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What we have published on CS – Compliance
- 11 Sept 2026A term sheet is two pages. It decides the next ten years of your company.Term sheets are called non-binding, but they set the tone for everything that follows. CS Manavi Arora on the five clauses every founder should read before signing, and the information-rights clause that could have taken years to undo.Read
- 11 Sept 2026Most founders don't lose control at the negotiating table. They lose it months after they've signed.A deal breaker is not always the clause that makes you walk away. More often it is the one nobody told you was one. CS Manavi Arora on five clauses in Indian funding rounds that quietly cost founders control.Read
- 21 May 2026Secretarial Discipline as Business InfrastructureThere is a quiet category of work in growing companies that nobody wants to own but everyone depends on. The secretarial layer. In most companies, it gets pushed to whoever has the least senior role on the finance or legal side.Read
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Who does this work
CS – Compliance is run by the studio team — one multidisciplinary team whose pods work in tandem, matched to the sector and the stage the company is in.
Compliance – Company Secretary pod
Led by CS Manavi Arora
Lead - Company Secretarial, Compliance & Fundraise Advisory. Ensures legal and governance compliance.
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What usually runs alongside this
- ControllershipThe controls, reporting structures and governance systems that make a company's numbers trustworthy.Read more
- IPO Planning & ReadinessThe governance, financial reporting and internal controls a business needs in place well before a listing process begins.Read more
- Due DiligenceEnd-to-end diligence playbooks covering financial, legal, operational and market analysis, for investors and for the companies being examined.Read more
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