The ��excellent’ S&R Associates regularly represents a range of private equity and venture capital funds, foreign portfolio investors and ESG investors, among others, in a diverse multitude of regulatory and legal compliance issues. Members of the team to note include Rajat Sethi, who frequently handles matters pertaining to foreign investment, private equity-based restructurings and shareholder disputes, and Sanjeev Adlakha, who maintains a broad practice that encompasses private equity, joint ventures and general corporate mandates. Venkatesh Vijayaraghavan is another key contact. Mohit Gogia left the firm in August 2024, while Viral Mehta departed in September 2024.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Excellent overall practice. Very thorough with their advisory work and transaction management.’

Key clients

  • 35 North Ventures
  • Aavishkaar Venture Management Services
  • CPPIB India
  • Data Infrastructure Trust (Brookfield)
  • Hindustan Media Ventures Limited
  • IndInfravit Trust
  • OMERS
  • Roadstar Infra Investment Trust
  • Vistra ITCL (India) Limited

Work highlights

  • Representing Data Infrastructure Trust, an infrastructure investment trust sponsored by an affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management, in the INR 165bn (~$2bn) proposed acquisition of 100% of the share capital of ATC Telecom Infrastructure (American Tower Corporation’s Indian tower business entity), a telecoms infrastructure service provider in India.
  • Represented New Mountain Capital, a growth-oriented investment firm, on the Indian legal aspects of the acquisition of the Applied, Food and Enterprise Services businesses from PerkinElmer, Inc.’s Discovery & Analytical Solutions segment.
  • Represented Select Infrastructure and its shareholders in the sale of 100% of its equity shares to Nexus Select Trust, the purchase of 21% equity share capital of Nexus Select Mall Management and the offer for sale of 9.60 million units aggregating to INR 960m by certain members of the Select Infrastructure group in the INR 32bn initial public offering by the Retail REIT.

Other key lawyers

Radhika Iyer, Sanjeev Adlakha, Venkatesh Vijayaraghavan, Rachael Israel, Rajat Sethi, Sudip Mahapatra