Legal & Cosec support services

Overview

Acuity Knowledge Partners’ (Acuity’s) Legal & Cosec Support Services to enable financial institutions, corporates, consulting and law firms to reduce legal cost, increase efficiencies, flexibility and revenue and job satisfaction for in house lawyers. Our team of expert’s function as an extension of the client team, helping them navigate short- and long-term requirements

Who we serve

Investment Banks and Advisory Firms
Commercial and Regional Banks
Consulting and Corporate Firms
Asset Managers
Private Wealth Management Services
Comprehensive Hedge Fund Services and Support
Private Equity and Venture Capital
Specialist Advisory Firms
Brokerages and Trading Firms
Mergers and Acquisition Firms
Accounting Firms
Law Firms

Paralegal Outsourcing - Support We Offer

Transaction Execution Support

Loan Agreements
Mandate Letter
Investment Management agreements
Limited Partnership Agreements
NDAs and MSAs drafting, reviewing & redlining
Contract remediation
Side letters, term sheets
Amending and restating the key agreements

Contract Lifecycle Management

Playbook/Template creation
Drafting / redlining non-deal specific contracts
Termination notice and extensions
Repository management
Abstraction and summarization including gap analysis
DocuSign support
Vendor and Procurement Agreements

E-Discovery and Document Review

Relevancy analysis and segregation
Key document analysis and segregation
Confidentiality analysis and segregation including trade secrets
Privilege analysis and segregation
Redactions
Deposition summary
Privilege logs

Legal Expense Management

Legal Spend Analysis
Bill Review
Budgeting and Forecasting
Vendor Contract Management
Rate Negotiations
Performance Metrics and Reporting

Merger and Acquisitions Support

Agreement Review and Negotiation
Pre-deal contract diligence
Notices and Consent Support
Obligation Termination/Novation
Contract Synergy Analysis
Post Deal contract review
Remediation

Legal Operations

Resource Management
Technology enablement and adoption
Vendor Management
Repository Management
Process Improvement
Project Management
Data Analytics and Reporting

Legal Research

Statutory/Case law research
Legislative tracking
Legal precedent identification
Legal Coding/Indexing
Intellectual Property research
International law research
Citation verification and bluebooking

Corporate Secretarial Services

Incorporations
Board Meetings
Director/Shareholder change
Annual Returns
Statutory Registers
Liquidation
Tax Information Reporting
Corp Assistance
Admin (EMS/DMS)

Customer Testimonials

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“You are providing us more value by going deep into the agreements which other groups are not. Due to your proactivity, other groups are now taking care of it, and we are resolving even the technical issues”

VP, Legal Counsel

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“Do appreciate the proactivity of the team. Encourage the team to keep this up”

AVP, Fund Management

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“Your team is doing excellent with respect to adherence to agreed deadline, accuracy of work, adherence to scope. The engagement is on the right track”

Managing Director

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“My experience with Acuity team has been very positive. Acuity team has done an excellent job in understanding our requirements, standardising the process and ensuring that the NDAs get signed in an efficient manner. Thank you, team for always staying on top of these and for timely delivery of work”

Senior Vice President, Investment Manager

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“Your team has been efficient and professional, providing excellent support that has saved me a significant amount of time. I appreciate the quality of your work and the value it adds to deal process”

Executive Director and Operating Officer, Investment Manager

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“Acuity has been doing a great job of proactively reviewing each sub doc that comes in and adding to the tracker. We have changed the process a few times and they have adapted well and are now in direct communication with our subscribe contacts which they have been managing very well. They have been very accurate in their work and ask questions as needed. They have added a lot of efficiency to our team!”

Investor Relations Manager, Leading Private Equity

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“The process is running quite smoothly with maximum adherence to the guidelines and playbook"

Managing Director and Head of Credit, Investment Manager

How we are different

Comprehensive Legal & Cosec Expertise

With over two decades of deep-rooted experience, we offer a transformative one-stop solution for legal and corporate secretarial services. Our seasoned professionals bring unmatched industry insights, implementing best practices that streamline complex legal processes with precision and strategic foresight

Specialized Domain Mastery in Financial Markets

We uniquely blend legal expertise with specialized knowledge of financial ecosystems, serving elite clients including investment banks, venture capital, and private equity firms. Our targeted approach ensures nuanced understanding of sector-specific challenges, delivering tailored solutions that integrate legal acumen with financial intelligence.

Commitment to Excellence

Quality and Efficiency- Driven by a rigorous quality-first methodology, we guarantee minimal errors and rapid turnaround times. Our robust quality controls and efficient workflow ensure that every deliverable meets the highest standards of accuracy, reliability, and strategic value.

Tailored data and technology solutions for Banks

Explore the art of the possible across processes and functions in the lending value chain. We help you integrate legacy systems and new-age platforms to build a single source of truth.

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