Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. added four partners to its General Corporate Practice as the firm continues expanding its transactional capabilities. Ravindra Bandhakavi, Amarta Roy, Srabanee Ghosh, and Poornima Singh joined the firm from Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., along with a team of eight lawyers.
The group brings experience across mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, corporate advisory work, and cross-border transactions.
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas said the additions will strengthen its ability to advise on complex domestic and international transactions across multiple sectors.
Bandhakavi brings more than 25 years of experience in M&A and private equity.
He has advised private equity funds and multilateral institutions on investments across India and South Asia, covering early-stage through late-stage transactions.
His sector experience includes renewables, infrastructure, financial services, e-commerce, real estate, and manufacturing.
Before joining Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Bandhakavi practiced at Trilegal and the former Amarchand Mangaldas.
He graduated from NLSIU Bengaluru in 1999.
Roy brings more than 13 years of experience advising domestic and international clients on private equity, joint ventures, financings, exits, demergers, and alternative investment funds.
He has worked on both buy-side and sell-side private equity transactions and has advised several large Indian business groups on restructurings and outbound investments.
Roy graduated from NLSIU Bengaluru in 2007.
Ghosh has more than 12 years of experience advising private equity funds and development finance institutions on investments and exits across India and South Asia.
She has also advised on business and asset transfers in the pharmaceutical sector.
Ghosh graduated from HNLU in 2014.
Singh brings more than nine years of experience advising private equity and financial investors on investments in renewables, infrastructure, financial services, e-commerce, and real estate.
Her experience includes transaction structuring, entry and exit strategies, and portfolio matters.
Singh graduated from GNLU in 2016.
Bandhakavi and Singh will be based in the firm’s Bengaluru office, while Roy and Ghosh will be based in Delhi.
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“We are delighted to welcome Ravindra, Amarta, Srabanee and Poornima to the Firm. Their combined experience, strong client relationships and deep understanding of the transactional landscape will further strengthen our General Corporate Practice. As businesses and investors navigate an evolving market environment, their expertise will enhance our ability to deliver strategic, high-quality advice to clients across sectors and jurisdictions.”
Pallavi Shroff and Akshay Chudasama, Managing Partners at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.
