CS Shobha Basappa Pishe is an accomplished Company Secretary and an Associate Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), New Delhi, with over 18 years of extensive experience in secretarial compliance, corporate advisory, and financial governance. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Corporate Secretaryship (BCS) and an MBA in Finance from the University of Karnataka. Her career spans diverse industries, including NBFCs, Information Technology, Real Estate, Senior Living and Care, and Stock Broking. She specializes in Corporate Governance, FEMA, Foreign Exchange, Finance, and allied corporate compliances. Shobha has successfully advised on complex regulatory matters such as Related Party Transactions (RPT), Prohibition of Insider Trading (PIT), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Significant Beneficial Ownership (SBO), KYC, Risk Management, and disclosure requirements under the Companies Act and securities laws. Additionally, she has played a key role in funding-related advisory, guiding companies on compliance matters related to financial structuring, dividend distribution, inter-corporate loans, External Commercial Borrowings (ECB), and downstream investments. Known for her analytical