Private Equity
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : India
Band 2
Email address
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+91 6132 3900About
Provided by Bharucha & Partners
A successful investment strategy necessitates the ability to spot a good opportunity, an
understanding of the market and regulatory challenges, outstanding industry and sector
knowledge, and experience in closing domestic and cross-border transactions. Our Private
Equity Practice offers all these coupled with superior transaction management assistance to
give our clients exceptional support through the life cycle of a deal.
We have established a formidable reputation in the market for working on large and complex
transactions within very tight timelines. Our services cover the entirety of an investment
cycle, from fund formation, downstream investment, follow-on transactions, restructuring of
holdings to exit from the investment.
Our lawyers structure transactions across publicly traded and private companies, consortium
deals, management buy-outs, pre-IPO placements, and private investment in public
equity (PIPE) deals covering financial services, technology, hospitality, media, research &
development, telecom, energy, roads, pharmaceutical, and real estate sectors.
We act for a variety of financial investors, including private equity and venture capital funds,
portfolio investors, angel investors, family offices and foundations. We also act for target
companies and founders on the full range of transactions.
Chambers Review
Bharucha & Partners has a notable legal practice providing support to private equity and venture capital entities as well as target companies on the entire life-cycle of investment and fund issues in India, including follow-on transactions. The firm is also well-equipped to provide counsel on corporate and M&A transactions, and is notably active in the technology-enabled services and financial services sectors. The lawyers are adept at handling both minority and controlling-stake acquisitions and are also active for startups on early-stage financings.
Work Highlights
- Bharucha & Partners advisedGeneral Atlanticwith structuring the sale of securitiesof KFin.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They've been adept at advising on incredibly complex matters with reasonable and well-articulated proposed solutions."
"Their strengths are in solution-based advice and a practical approach to addressing the issues on hand, quick turnarounds and access to highly knowledgeable partners."
"B&P values high-quality work and delivers an exceptional product in a timeline that is faster than their competitors."
"They've been adept at advising on incredibly complex matters with reasonable and well-articulated proposed solutions."
"Their strengths are in solution-based advice and a practical approach to addressing the issues on hand, quick turnarounds and access to highly knowledgeable partners."
"B&P values high-quality work and delivers an exceptional product in a timeline that is faster than their competitors."
Notable Practitioners
Vandana Pai is a partner based in Bharucha & Partners' Mumbai office. She represents leading global funds in key private equity and venture capital investments in India across various sectors.
"Her breadth of knowledge, attention to detail, proactiveness, responsiveness and turnaround times have been exemplary."
"We have found Vandana to be a very reliable legal partner and highly approachable at all times. She is a one-point person for us for all legal matters."
"She is a top-tier practitioner with a commercial mindset. Vandana has unparalleled responsiveness and high-value input."
Ranked Lawyers at
Bharucha & Partners
India
Members
Provided by Bharucha & Partners
Ajai Achuthan
Kaushik Moitra
Swathi Girimaji
Head of Department