HR Equity Talent Hiring Partners is a recruitment consultancy with nearly 30 years of experience in the recruitment industry. The hiring organisation is an investment banking advisory firm assisting small and medium enterprises across India with growth capital, mergers and acquisitions, and capital market transactions, including SME IPOs.
Post Details: HR Equity Talent Hiring Partners is facilitating recruitment for the position of Company Secretary at an investment banking advisory firm in Kolkata. This is a full-time corporate secretarial and transaction advisory role involving statutory compliance, corporate governance, M&A transactions, and legal documentation.
1. Company Secretarial Practice and Compliance
Preparing, reviewing, and filing MCA/ROC forms, including PAS-3, SH-7, MGT-14, and CHG-1.
Coordinating Board, Committee, and General Meetings, including preparation of agendas, notices, board notes, and minutes.
Managing share capital changes, allotments, and dematerialisation of shares through NSDL/CDSL.
Maintaining statutory registers, records, and annual compliance calendars.
2. Transaction and Deal Advisory
Supporting M&A deal structuring, including entity and capital structure design.
Preparing Information Memorandums for investment banking mandates.
Conducting legal and regulatory research using public sources, legal databases, and the MCA portal.
Drafting transaction documents, including Term Sheets, Share Purchase Agreements, Shareholders’ Agreements, and Share Subscription Agreements.
3. Legal Documentation Support
Reviewing and strengthening transaction documents from a corporate law and Companies Act perspective.
Identifying and addressing legal and compliance risks associated with transaction structures.
Coordinating with the investment banking deal team to ensure legal soundness of transaction documentation.
Must be a qualified Company Secretary and an Associate or Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI).
Must possess an LL.B. or B.A. LL.B. degree.
3–4 years of relevant post-qualification experience in corporate secretarial practice and/or transaction documentation.
Working knowledge of the Companies Act, corporate law provisions, and the MCA21 portal.
Strong legal drafting, research, analytical, and communication skills.
Interest in investment banking, M&A transactions, and deal structuring.
Ability to manage multiple live transactions and adapt to evolving deal requirements.
Interested and eligible candidates may apply through the recruitment listing or contact HR Equity Talent Hiring Partners. The direct application link and contact details have not been provided in the source listing.
Important Note: This is primarily a Company Secretary position with an investment banking advisory practice, rather than an in-house legal counsel role. The position focuses on corporate secretarial compliance, transaction advisory, and legal documentation, and does not involve litigation or court appearances.