Himanshu Chahar

Himanshu is Director – Corporate Transactions (in a partnership role) based in our Abu Dhabi office. He is a Corporate and M&A lawyer with extensive experience in India and the Middle East.

He is well-regarded for his proficiency across multiple business sectors and experience on many noteworthy M&A deals. With an in-depth understanding of key industry segments, he also enjoys the endorsements of various clients with whom he works closely on a variety of corporate and commercial matters.

Himanshu’s areas of focus include M&A, corporate restructurings, joint ventures, corporate governance, foreign investments and policy matters across various industry sectors.

A commonwealth qualified lawyer, Himanshu regularly helps his clients navigate complex Indian and UAE law matters alike. He has native fluency in written and spoken English, Hindi and Urdu languages.

Relevant Experience:

Representing one of the largest sovereign wealth funds on several big-ticket investments in the Indian real estate sector.
Leading a global PE firm’s investment in a niche Indian B2B services provider with exposure and operations in 100+ countries.
Acting for a large transnational pharma contract development and manufacturing group in connection with complex multi-jurisdictional debt and equity investments and overlapping investor exits with exposures in India, Mauritius and the US.
Representing a leading Indian real estate-focused AIF on its debt investments in a large housing construction group and allied collateral structuring.
Assisting a leading Japanese steel manufacturing group in connection with their investment in listed securities of a large India-based steel manufacturer.
Assisting one of the largest regional development banks on their investment in listed securities of a leading India-based non-banking finance company.
Advising a large multi-national infrastructure player on their joint ventures with the Government of Nigeria in the public healthcare sector.

Experience listed below is that of the partner before joining the firm

Representing one of the largest Indian-origin global K12 education service providers with PE fund-raising, involving multi-jurisdictional transactional structuring and documentation
Advising a high-profile real estate group on their JVs with independent global partners for developing multiple luxury housing projects in the highly coveted Al Marjan Islands in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.
Advising a prominent Japanese insurance major on their corporate re-structuring involving the winding down of one of their divisions in the UAE.
Leading a renowned Saudi real estate developer’s expansion into the UAE through multiple strategic collaborations with UAE-based and global players.
Advising a prominent middle eastern education group on private fund-raisings and further expansion of their K12 school network into the larger MENA region in strategic tie-ups with several other noteworthy institutional investors.
Advising and assisting global defence equipment manufacturers in connection with defence procurements by the Indian government, including, structuring of offset obligations, technology transfers, and strategic alliances and joint ventures with domestic offset partners.
Leading the investments of a major Swiss investor across a multitude of F&B and other hospitality projects in the UAE, including the acquisition of several high-profile restaurant assets and the operations and management of a luxury glamping resort branded and operated by one of the largest music festivals in the world.