About

Provided by Trilegal

Market leading practice that advises domestic and international clients on the full range of transactions with specific focus on complex, high value, cross border matters and strategic transactions

Our corporate practice comprises several specialist teams, each with deep expertise and strong market reputation, that advise Indian and multinational clients on a range of transactions relating to mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity transactions, as well as high-value debt restructuring, distressed asset management, special situations, and insolvency matters.

We also have deep expertise to advise on transactions in regulated sectors (such as Defense, Insurance and Banking) that involve sector specific approvals and compliance​.

We provide legal and strategic counsel for private equity investors through their life-cycle - from entry to exit, including primary and secondary investments, fund formation and structuring, share purchase, offshore funding and exits via trade sales, buyouts and initial public offerings.​ We also have significant expertise in advising on control transactions, PIPEs (private investment in public equity), and minority investments.

Our private equity client portfolio comprises limited partners, general partners, sovereign wealth funds, institutional investors/ multilateral/ bilateral and state backed funds, large private equity firms as well as high-quality, first-time general partners.​  
 

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Private Equity - India

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What the Team is Known For

Trilegal has a top-tier legal practice assisting major local and global funds and investors on the entire spectrum of private equity transactions, such as fund formation, fund structuring, developing entry and exit strategies, share purchases and offshore funding. The firm enjoys a strong track record advising clients across a range of sectors, including the infrastructure, energy, real estate and technology industries in primary and secondary investments. The lawyers are well placed to assist with regulatory and asset and fund management issues, as well as venture capital fundraisings and control deals.

Work Highlights

  • Trilegal acted for Parsons Group to raise an investment of INR700 crores from Light House India Fund IV AIF, International Finance Corporation, Evolvence India, HDFC AMC SELECT AIF FOR I and various other family offices.

  • Trilegal advised Piramal Alternatives Trust in relation to acquiring a stake in Annapurna Finance, a non-banking financial institution engaged in providing microfinance facilities.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Amit Khansaheb
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Amit Khansaheb
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Amit Khansaheb is a partner at Trilegal based in Delhi. He is highly active in venture capital transactions. He typically advises companies on fundraising, including in the technology, finance and education sectors.

Amit has advised us for many years and is our counsel of choice on new investments.

Amit has an exceptional ownership mentality and a practical approach to delivering transaction closures.

He has a strong hold on all matters.

Nishant Parikh
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Nishant Parikh
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Nishant Parikh is a partner in Trilegal's Mumbai office. He acts for leading global funds on investments in India, including in the technology and energy sectors. He is well suited to advising on deals with a restructuring element.

Kunal Chandra
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Kunal Chandra
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Kunal Chandra in Mumbai is recognised for his work in the private equity field. He works with both domestic and international corporations, including deals in the finance and technology sectors.

Kunal is a solution-oriented counsel who advises based on risks assessment and commercial awareness.

Sai Krishna Bharathan
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Sai Krishna Bharathan
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Sai Krishna Bharathan is based in Trilegal's Mumbai office. He handles fund formation, particularly in the real estate sector. His clients include sovereign wealth funds and private equity houses.

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India

Private Equity

Nishant Parikh
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Nishant Parikh
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Band 2
Kunal Chandra
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Kunal Chandra
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Band 4
Sai Krishna Bharathan
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Sai Krishna Bharathan
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Venture Capital

Amit Khansaheb
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Amit Khansaheb
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Band 1