Paridhi Adani

Practice Areas

Partner (Head – Ahmedabad)

General Corporate

Paridhi Adani routinely advises both domestic and international clients on legal aspects of their business strategy in India, including on various commercial arrangements, entry strategy, private equity, mergers, acquisitions, restructuring and foreign investment.

She has assisted and advised on both domestic and multinational clients, large conglomerates, institutions, public sector entities, technology-based start-ups, on evolving regulations and legal framework surrounding their business, activities in India. She has also been involved in drafting long term commercial contracts.

Paridhi has been involved in numerous matters pertaining to mergers and acquisitions (including public M&A transactions), private equity investments, joint ventures and collaborations in various sectors and corporate governance related advice. She regularly advises both Indian and foreign clients on the Indian regulatory regime applicable to such transactions (particularly in relation to foreign investment in India), and has liaised with Indian regulatory authorities, on behalf of several clients. She also advises clients on the issues that arise in relation to their work force and employee database, including on their contracts, exits and statutory compliance.

She has also authored several domestic and international publications including joint ventures, entry strategy, corporate governance.

Relevant Experience:

• Adani Group in relation to various acquisitions in the power & port industry, including the acquisition of Udupi Power Corporation Limited and Korba West Power Corporation Limited, acquisition of a port in Katupalli, Tamilnadu.

• ALS Global, an Australian analytical testing services provider company in relation to its employment contracts for their service centre in India.

• Sophos Limited in relation to its employment law related contracts.

• SquadRun in relation to its employment contracts and investment related documents.

• MZ Food Products, an agriculture product manufacturing and storage solution provider company in relation to their employment law compliance issues.

• IIM-A in relation to the Board and Trustee liability issues.

• Advised Laurence Simons in relation to winding down of its establishment in India.

• Advised a client in relation to a joint venture with an international shipping line

• Advised various Indian companies in relation to their outbound investments including into Bangladesh, Australia, London, Netherlands etc.

• Advised in relation to the sale of a minority equity stake of Indian Promoter to various strategic / financial investors in India.

• Advised various companies in relation to establishment of an Indian entity in the education sector.

• Advised various companies in relation to establishment of an Indian entity in the agri-storage sector.

• Advised an Indian conglomerate in relation to a joint venture and acquisitions in the logistics sector.

• Advised various Indian clients in relation to their contract labour workforce.

• Advised an Indian client in relation to its technology based 2-wheeler rental.

• Advised on establishment of an incubator fund.

• Advised in relation to acquisition of a seed manufacturing company by a group of investors.

• Advised on bids and bidding documentation for various Indian and multinational clients.

• Advised on litigation strategy in relation to defamation case for an Indian company.

• Advised on litigation strategy in relation to contractual disputes under land contracts and long-term commercial contracts.

• Advised and drafted on consultancy and long-term service agreements.

• Advised on certain issues on Tugging and Towage services agreements.

• Advised on various issues arising from coal block deallocation case.

• Advised in relation to defaults under film production contracts.

• Advised in relation to IP disputes by various film production houses.

Professional Memberships

• Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa, India