Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas strengthen its General Corporate Practice with Manish Gupta, Pratyush Khurana and Ashish Ahluwalia joining as Partners in the firm’s Gurugram office

October 23, 2023

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. welcomes Manish Gupta, Pratyush Khurana and Ashish Ahluwalia as Partners in the General Corporate Practice, based out of the firm’s Gurugram office.

 

Manish Gupta, who joins SAM & Co. as Equity Partner, has more than 19 years of experience in cross-border and domestic M&A, Private Equity, and Venture Capital transactions, spreading across various sectors, including E-commerce, Fin-tech, Ed-tech, IT & ITES, Logistics, Real Estate, Education, Healthcare, Power and Renewable Energy, Airports, Roads and other Infrastructure, etc. Manish has also successfully represented clients in various financial and strategic investments, joint-ventures, acquisitions, divestments & exits, business transfers, corporate and business restructuring, including for dispute settlement, general corporate advisory, due diligence, etc. Manish has previously worked as a partner with IndusLaw and Dentons Link Legal, as a Managing Associate with Luthra & Luthra Law Offices and as an Associate with Titus & Co. He holds a B.A.LL. B (Hons.) degree from National Law Institute University, Bhopal.

 

Pratyush Khurana has over 14 years of experience in transaction practice involving mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, business transfer, PE/ VC transactions and General Corporate advisory. Pratyush has previously worked as a Partner with IndusLaw and as an Associate Partner with Dentons Link Legal. His clientele included Info-edge, Waterbridge Ventures, 360 One, Classplus, to name a few. He holds a B.B.A.LL.B degree from Symbiosis International University, Pune and is also a qualified Company Secretary.

 

Ashish Ahluwalia has over 9 years of experience in general corporate and transactional work like M&A, joint ventures, private equity and venture capital. He regularly advises clients on a range of matters across sectors (EdTech, Consumer Goods, E-Commerce, Healthcare, FinTech, Airports and Roads) in relation to M&A and private equity / venture capital transactions. This is Ashish’s second stint at SAM & Co and previously, he worked as a Partner at IndusLaw. His clients include Big Capital and Rukam Capital apart from clients in the PE/VC space. He holds a bachelor’s degree in law from Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi and is also a qualified Company Secretary.

 

Along with the above Partners, the firm has also added 7 new associates to the Gurugram office.

 

On their appointment, Managing Partner, Pallavi Shroff said, “We believe that the addition of three General Corporate Partners to our firm will strengthen our presence in Gurugram as they bring a wealth of knowledge and experience across industries. We wish them all the success and look forward to a long and exciting journey ahead. “

 

Managing Partner Akshay Chudasama said, “Manish, Pratyush and Ashish will undoubtedly add value to our team with their varied experience. We look forward growing the firm together with them.”