Mahesh is a partner with the Firm in the corporate practice group and specialises in advising on private equity investments, mergers & acquisitions and joint ventures.
He represents private equity firms as well as listed and unlisted companies in private equity investments, domestic and cross-border M&A transactions and joint ventures across a variety of sectors including banking and financial services, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, information technology and e-commerce and retail.
He is also actively involved in advising on complex regulatory issues under Indian corporate laws and commercial contracts.
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- Advised True North on its exit from KIMS Health, a Kerala based hospital chain, pursuant to a sale of securities to CARE Hospitals (controlled by Blackstone).
- Advised True North in relation to its exit from PB Fintech (Policybazaar) vide secondary sales to Falcon Edge, IIFL, Serum Institute and White Oak.
- Advised Emerald Media (a KKR SPV), in the sale of its entire stake in Cosmos Animation Singapore Pte. Ltd. to NewQuest Capital Partners.
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- Advised the infrastructure investment arm of Morgan Stanley on its investment in Unison Enviro Private Limited, a company involved in distribution of gas in India.
- Advised Novo Tellus on its investment in Tessolve Semiconductor Private Limited.
- Advised SAMENA Capital on its pre-IPO investment in Tejas Networks Limited.
- Advised Sterling & Wilson Private Limited on the sale of its data centre business.
- Advised SPI Cinemas Private Limited on the sale of its business to PVR Limited.
- Advised Ess Kay Fincorp Limited in series of funding rounds from TPG, Norwest Partners and Evolvence.
- Advised Vivriti Capital Private Limited in its fund raise from Creation Investments, a USA based private equity fund.
- Advised Ameya Logistics Private Limited and its Promoters on the sale of majority stake to PSA.
- Advised Marksans Pharma Limited on its acquisition of business undertaking from Tevapharm India Private Limited.
- Advised Continental Hospitals Limited in the sale of majority stake to IHH Bhd, a Malaysia based healthcare focused private equity investor.
- Advised Randstad India on the sale of its Sri Lankan subsidiary to Quess Corp Limited.
- Advised Jupiter Electric Mobility Private Limited in its acquisition of certain assets from Log9 Materials Scientific Private Limited.
- Advised A91 on its investment in DaMensch Apparel Private Limited.
- Advised Agrovision USA on setting up a joint venture in India with DJ Exports.
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Professional Memberships
- Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa
Education
- BLS LLB (Mumbai University), Solicitor (Bombay Incorporated Law Society)