Experience of working in Family Office of more than 40 plus entities. Handled 20 group companies including foreign wholly-owned subsidiaries, 14 trusts and 7 LLP's. Experience of working with NBFC. Non deposit non systematically important NBFC. Entities includes companies into Financial Services such as Investment Management Company, Portfolio Management Company and others.
Exposure of working in Listed Company (Top 1000 listed entity ranking 155th position). Listed on BSE and NSE. SEBI LODR Regulations. Stock Exchange filings (Quarterly, half yearly and annually). Outcome of Boards meeting, Quarterly financial statements, Newspaper Advertisement, Annual Secretarial Compliance report, Shareholding Pattern (XBRL-XML), Investor Complaints. Reconciliation of Share capital report , intimation of closure of trading window, uploading on stock exchange. Preparing Annual Report, Director's report, Corporate Governance report, CSR report, CEO CFO certificate. Preparing Minutes, Notice, Attendance sheet and Agenda of Board Meeting, CSR Committee meeting, Audit Committee, Stakeholder relationship committee, Risk management committee, Nomination and remuneration committee minutes. Incorporation of Wholly owned Subsidiaries (WOS) including foreign subsidiaries.
Change in registered office - Same state, from one state to another state (Regional Director, INC 23).
IEPF Compliances - IEPF FORM 1, IEPF FORM 2, IEPF FORM 4. Dividend compliances - opening a separate bank account for Dividend Payment, opening Unpaid Unclaimed Dividend account, Transfer of funds and Shares to IEPF, Transfer of Shares and Dividend from IEPF to Shareholders account.
CSR Compliances - Impact assessment, Transfer of amount to Unspent CSR account within 30 days from end of financial year and to be utilized within 3 years towards On-going Projects. CSR Report, CSR Committee meeting and Minutes.
Experience with working in Credit Guarantee company (Start -up) and NBFC Mortgage lending business. Compliance with RBI master direction for NBFC. Handled FEMA compliances (FDI, ODI, APR, FLA, FC-GPR, FC-TRS, FEMA ODI Part I, FORM A2)
Exposure of making an application to SEBI for grant of registration as Real Estate Investment Company (REIT). Drafting Debenture Trust deed, Investment Management Agreement, Disclosures.
Expertise in Fast track Merger (between holding company and wholly owned subsidiary. Exposure in Merger as per NCLT process. Acquisition and takeovers including In- bound and Out- bound Cross border Mergers. Assisting legal counsel and law firms in due diligence (financial, taxation, business, legal due diligence.)
Expertise in Creation and Satisfaction of Charges, filing firms, drafting Mortgage deed and Hypothecation deed. Applied for rectification of name application to Regional director.
Exposure in advising management on administrative matters and training directors and members of senior management on Corporate Governance matters. Expertise in preparing Annual Report, Search Report, Secretarial Audit Report and Director's Report as per latest provisions. Ensuring organization policies are approved and adopted in Board meeting and updated from time to time.
Ensuring Compliance of regulatory and statutory changes and policies impacting the organization.
Ability to liaise with colleagues and assigned teams, in a collaborative manner. Resourceful in liaising with Government Depts., Regulatory Authorities & External Agencies including MCA, SEBI, Banks and Financial Institutions.
Drafting Framework Agreements, Shareholders Agreements, Share subscription Agreements, Share Purchase Agreements, Financial, shared services and Consultancy Service Agreements, Memorandum of understanding, Non - disclosure Agreements.
Excellence in drafting notice of EGM & AGM with draft resolutions for special business to transacted along with explanatory statement stating the material facts of special business to be transacted.
Exposure in filing appointment and resignation of Directors/Auditors. Experience in compiling various corporate reports & MIS on operations and other company matters for deliberation of Board/ Top Management, ensuring implementation of board decisions in true spirit. Spearheaded in issuance of the shares through Private Placement, Preferential Issue, conversion of loan into equity, ESOP, buyback, Bonus Issue & Right Issue of Private Companies as per Companies Act, 2013
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
2
2
Languages
Work History
Secondment to Adani Cement for Ambuja Cements Limited and ACC Limited
MEHTA AND MEHTA, COMPANY SECRETARIES
05.2023 - Current
FINREACH SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
10.2022 - 04.2023
Company Overview: Chennai Based Start-up
Chennai Based Start-up
Secondment
BLACKSTONE GROUP, NEXUS MALLS
06.2022 - 10.2022
SEKHSARIA FAMILY OFFICE
10.2018 - 05.2022
Practicing Company Secretary
SHILPI THAPAR AND ASSOCIATES
06.2014 - 09.2018
Conducted Board Meetings, Committee Meetings and Shareholders Meetings as required under the Companies Act involving issuance of notices, drafting agenda, recording minutes & preparing annual reports
Prepared, updated & filed necessary documents, registers, forms & returns as required under Companies Act & other legislations; interacted with Regulatory Agencies in FEMA and Company Law matters
Drafted & vetted various Business, Share Purchase Agreement, Share Holders Agreement, Services and other Legal Agreements, Powers of Attorney and others
Negotiated & finalized J.V
Agreements for various projects, supervised compliances functions in major areas i.e
Ministry of Industry, FIPB, RBI, DGFT, ROC, Financial Institutions, Listing Agreements and others
Managed overall share department functions, ensured compliance of SEBI & Stock Exchange guidelines & of Corporate Government requirement
Obtained various Central Govt
And FIPB approvals including appointment of NRI as Director and payment of managerial remuneration under the Companies Act
Administered the compliances of financing agreements and finalization of year-end financial statements including interactions with Auditors for management representations
Acted as In-charge of secretarial, legal and compliances functions of the group; assisted Statutory Auditors in providing data for Auditor's Report and coordinated with Internal Auditors during Quarterly Internal Audit
Organized annual disclosure of interests of directors and various other correspondences; established documents for appointment, resignation & removal of director as per Companies Act, 2013
Ensured timely preparation, updation of minutes, secretarial records & filing of necessary documents, forms & returns as required under Companies Act, FEMA & other legislations by using set Secretarial and Corporate Governance Practices
Directed compliance of SS-1 and SS-2 for circulation of draft minutes to all directors; recorded the proceedings of meeting, prepared PowerPoint Presentation listing down meeting agendas
Ensured timely Compliances of LLP preparation and filing of LLP Agreement, Annual Return of LLP, Financials Statements, Change in Partners, etc
Education
B.Com. - undefined
BNVB
CS - undefined
ICSI
Mumbai
02.2010 - 8 2014
Skills
Secretarial & Legal Operations
Certification
NISM Series III A
Profilesummary
9, Administration support, Corporate governance, Companies Act, Legal operations, Worked in Family Office of more than 40 plus entities., Handled 20 group companies including foreign wholly-owned subsidiaries, 14 trusts and 7 LLP's., Experience with NBFC., Non deposit non systematically important NBFC., Exposure of working in Listed Company., Top 1000 listed entity ranking 155th position, Listed on BSE and NSE., SEBI LODR Regulations., Stock Exchange filings (Quarterly, half yearly and annually)., Preparation of various reports., Annual Report, Director's report, Corporate Governance report, CSR report, CEO CFO certificate.
Organisationalexperience
Shilpi Thapar and Associates, Practicing Company Secretary, 06/01/14, 09/30/18
Sekhsaria Family Office, 10/01/18, 05/31/22
MMJC, Secondment to Blackstone Group, Nexus Malls, 06/01/22, 10/31/22
Finreach Solutions Private Limited (Chennai Based Start-up), 10/01/22, 04/30/23
Mehta and Mehta, Company Secretaries, Secondment to Adani Cement for Ambuja Cements Limited and ACC Limited, 05/01/23, Present
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 04/06/85
Marital Status: Married
Articleship
Shilpi Thappar and Associates, Company Secretaries, 04/01/13, 06/30/14
Timeline
Secondment to Adani Cement for Ambuja Cements Limited and ACC Limited