Akshay Chudasama

Akshay is a Managing Partner at the Firm based out of Mumbai. He specialises in M&A, PE and General Corporate and Commercial laws.

Akshay Chudasama is the Managing Partner at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. He is based out of the Mumbai office of the Firm. Akshay has been practicing law since 1994.

Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa

Bombay Bar Association

International Bar Association

Inter – Pacific Bar Association

Entrepreneurs Organisation

Law Society (England & Wales)

American Bar Association (Associate Member)

Embassy Group

Warburg Pincus

Citi Ventures

Blackstone

Apollo Tyres Limited

Abok Spring Private Limited

Sumitomo

Raymond Limited

Paragon Partners Growth Fund – I

Akshay has been ranked: in RSG Consulting for over 5 years; in the “A-list of India’s top 100 lawyers” by India Business Law Journal for 3 consecutive years; as a “Distinguished Practitioner” for Corporate/M&A and Real Estate by Asialaw Profiles, 2020; and “Highly Regarded Lawyer” by IFLR, 2018-20 for Investment funds, Private Equity, M&A and Real Estate acquisitions.

Embassy Group on the merger of two Embassy Group companies into Indiabulls Real Estate Limited.

Brookfield on the acquisition of Hotel Leelaventures Limited.

Warburg Pincus in its investment in an Indian company engaged in the business of providing fintech data platform to banks, non-banking financial institutions, and other end consumers.

Citi Ventures in the series D investment in Hiveloop Technology Private Limited (i.e., owner and operator of the Udaan B2B e-commerce platform, an Indian startup that was the fastest to achieve the coveted unicorn status).

Blackstone on acquisition of shares from Indiabulls Real Estate Limited (BREL) in Mariana Infrastructure Limited;

Apollo Tyres Limited, in relation to issuance of convertible instruments leading to the acquisition of a minority stake by Warburg Pincus.

Blackstone on the acquisition of a stake in the commercial/ office space real estate portfolio of the K Raheja Corp Group, India.

An American insurance company on their acquisition of an additional 23% equity stake in their joint venture from their Indian partner.

Abok Spring Private Limited on its 100% acquisition by C. K. Birla group.

Sumitomo Chemical Company in their purchase of a 44.98% stake in Excel Crop Care Limited from the promoters and certain public shareholders.

Acquisition of 9 project companies of the Gammon group by BIF India Holdings Pte. Limited.

Raymond Limited on its business restructuring.

Paragon Partners Growth Fund – I on the acquisition of minority stake in Digikredit Finance Private Limited.

Lead advisor to one of the largest PE acquisitions of a strategic stake in PRL Developers Private Limited by Warburg Pincus.

He has advised on various marquee transactions including one of the largest PE acquisitions of a strategic stake in PRL Developers by Warburg Pincus; Brookfield’s acquisition of Hotel Leelaventures, and Blackstone’s acquisition of stake in commercial/ office space real estate portfolio of the K Raheja Corp Group, amongst others.

Akshay is a part of our General Corporate Practice Group, counselling clients on corporate / private equity transactions, with a particular focus on cross-border transactions. Consistently recognised as a “Cross Border M&A Specialist” by Asia Pacific Legal 500, Akshay is particularly noted for his expertise in construction and real estate, IT, telecommunication and media laws.

London School of Economics, University of London

LL.B

University of Bombay

B.A. (Economics)

1992 - 1994

Hall of Fame for Real Estate & Construction

Legal 500

2026