited, specializing in corporate governance and compliance. Demonstrated success in cross-border transactions and legal risk mitigation. Skilled in contract negotiation and stakeholder management, effectively leading teams to meet strategic goals while ensuring regulatory compliance. Notable achievements include driving successful M&A initiatives across various jurisdictions.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director – Legal & Company Secretary
Comviva Technologies Limited
Gurugram
11.2016 - Current
- Company Overview: Tech Mahindra Group
- Leading corporate governance for 30+ public entities and global branches (IT product, fintech).
- Plan and conduct Board, committee, and shareholder meetings; manage stakeholder communications.
- Ensure end-to-end secretarial and regulatory compliance; maintain all statutory records.
- Led cross-border M&A (4), offshore incorporations (6), global divestments (9), offshore IP acquisitions (2), and corporate restructurings (3) across India, Australia, UAE, Europe, Africa and the USA.
- Design and administer ESOP schemes for India, Netherlands, and US subsidiaries.
- Represent the group before ROC, RD, and NCLT in corporate litigation and adjudications.
- Execute corporate actions: buy-backs, capital reductions, dividends, rights issues, share distinctive number realignments.
- Conduct internal legal/compliance audits; implement controls to mitigate regulatory risk.
- Advise Boards and leadership on corporate, treasury, labor, CSR, and tax matters for Indian and foreign entities.
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts, NDAs, and purchase orders.
- Develop internal policies (HR, travel, medical, leave, ethics & code of conduct, CSR, remuneration).
- Act as liaison among shareholders, directors, regulators, and other key stakeholders.
- Tech Mahindra Group
Consultant
Chess Management Services Private Limited
Gurugram
09.2011 - 11.2016
- Led onsite legal compliance audits for client companies, managing teams of lawyers and company secretaries.
- Assessed compliance across finance, taxation, corporate, secretarial, labor, industrial relations, and EHS laws.
- Audited diverse establishments including factories, plants, corporate offices, sales branches, and warehouses.
- Representative Audit Projects: Jindal Saw Limited, 5 Factories; Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), 3 Locations; Bluestar Limited, 6 Factories; Lupin Limited, 1 Factory; Aricent Technologies Limited, 6 Offices; SABMiller India, 11 Breweries and distilleries; Tata Steel, 3 plants and corporate office; LNG Hazira (Shell Group), 2 plants; Cadbury India, 3 factories; Daikin Air conditioners India, 1 factories and 13 branch offices; Aditya Birla Novo Group, 9 factories; Mphesis Limited (An HP Group), 27 offices; Odisha Power Generation Corporation, 2 plants; Semco Electricals, 2 factories.
Practicing Company Secretary
P S Bakshi & Associates
Delhi
04.2010 - 09.2011
- Company Overview: associated with Gupta Vijay K & Co.
- Legal opinions on FDI in real estate and overseas investment by NBFCs.
- Inter-corporate agreements with sole-selling agents and distributors.
- Draft merger, amalgamation, and demerger schemes.
- Filed and argued compounding petitions before CLB/NCLT and Regional Director for foreign subsidiaries.
- Issued legal notices, replies, petitions, and applications to CLB and ROC.
- Reviewed loan documents and produced project‐finance reports.
- Compiled and annual reports and returns of client companies.
- Performed in-depth legal research across corporate and securities laws.
- Managed full ROC compliance for Indian and foreign subsidiary companies.
- Filed RBI FDI forms (FC-GPR, FC-TRS); oversaw share-certificate stamping.
- Incorporated 75+ entities (private, public, Sec-25, LLP).
- Drafted MOA/AOA amendments; maintained all statutory registers.
- Ran AGMs/EGMs and all pre-/post-meeting filings.
- Liaised with ROC, RD, LLP Office, CLB/NCLT, RBI, banks, and tax authorities.
- Finalized financial statements; supported statutory and internal audits for public and private firms.
- Represented clients before ITAT and assessing officers in income- and sales-tax matters.
- Prepared and e-filed income-tax, service-tax, and quarterly TDS returns for nationwide bank branches.
- Associated with Gupta Vijay K & Co.
Company Secretary Management Internship
Rahul Jain & Co.
Delhi
11.2008 - 03.2010
- Company Overview: Company Secretaries
- Company Secretaries
Practicing Advocate
Bakshi & Associates
Delhi
06.2006 - 10.2008
- Company Overview: associated with Rashmi Singla, Advocate, Delhi High Court
- Drafting Civil Suits (Plaints), Criminal Complaints and other pleadings etc.
- Appearance before various district courts in Delhi.
- Legal research for litigation support.
- Associated with Rashmi Singla, Advocate, Delhi High Court
Law Graduation Intern
Diwan and Co.
Delhi
01.2006 - 06.2006
- Company Overview: a leading Tax Law Firm in Delhi
- A leading Tax Law Firm in Delhi
Education
Qualified Company Secretary (CS) -
Institute of Company Secretaries of India
01.2010
LL.B.(Hons.) - Five-year integrated law program
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
Delhi01.2006
Post Graduate Diploma in Tax Laws -
Indian Law Institute
Delhi01.2006
Skills
- Corporate Governance & Compliance
- Cross-Border Transactions
- Acquisitions, Mergers & Divestments
- Legal Risk Mitigation & Advisory
- Board & Stakeholder Management
- Contract Drafting & Negotiation
- Legal Advisory & Strategy
- Due Diligence & Legal Audits
- Certified TL 9000 (ISO 9001) Internal Auditor
- Team Leadership & Legal Department Oversight
Certification
- Certified TL 9000 Internal Auditor Trainer (under ISO 9001) by DQS Certifications Phils, Inc.
- People Leadership Practice License 2.0 by Comviva Technologies
- Certificate course on Excelling in Lead Role by Dale Carnegie & Associates
- Crash course on A to Z of IPO Certificate 1 by Institute of Company Secretaries of India
- Crash course on PMLA and AML Batch 2 Certificate by Institute of Company Secretaries of India
- Crash Course on RPT Batch 3 Certificate by Institute of Company Secretaries of India
Timeline
Director – Legal & Company Secretary
Comviva Technologies Limited
11.2016 - Current
Consultant
Chess Management Services Private Limited
09.2011 - 11.2016
Practicing Company Secretary
P S Bakshi & Associates
04.2010 - 09.2011
Company Secretary Management Internship
Rahul Jain & Co.
11.2008 - 03.2010
Practicing Advocate
Bakshi & Associates
06.2006 - 10.2008
Law Graduation Intern
Diwan and Co.
01.2006 - 06.2006
Qualified Company Secretary (CS) -
Institute of Company Secretaries of India
LL.B.(Hons.) - Five-year integrated law program
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
Post Graduate Diploma in Tax Laws -
Indian Law Institute
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