Bharat Budholia
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 3 : Competition/Antitrust
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About
Provided by Bharat Budholia
Practice Areas
• Competition / Antitrust
Career
Bharat Budholia has over 14 years of experience and specializes in Competition / Antitrust matters. He advises clients on the full spectrum of competition issues, including cartel enforcement, abuse of dominance and merger control. Bharat has represented domestic and multinational clients across diverse sectors, including financial services, aviation, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, cement, banking, healthcare, insurance, sports, media, energy, transport and telecom.
Professional Memberships
• Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa (2009)
Work Highlights
• Bodhi Tree Systems on its US$ 1.78 billion acquisition of Viacom 18
• Tata Group on its US$ 2.4 billion acquisition of Air India Limited
• Holcim Group on the US$ 10 billion sale of its shareholding in Ambuja Cements Limited and ACC Limited to Adani Group
• HDFC Limited on its merger with and into HDFC Bank
• Abu Dhabi Investment Authority’s investment into Intas Pharmaceutical
• Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on its two abuse of dominance cases before Competition Commission of India and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Bharat Budholia in Mumbai is widely respected by clients and often advises in the High Court on abuse of dominance cases, as well as Indian merger control proceedings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is extremely quick and thinks on his feet in the most complex of situations. His expertise in the field of competition law has helped us in several critical scenarios over the past few years."
"He has in-depth knowledge and is also very active in litigation, so he has a practical perspective on things, not just a theoretical one."
"He is extremely quick and thinks on his feet in the most complex of situations. His expertise in the field of competition law has helped us in several critical scenarios over the past few years."
"He has in-depth knowledge and is also very active in litigation, so he has a practical perspective on things, not just a theoretical one."
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