Karishma Naravane
Partner
Corporate
E: karishma.naravane@kingsley-wood.com
Karishma is an experienced UK corporate lawyer offering commercial and practical legal advice to companies in all stages (early stage / fast growing, SMEs and large corporates), founders and investors.
Her clients range from high-growth businesses to international conglomerates, spanning across a variety of sectors. She has a keen interest in education, mentorship and diversity & inclusion. She is on the Board of Governors at Caterham High School.
about
Karishma has extensive experience in:
- Fundraising documentation and negotiation on behalf of companies and investors (friends and family rounds, seed funding, angel investments and series rounds).
- Drafting and negotiating Memorandums of Understanding and/or term sheets (for proof of concept discussions, VC investment, shareholder arrangements)
- Shareholder arrangements and managing non-litigious shareholder disputes.
- M&A (acquisitions, acqui-hires, disposals, share for share exchanges, cross-border transactions, joint ventures, management buy-outs)
- Corporate re-organisations
- Cross-border transactions
- General corporate advice and governance (UK company law matters like directors' duties, authorisations, and filings with Companies House)
- Exit strategies for founders and investors
- SEIS/EIS funding and compatibility with legal documentation
- Advance subscription agreements (ASA) and SAFEs
- Share incentive schemes and option documentation
Recent Matters
my work
Karishma acts for both buyers and sellers on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions and has experience of advising entrepreneurs, investors and companies on fund-raising rounds. Her experience ranges across various sectors - technology, healthcare, travel, financial services and retail.
Interest
about me
Karishma has a keen interest in mentorship and diversity & inclusion, and is currently on the Board of Governors at Caterham High School.
Collecting interesting facts, reading, music and country walks.
Awards & Experience
my expertise
B.A.,LLB. (Hons.), Arts and Law, National Law School of India University, Bangalore
Georgetown University Law Center, Washington D.C. (Exchange Semester, Law)
Trainee Solicitor, Allen & Overy LLP
Dual qualified (admitted to Bar Council of India as a non-practicing advocate and as a solicitor, England & Wales)
Prior to joining Kingsley Wood, Karishma worked at Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy's corporate practice for many years in London. She has also undertaken a couple of secondments to Nationwide Building Society and spent time at A&O's Dubai office on secondment.
