Private Equity & Venture Capital
Our PE/VC team regularly advises leading investors, sponsors and investee entities on the full spectrum of PE/VC transactions including establishment of investment platforms, primary and secondary investments, buyouts, exits and restructurings. The team adopts a multi-disciplinary approach for its practice - drawing on the strength of our other practices – tax, regulatory and disputes, in order to complete the most challenging investment transactions in a speedy & responsive manner. This combination of extensive transactional experience with market leading legal expertise enables us to provide tailored, high-quality solutions to our client’s needs – including for complex cross-border transactions. Such specialist advisors also ensure that we can assist our clients through the entire life cycle of their investments – including exits of various natures for investors.
Our PE/VC team, along with our complimentary specialist practices, provide a complete and integrated solution to all aspects of an investment transaction, from the structuring, term sheet and due diligence stages to the investment agreements and closing and post-closing activities. Our clients appreciate our solution-oriented approach, which keeps commercial objectives in the foreground of our advice.
Some of our key recent transactions include:
- Advising the Carlyle group in connection with its investment in Nxtra Data Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharti Airtel Limited and a leading player in the data center space;
- Advising the Carlyle Group in connection with its acquisition of Symed Labs, a leading pharmaceutical company engaged in manufacturing of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs);
- Advising the Amansa and Tencent groups in connection with their investment in Swiggy, one of India’s largest online food ordering and delivery platforms;
- Advising the Steadview group in connection with their investment in BharatPe, one of India’s leading digital payments platforms.
