Palak Srivastava
General Counsel
Palak Srivastava has over nine years of experience as a corporate lawyer, specializing in multi-jurisdictional contract management and legal advisory. Her expertise includes private equity, strategic investments, and venture capital transactions. She has a strong foundation in structuring, drafting, and negotiating corporate commercial agreements while ensuring regulatory compliance. Over the course of her career, she has advised clients in the technology, finance, real estate, and sports sectors. She currently serves as General Counsel at KHK Sports Group, overseeing complex transactions, advising on the regulatory framework in Bahrain, and crafting strategic agreements to drive growth. Her portfolio includes high-profile transactions that reflect her expertise in corporate governance and legal strategy.
Balak Srivastava's Practices and Specialties:
- Private equity and strategic investments
- Multi-jurisdictional company law
- International Legal Consultations
- Regulatory Compliance (Bahrain, GDPR)
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Personal data protection laws
- Drafting and negotiating contracts
- Technology and Real Estate Law
Recent projects:
Ms. Srivastava’s recent experience includes:
- Currently overseeing multi-jurisdictional private equity transactions at KHK Sports Group, including due diligence, negotiations, drafting, and closing of transactions.
- Assisted a Bahraini airline in the strategic acquisition of a Scottish-based flight school, managing all legal aspects from inception to completion.
- Advising clients in various industries, such as commercial aviation, sports, technology, and real estate, on legal issues and day-to-day compliance under Bahrain’s Personal Data Protection Law, GDPR, labor laws, and corporate governance.
- Ensuring compliance with Real Estate Regulatory Authority requirements in Bahrain, including submitting licensing applications, drafting sale and purchase agreements, and establishing owners’ associations (main, subsidiary, and individual).
- Facilitating negotiations with opposing parties to achieve amicable settlements, achieving clients’ goals and reducing the need for litigation.
- Providing legal guidance to executives such as the CEO, COO, and CFO to support corporate strategic initiatives.
- Effectively manage complex legal matters through sound judgment, integrity, and strong business acumen.
- Represented and advised a healthcare startup backed by Matrix Partners India in a seed funding round, including negotiations, drafting, and completion of transaction documentation.
- Supporting local and international clients in mergers and acquisitions, foreign direct investments, and private equity transactions, with a focus on Bahrain’s Corporate Governance Code and Commercial Agencies Law.
- Drafting and negotiating key agreements, such as SaaS agreements, joint venture agreements, shareholders agreements, stock subscription agreements, stock purchase agreements, and asset purchase agreements.
education :
- Bachelor of Business Administration and Law (BBALL.B.) – Symbiosis International University, 2015
- Certificate in Securities Operations and Risk Management – National Institute of Financial Markets
- Diploma in Cyber Law – Asian Cyber Law School and Government Law College
Languages:
- English
