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Bharucha & Partners

Venture Capital

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : India


Bharucha & Partners

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About

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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

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Venture Capital - India

Band 5

Band 5


What the Team is Known For

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 in early-stage financings.

Work Highlights

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  • Bharucha & Partners advised General Atlantic in relation to its minority investment in Highlevel, a marketing and advertising platform designed for digital agencies.

  • Bharucha & Partners advised Flourish Ventures, a global early-stage venture capital firm focused exclusively on fintech and financial services startups, in increasing its stake in M2P Solutions as part of M2P's Series D financing round.

Strengths

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  • They are always available and provide on-time delivery.

    Venture Capital respondentAsia-Pacific
  • Bharucha & Partners have good understanding of the space. The senior partners provide sharp insights.

    Venture Capital respondentAsia-Pacific
  • They provide great support and have domain knowledge. The experts are available as needed.

    Venture Capital respondentAsia-Pacific

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Vandana Pai
    Band 2Vandana Pai

    Vandana Pai

    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.
    • Vandana was excellent on document quality, commercial understanding and negotiations.

      Venture Capital respondentAsia-Pacific
    • She is a well-rounded and smart lawyer.

      Venture Capital respondentAsia-Pacific

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