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Company Secretaries in Practice

Corporate secretarial compliance, capital markets & governance advisory.

14+ years of hands-on practice with listed, private and multinational businesses across India.

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  • Company Secretarial Services
  • Opinion & Advisory
  • Audit & Due Diligence
  • SEBI & Listing Compliance
  • FEMA & RBI Advisory
  • ESOP Advisory
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • IPO Advisory

About the firm

Our background

Ronak Kalathiya & Associates is a partnership firm of practising Company Secretaries founded by CS Ronak Kalathiya, joined by Partner CS Monali Bhandari and Associate Partner CS Jagdish Patel, together bringing decades of combined experience in corporate secretarial compliance, securities law and transaction advisory.

We serve listed, private and multinational businesses across India. Every engagement is led personally, combining full-service technical depth with a boutique practice's responsiveness and attention to detail.

What we do

Our services

A focused suite of services, each delivered end to end. Select a service to see its full scope.

Corporate Secretarial & Governance

Formation, filings & compliance

  • Incorporation of companies & business entities
  • Conversion of entities (LLP / Firm / Company)
  • Annual, event-based & ROC filings / certifications
  • Company law compliance & secretarial system setup
  • Retainership services & execution support

Advisory & regulatory liaison

  • Legal opinions, compliance certificates & sign-offs
  • Corporate governance advisory
  • Compounding & adjudication of offences
  • Approvals & representations before RD / ROC / NCLT
  • Winding-up / strike-off / closure of companies
Capital Markets, IPO & Listing

Comprehensive advisory and execution support for IPOs and listed-company compliance, end to end.

IPO execution

  • IPO readiness assessment & funding readiness
  • Corporate restructuring for IPO
  • Due diligence & documentation
  • Drafting of DRHP / RHP
  • Coordination with merchant bankers, legal counsels & intermediaries

SEBI & listing regulations advisory

  • Compliance under SEBI (LODR) & ICDR Regulations
  • Insider trading regulations
  • Capital raising & issue of securities
  • Ongoing listing compliance & reporting
  • Related-party transaction & continuous disclosure compliance
IPO & Funding Advisory

Advisory support across the funding and public-listing journey, from readiness through execution.

  • IPO advisoryEnd-to-end advisory across the IPO lifecycle: structuring, documentation, regulatory approvals and coordination with merchant bankers and intermediaries through to listing.
  • IPO readinessReadiness assessments, corporate restructuring and due diligence to prepare governance, compliance and documentation for a public listing.
  • IPO fundingAdvisory on pre-IPO capital raising and funding strategy, structuring the capital base to support the listing journey.
  • PE fundingStructuring and advisory support for private equity investment, fund-raising transactions and investor documentation.
SEBI & Listing Compliance
  • Compliance under SEBI (LODR) Regulations
  • SEBI (ICDR) Regulations advisory
  • Insider trading code administration
  • Related party transaction compliance
  • Continuous disclosure & post-listing governance support
ESOP Advisory & Implementation
  • ESOP plan design & policy drafting
  • ESOP administration
  • Documentation & compliance
  • Valuation & certification
  • ESOP trust incorporation
FEMA & RBI Advisory
  • Advisory on External Commercial Borrowings (ECB)
  • FDI / ODI reporting and compliance
  • Assistance with filings under FEMA Regulations
  • Registration & compliance under FCRA
  • RBI liaison and representation
Audit & Due Diligence
  • Secretarial audit under Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013
  • Due diligence for M&A, PE investment and IPO transactions
  • Internal compliance & regulatory audits
  • Review and certification of statutory records & registers
  • Assurance reporting to Boards and Audit Committees
Mergers, Acquisitions & Restructuring
  • Mergers, amalgamations & demergers
  • Slump sale & business transfer
  • Transaction structuring & advisory
  • Scheme drafting & regulatory filings
  • Due diligence (legal, secretarial & compliance)
Board Evaluation & Effectiveness
  • Customised Board Evaluation framework aligned with the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI Regulations
  • Evaluation of the Board, Committees, Chairperson and individual Directors, covering composition, independence, diversity and succession planning
  • Review of governance framework, Board processes, committee oversight, compliance culture and risk supervision
  • Confidential one-on-one interactions with Board members and benchmarking against industry peers
  • Identification of governance gaps with actionable recommendations in a detailed evaluation report
  • Assistance with regulatory disclosures and post-evaluation advisory support
Opinion & Advisory Services
  • Legal opinions & compliance certifications
  • Corporate governance advisory
  • Regulatory liaison with MCA, ROC, SEBI, RD & NCLT
  • Board and management advisory
  • Client correspondence & formal sign-offs

Leadership

Our founder

CS Ronak Kalathiya

CS Ronak Kalathiya

Founding Partner  |  Company Secretary, B.Com

A Company Secretary with over 14 years of experience in corporate secretarial compliance, securities law and transaction advisory, gained across listed, private and multinational companies in India. His work spans secretarial audits, full-time compliance retainerships and transaction support under the Companies Act, 2013 for BSE/NSE-listed companies, debt-listed NBFCs and private-equity-backed businesses with investors across Germany, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Japan and the United States.

He has advised extensively on IPO readiness and fund-raising, mergers, demergers and capital restructuring, issue and allotment of securities to Indian and foreign shareholders, and due diligence for pre-IPO and M&A transactions. His practice also covers FEMA and RBI cross-border compliance, ESOP structuring, corporate governance advisory, and regulatory liaison with the MCA, ROC, SEBI, Regional Directors and NCLT. He leads the firm's strategic direction and client relationships.

Why us

What sets us apart

01

Personal attention

Every engagement is led directly by the Founder: no hand-offs, no layers, full accountability from the first meeting to the final filing.

02

Our system

A robust system that safeguards client confidentiality and data integrity at every stage of the engagement.

03

Our approach

A structured, systematic approach tailored to each client's needs, beginning with a clear understanding of the business.

04

Our team

A small, dedicated team of secretarial executives working directly under the Founder's supervision on every mandate.

Why choose us for secretarial audit?

Broad industry experience

Clients across the financial sector, PSUs, private, public, listed and multinational companies.

Hands-on execution

Personally managed audit assignments, backed by hands-on sectoral experience.

Systematic approach

Customised to each client, beginning with preliminary meetings to understand the business.

Effective reporting

Clear, timely reporting and recommendations throughout, aligned to agreed timelines.

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