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Provided by Touchstone Partners

The firm advises different classes of financial investors on both early and late-stage investments in Indian businesses, as well as on exits as part of private sales and IPOs. The firm's understanding of the Indian market and clients' risk appetites allows it to offer balanced inputs on commercial decisions in such deals. The firm is also well in tune with the opportunities under the evolving ARC, InvITs, and AIF regimes.


Key Clients: A leading GCC sovereign wealth fund, Tencent, Wellington Management, Investcorp, GEF Capital partners


Contact: Karam Daulet-Singh, Anirudh Agarwala (Mumbai), Uday Walia (New Delhi), Yashasvi Mohanram (Bangalore)


Key Matters:

  • Wellington Management on various investments including in BlackBuck and Digit Insurance and divestments from NSE and Swiggy.
  • Investcorp on its investments in Canpac Trends and Clove Dental.
  • Tencent on over US$1.5 billion investments in various companies as well as exits including through on-market and secondary sales, business transfers and IPOs.
  • United Spirits Limited on its minority investments in several spirits companies including Pistola, SOBER and Quaffine.
  • GEF Capital Partners on its investment in Hero Motors Limited and acquisition of a minority stake in Syrma Technology Private Limited.
  • Actis on its private equity investments in, and exits from, several target companies operating in varied sectors.
  • A leading GCC sovereign wealth fund on its investment in UPL Corporation and MobiKwik.


Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers
Private Equity - India
5
Band 5
What the Team is Known For

Touchstone Partners has a team of experienced private equity lawyers, covering the full range of deals through from early to late-stage investments in India. The firm has notable expertise assisting funds and private equity firms with investments, entry and exit strategies, buyouts and venture capital matters. Acknowledged for its experience handling investments into the food, infrastructure and technology industries, the team frequently represents multinational private equity funds.

Notable practitioners

The key points of contact at Touchstone Partners' private equity practice are Karam Daulet-Singh in Mumbai and Uday Walia in New Delhi.