DSK Legal advised Aquaexchange
DSK Legal advised Aquaexchange
DSK Legal advised Aquaexchange Agritech Private Limited ("Aquaexchange") and its Founder, Mr. Pavan Kosaraju ("Founder") in relation to their Pre-Series A Round led by Accion Venture Lab Holdings LLC, Endiya Trustee Private Limited (collectively the "Lead Investors") alongside the existing investors of Aquaexchange, i.e. (i) NS Trading and Investments LLP, (ii) Vignan Publishers Limited, (iii) AZ Gems Inc. and (iv) other individual investors ("Investors").
Aquaexchange is an integrated full stack seafood and shrimp platform which provides services in the aquaculture ecosystem including, inter alia, smart farm automation technology, harvest as a service and financing solutions in relation thereto.
The deal value is USD 3 Million. The company will deploy the capital in strengthening its technology, e-commerce operations & expanding its farm automation footprint to over 100,000 acres of farms by the end of FY23.
The scope of work of DSK Legal included: (i) reviewing, finalising term sheet for the transaction; (ii) advising on the business structure of Aquaexchange; (iii) assisting Aquaexchange in the due diligence process being conducted by the Lead Investors; (iv) reviewing, revising, negotiating and finalizing of the share subscription agreement and shareholders agreement for the investment by the Investors in the Company; (v) assisting in completing conditions precedent to the transaction; and (vi) revising and finalizing employment agreement, ancillary agreements and closing documents for completion of the transaction.
DSK Legal team for the above transaction was led by Associate Partner Mr. Jayesh Kothari, Senior Associate Ms. Hemanshi Gala and Associate Mr. Kunal Chopra.
The Lead Investors were represented by Rajaram Legal.
