Corporate M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital

Gaurav is a transaction lawyer and focuses on corporate and commercial matters such as mergers and acquisitions in the private and public space, strategic alliances and joint ventures involving domestic and international clients, investments by private equity and venture capital investors.

Gaurav specializes in corporate laws, foreign investment laws, securities laws, and regularly advises on structuring of commercial transactions and documentation.

Gaurav’s experience is spread across various sectors such as pharmaceuticals, food and beverages, education, logistics, healthcare, infrastructure, retail, manufacturing, insurance, media, microfinance, etc.

Gaurav has been a part of DSK Legal since 2012. Prior to joining DSK Legal, Gaurav was associated with Khaitan & Co (Mumbai).

 

Relevant Experience

Advising large multinational and domestic clients on various corporate and commercial matters including structuring, documenting and negotiating complex commercial transactions, more particularly those relating to acquisitions, corporate restructuring, strategic alliances, joint ventures and other similar transactions. Advising clients in various capital market transactions including initial public offers, offer for sale, qualified institutional placements, open offer, etc. Advising large domestic and foreign private equity funds in various types of transactions viz. minority, control or acquisition transactions and advising them on exits to strategic or other financial investors. Advice and documentation pertaining to corporate restructuring through mergers, demergers, slump sale and asset sale. Rendering general corporate advisory services to clients in connection with a host of corporate laws including company law, securities law, exchange control regulations, takeover regulations, and competition law. Advised clients in relation to their compliance obligations and risk mitigation under various Indian laws.

 

Publications

Gaurav has publications on diverse subjects to his credit including publications in the Business Standard, MoneyControl and other journals and websites.

Awards and Recognition

In 2022 Gaurav has been enlisted in the Forbes India Legal Powerlist 2022 as one of the Top 100 Individual Lawyers above 10 years’ experience for – Joint Venture, M&A, PE and VC. Identified as one of ‘India’s Future Legal Leader’ by India Business Law Journal 2022. Gaurav has been ranked as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ for Corporate and M&A by Legal500 Asia-Pacific 2023 and ranked as ‘Recommended Lawyer’ for Corporate and M&A, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Private Equity and Investment Funds and Capital Market by Legal500 Asia-Pacific 2023. Awarded ’40 under 40 Rising Star of the Year 2021’ at the Legal Era Awards 2021. Gaurav has been recommended as a key lawyer in India for Mergers and Acquisitions by Legal 500.

 

Client Speak

Clients describe Gaurav as "agile and aggressive" whilst acknowledging his "good drafting skills” – Legal 500. “Integrity, dependable, domain knowledge of Gaurav Mistry is appreciable” – Legal 500 (Asia Pacific - 2022).

The Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa Bombay City Civil & Sessions Court Bar Association

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L.B, University of Mumbai B. Com, University of Mumbai