Nishith Desai Associates

With expertise in domestic and cross-border fundraising, share sales, and investments, as well as acquisitions and secondary acquisitions, Nishith Desai Associates is a solid choice for private equity funds, venture capital firms, and asset management groups seeking assistance on private equity and venture capital deals. Founding partner Nishith Desai heads up the Mumbai office alongside foreign investment and takeover specialist Viral Mehta, onshore and offshore investment authority Nishchal Joshipura, and acquisitions expert Harshita Srivastava. New Delhi’s Parul Jain is adept at advising on the tax elements of private equity deals, while Mumbai-based Radhika Parikh concentrates on fund formation. Ipsita Agarwalla, who is based in New Delhi, is another notable name in the group and specialises in structuring and setting up onshore and offshore funds for private equity and venture capital firms. Nandini Pathak, Ayushi Pandey, and Ratnadeep Roychowdhury are no longer at the firm.