DSK Legal
Demonstrating significant strength in the corporate advisory, M&A, and regulatory compliance spaces, DSK Legal’s team provides a bespoke service to international and domestic entities. The firm’s sector-specific expertise is particularly broad, covering industries ranging from life sciences to real estate, and the addition of Kunal Mehra from Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India in June 2022 bolsters the group’s offering on de-mergers and private equity transactions. From Mumbai, managing partner Anand Desai has over 30 years of domestic and international experience, and Hemang Parekh focuses on client’s investments. New Delhi-based Aparajit Bhattacharya is an expert on joint ventures and corporate restructurings, whilst Gaurav Mistry specialises in foreign investments law matters.
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Testimonials
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‘Great expertise, responsive, overall excellent.’
‘Aparajit Bhattacharya and Harvinder Singh are our "go to" lawyers for all complex matters in India. They are extremely smart, strategic and responsive experts with whom we have complete trust and faith.’
‘The Corporate and M&A practice at DSK is led a strong group with deep understanding of the laws to execute complex arrangements while ensuring compliances and control. This is a unique skill set in a M&A situation.’
‘Aninda Pal stood out for his diligence and precision.’
‘The Corporate and M&A practice has a mix of young partners who have a wealth of experience amongst them beyond their years given the volume and variety of work that they do. Their insight on market practice and customary commercial positions facilitates negotiations and quicker closings. We have found that they value relationships and to that end they are flexible on fees without affecting the quality of advice and work product.’
‘Hemang Parekh - is very calm and collected even during heated negotiations, always open to suggestions and feedback and will take pains to ensure that clients are satisfied with quality and costs.'
- 'Aninda Pal - a young partner who have a wealth of experience and also very calm and disarming personality while dealing with aggressive counterparties.’
Key clients
- ReNew Power Private Limited
- Kotak Investment Advisors Limited
- National Investment and Infrastructure Fund
- i3 Verticals, Inc.
- Quality Care India Limited
- Eurofins Advinus Limited and Eurofins Advinus Biopharma Services India Private Limited
- Vyom Labs Private Limited
- Auto Hangar (India) Private Limited
- IndiaMart IntermeshLimited
- Gupshup Inc., USA
- Arrina Education Services Private Limited
- FINN Partners Limited
- Appnit Technologies Private Limited
- Seniority Private Limited
- Helmier Private Limited
- Imagicaaworld Entertainment Limited
- OmniActive Healthcare Technologies Limited
- CK Jaipuria Group
- Bluebrahma Clean Energy Solutions Private Limited
- Conflux Technologies Private Limited
- Breakbounce India Private Limited
- Emmvee Photovoltaic Power Private Limited
- Statkraft IH Holding AS
- IDP Education
- Quest Global Group, Singapore
- Syntizen Technologies Private Limited
- Garagepreneurs Internet Private Limited and Quadrillion Finance Private Limited
- Navanc Data Sciences Private Limited
- Dynamic India Fund S4 US I, India Advantage Fund S4 I and India Advantage Fund S5 I (funds managed by ICICI Venture)
- Planet Holding Limited, UK
- CapitaLand Group (Ascendas)
- Excel Controlinkage Private Limited
- M2P Solutions Private Limited
- Aequs Private Limited
- Finsight Business Solutions
- Kewaunee Labway India Private Limited
- Positive Conversations Private Limited
- Bizloan Private Limited
- SA Global
- Cybercity Builders & Developers Private Limited
- M/s. Vishal Enterprises
- Tenshi Kaizen Private Limited
- Entropik Technologies Private Limited
Work highlights
- Advised ReNew Power Private Limited (“ReNew”) in relation to its joint venture with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Japan (“Mitsui”), whereby Mitsui (through its wholly owned subsidiary) has acquired 49% stake in ReNew’s 1,300 MW capacity RTC (round-the-clock) project (“Project”).
- Advised Kotak Investment Advisors Limited (“KIAL”), in relation to the investment of USD 500,000,000 (US Dollars Five Hundred Million only) by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (“ADIA”), in Kotak India Commercial Real Estate Fund IFSC (“GIFT Fund”).
- Advised TPG backed Quality Care India Limited (“CARE”) in relation to the acquisition of (i) Convenient Hospitals Limited (“CHL”); (ii) Heartcare Institute & Research Centre (India) Private Limited (“HIRC”); (iii) imaging business of Convenient Imaging Solutions, a partnership firm (“CIS”); and (iv) pharmacy business of Central India Pharmacy, a partnership firm (“CIP”) (collectively “CHL Group Entities”).
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Anand Desai, Aparajit Bhattacharya, Hemang Parekh, Ajay Shaw, Niraj Kumar, Rishi Anand, Srinivas B.R., Harvinder Singh, Aninda Pal, Sharath Chandrasekhar, Kunal Mehra, Gaurav Mistry, Siddharth Suresh, Nakul Batra, Jayesh Kothari