Ashima Jain

Associate Partner (Designate) | New Delhi

Professional Summary

Primary Practice

Honours & Awards

Professional Memberships

Education

LL.B., Rajasthan University (2022)
Qualified Company Secretary (2018)

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Ashima Jain

Introduction

Ashima is a pivotal part of Aekom’s Corporate Restructuring practice, bringing deep expertise in mergers, demergers, capital reductions, and buybacks. A dual-qualified Advocate and Company Secretary, she is known for crafting tax-efficient, regulatorily compliant structures and navigating high-value transactions with precision.

Ashima leads client representations before the NCLT, Regional Directors, Registrars of Companies, and revenue authorities, particularly in complex, multi-stakeholder restructurings.

Representative Matters

Corporate Restructuring

Advised Haldiram Group on a composite merger-demerger of its QSR business, achieving operational consolidation and tax efficiencies.
Advised HCL Technologies Limited on the amalgamation of four subsidiaries into the parent, simplifying the group structure and securing stamp duty and income tax exemptions.
Advised Panacea Biotec Limited on a vertical demerger of its listed pharma operations, enhancing business focus and obtaining SEBI and NCLT approvals.
Advised DS Group on multi-stage demergers of operating and investment arms, realigning ownership and ring-fencing liabilities.
Advised Bharti Airtel Group on a scheme of amalgamation among its telecom entities, resolving shareholding overlaps and intercompany loan settlements.
Advised Paytm Group Company on a capital reduction scheme, optimising the equity structure while safeguarding shareholder interests.
Advised Info Edge (Naukri.com) on a scheme of amalgamation covering tax planning, labour law compliance, and SEBI/NCLT filings.
Facilitated the amalgamation of Ever Electronics and IL JIN Electronics, overseeing valuation, approvals, and legal integration.
Advised Railtel Corporation of India Limited on the merger of its wholly owned subsidiary through central government route under Section 230-232 of the Companies Act.
Advised S Chand and Company Limited on composite scheme of arrangement involving amalgamation and demerger of group companies.
Advised Amber Enterprises India Limited group entities manufacturing PCBs on their NCLT-sanctioned merger.

General Corporate & Regulatory Affairs

Advised on secretarial and regulatory filings, including shifting of registered offices, conversion to LLPs, and compounding of statutory offences.
Advised on multiple buyback transactions under Section 68 of the Companies Act and the SEBI Buyback Regulations, overseeing structuring, board-level documentation, filing strategies, and post-buyback compliance.
Advised on stamp duty adjudication for court-approved schemes and business transfers, liaising with revenue and registration authorities nationwide.
Provides comprehensive legal support for Family Office advisory, including governance, structuring, and regulatory compliance.