With experience across education, healthcare and pharma sectors, Pioneer Legal is adept at handling transaction structuring, due diligence and post-closure issues. The practice is jointly led by Satish Kishanchandani, who employs his commercial expertise to advise a broad roster of clients, and Pritha Jha, an expert on the private equity transactional side.
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Key clients
- Blend360 LLC (“Blend360”)
- Havas Worldwide India Pvt Limited
- Synokem Pharmaceuticals Limited and TA Associates
- Isprava Vesta Private Limited
- DEPT Holding B.V
- Kirloskar Ferrous Industries Limited
- Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank)
- Havas Media Group
- Hakuhodo Inc. Japan
- Solar Industries India Limited
- PFSWeb, Inc.
- Arora family (promoters of the Target)
- Keus Automation Private Limited (“Keus”) and its Promoters (Mr. Subram Kapoor, Mr. Brijesh Chandwani and others)
- Higa Digital Private Limited (“Social Panga”) and its Promoters (Mr. Himanshu Arora and Mrs. Gaurav Arora)
- Gaja Capital (acting through GCFII-A Mauritius and Gaja Capital India AIF Trust)
- Tata Capital Healthcare Fund II
- Zephyr Peacock India Growth Fund
- Wellspring Healthcare Private Limited (“WHPL”)
Work highlights
- Advised Isprava in relation to their Series A capital raise round. Drafting and negotiating the Share Subscription Agreement and Shareholders Agreement, assisting in reviewing the demerger scheme and assisting with other general advisory and closing related aspects of the transaction.
- Advised Kirloskar Ferrous Industries Limited. Pursuant to an application made by one of its creditors, OEPL underwent the corporate insolvency resolution process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, in which, KFIL participated as one of the resolution applicants.
- Advised and assisted Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) in their investment in the Series C Capital raise round of Ecozen Solutions Private Limited.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Satish Kishanchandani, Pritha Jha