Navruz Vakil
Navruz Vakil is actively involved in advising domestic and international clients in relation to private equity and venture capital investments, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and advisory work including India entry strategies, regulatory compliances and general corporate matters.
He has represented clients across various sectors, including financial services, consumer retail, insurance technology and logistics.
Navruz has completed his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania and his LLB from Government Law College, in Mumbai. Prior to joining Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, Navruz has worked at AZB & Partners in Mumbai, and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld in London covering areas of corporate law and insolvency. He is also a resident fellow at the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy.
Select Experience Statement
- Advised Vini Cosmetics Private Limited and its founders in relation to the acquisition by KKR of a majority stake in the company.
- Advised Groyyo Private Limited on its Series A fund raise round.
- Advising Groyyo Private Limited on its Series B fund raise round.
- Advised RN Chidakashi Technologies Private Limited (operating as Miko) on its Pre-Series C fund raise round.
- Advising RN Chidakashi Technolgies Private Limited (operating as Miko) on its Series C fund raise round.
- Advised Log9 Materials Scientific Private Limited on its Series B fund raise.
- Advised Yeshoda Rose Bazaar Retail Private Limited (operating as Hoovu) on its Pre-Series A fund raise round.
- Advising Yeshoda Rose Bazaar Retail Private Limited (operating as Hoovu) on its Series A fund raise round.
- Advised GSV Ventures on its investment in Pineyards Solutions Private Limited.
- Advised Indifi Technologies Private Limited on its Series D fund raise.
- Advising Indifi Technologies Private Limited on its Series E fund raise.
- Advised Solvy Tech Solutions Private Limited on its Series E fund raise.
- Advised HealthQuad on its investment in Health Arx Technolgies Private Limited (operating as BeatO).
- Advised Epimoney Private Limited (operating as FlexiLoans) on its Series A and Series B fund raise.
- Advising Epimoney Private Limited (operating as FlexiLoans) on its Series C fund raise.
- Advising CreditWise Capital Private Limited on its Series A fund raise.
- Advised Cropin Technology Private Limited on its Pre-Series D fund raise.
- Advising Cropin Technology Private Limited on its Series D fund raise.
- Advised GFM Retail Private Limited (operating as Tendercuts) on its Series A1 and Series A2 fund raise.
- Advising GFM Retail Private Limited (operating as Tendercuts) on its Series B fund raise.
- Advised Paragon Partners on its investment in Camions Logistics Solutions Private Limited.
- Advised Paragon Partners on its investment in Digikredit Finance Private Limited’s (operating as SME Corner) Series C and Pre-Series D fund raise round.
- Advised Paragon Partners on its investment in Cravatex Brands Limited.
- Advising a consortium of investors on their investment in an insurance tech platform.
- Advising Chiratae Ventures on its investment in a consumer retail platform.
- Advised Cravatex Brands Limited and its shareholder Paragon Partners on its acquisition by Metro Brands Limited.
- Advised IMG Singapore Private Limited on the sale of its shareholding in IMG Reliance Limited to Reliance Industries Limited.
- Advised RN Chidakashi Technologies Private Limited (operating as Miko) on its acquisition of Infivention Technologies Private Limited and its subsidiary, SquareOff Inc.
- Advised Goddard Technical Solutions Private Limited (operating as Avail Finance) on its acquisition by Ani Technologies Private Limited and Ola Fleet Technologies Private Limited.
- Advised Upscalio India Private Limited on its acquisition of Autofurnish Trading Private Limited.
- Advised Groupe Voxco Inc. on its acquisition of Actify Data Labs Private Limited.
- Advised OFB Technology Private Limited on its acquisition of GVR Nutries Private Limited.
- Advised OFB Technology Private Limited on its acquisition of Constro Solutions Limited.
- Advised OFB Technology Private Limited on its acquisition of E-Mox Manufacturing Private Limited.
- Advised OFB Technology Private Limited on its acquisition of SMW Ispat Private Limited.
- Advised Core Infrastructure India Pte. Ltd and Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund on the sale of its shareholding in SolarArise India to ThomasLloyd Energy Impact Trust Plc.
- Advised Digikredit Finance Private Limited (operating as SME Corner) on the transfer of certain lines of its business to Ambit Finvest Private Limited.
A detailed experience statement can be shared on a confidential basis.
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, Franklin and Marshall College, Pennsylvania
- U.S.A; LL.B, Government Law College, Mumbai, India
