Capable of advising clients on the full spectrum of issues arising from private equity and venture capital, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas is a strong choice for sovereign wealth funds and blue-chip private equity funds, and excels at addressing issues such as strategic transactions, buyout deals and future capital raising. The practice is spearheaded by Cyril Shroff, whose capabilities include private client, financial regulatory and infrastructure issues, Reeba Chacko, an expert across the retail, e-commerce and real estate sectors, and the ‘extremely commercial’ Ravindra Bandhakavi, who focuses on sizeable M&A and private equity transactions. S. Harish is another key contact, with experience of transactions in industries including heavily regulated sectors.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Strong practice.’

  • ‘Ravindra Bandhakavi is extremely commercial and responsive.’

  • ‘Transparent pre-engagement process. Clear definition of responsibilities and tasks combined with timelines.'

  • 'Ability to work with other service providers such as tax advisers, multi-country legal advisers etc.'

Key clients

  • CPPIB
  • Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL)
  • API Holdings Limited
  • PI Opportunities Fund-1, Alpine Opportunity Fund, NewQuest Asia Fund IV (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., India Business Excellence Fund IV and Mirae Asset Late Stage Opportunities Fund
  • TI Clean Mobility Private Limited
  • ChrysCapital
  • International Finance Corporation
  • Premji Invest
  • Sanjiv Mehta

Lawyers

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The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Cyril Shroff, Reeba Chacko, Ravindra Bandhakavi

Other key lawyers

S Harish, Vandana Sekhri, Ruetveij Pandya