Nallini Puri
UK Guide 2025
Band 5 : Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above
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About
Provided by Nallini Puri
Practice Areas
Nallini Puri’s practice focuses on cross border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and franchising transactions. She has advised multinational corporates, private equity funds and sovereign wealth funds on their investments in UK, Europe and India.
Nallini’s recent work includes advising Veolia on its €2.4 billion divestment of the Suez UK waste business, Alstom in its €5.8 to €6.2 billion acquisition of Bombardier Transportation, Schibsted, the majority shareholder of Adevinta, in Adevinta’s $9.2 billion acquisition of eBay Classifieds and McDonald’s Corporation in the $2.08 billion formation of a joint venture with CITIC Limited and Carlyle to act as the franchisee for McDonald’s in China and Hong Kong.
Career
Nallini joined Cleary Gottlieb in 2008 and became a partner in 2018.
Professional Memberships
Senior Courts of England and Wales, New York, and India.
Chambers Review
UK
Nallini Puri is recognised for her work with high-profile clients in large-scale, cross-border transactions and investments. She is qualified to practise law in the US and India, as well as the UK.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Nallini is a fantastic leader and role model for her team. She has great expertise and experience in cross-border transactions, particularly with high-profile deals in India."
"Nallini is a sharp attorney with great communication skills. She is also a strong negotiator and advocate."
"Nallini demonstrates exceptional technical ability and responsiveness."
"Nallini is a fantastic leader and role model for her team. She has great expertise and experience in cross-border transactions, particularly with high-profile deals in India."
"Nallini is a sharp attorney with great communication skills. She is also a strong negotiator and advocate."
"Nallini demonstrates exceptional technical ability and responsiveness."