Anandita Kaushik

Partner

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With over 13 years of experience, Anandita specialises in Corporate Laws, Private Equity, Venture Capital and Mergers and Acquisition transactions across varied industries, including e-commerce, manufacturing and retail, SaaS, defence and aerospace.

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Qualifications

  • 2013 L.L.M., Columbia University (New York)
  • 2009 BB.A. LLB., Symbiosis Law School (Pune, India)
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Expertise

Practice Areas

  • Private Equity
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Sectors

  • Aerospace & Defence

Her areas of expertise include advising on entry and exit strategies, structuring and negotiating rights packages for financial investments and strategic joint ventures

Relevant Experience

  • Advised WestBridge Capital on its investments in various start-ups across industries, including Healthians (a B2C medical services platform), Vedantu (a B2C education services platform), Sustone Eduversity (a venture in the education sector), Bizcrum (a B2B e-commerce marketplace for leather goods), Otipy (a B2C fresh foods e-commerce platform) and LeadSquared (a SaaS provider entity).
  • Advised the Creaegis Group on its Series B and C investments in MedikaBazaar (an ecommerce marketplace for medical products).
  • Advised Dunzo (a B2C e-commerce platform for groceries and essentials) in raising its Series F funding round from internal as well as external investors, led by Reliance.
  • Advised the Bessemer Venture Partners and SIG on their investment in NovaBenefits (an insurance e-commerce platform).
  • Advised Premji Invest on its investment in LambdaTest, a US incorporated entity with an operating subsidiary in India, engaged in SaaS business.
  • Advised the Good Glamm Group on its 100% acquisition of ScoopWhoop Media, including structuring for regulatory concerns and providing post-closing support.
  • Advised Alexander Mann Solutions on its 100% acquisition of a division of ABC Consultants, an Indian HR solutions provider.
  • Advised Dassualt Aviation on its joint venture with the Reliance ADAG Group, to set up a manufacturing entity in an Indian SEZ.
  • Advised The Boeing Company on its joint venture with a Tata group company, in the defence and aerospace sector.
  • Currently advising SAMHI Hotels a 100% sale of the company to a private equity investor.
  • Advised various clients in the e-commerce space on structuring around foreign investment related restrictions, data protection, privacy and intermediary liability.

Memberships

  • Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa, 2010
  • New York State Bar Association (passed 2013, enrolment pending)

Qualifications

  • 2013 L.L.M., Columbia University (New York)
  • 2009 BB.A. LLB., Symbiosis Law School (Pune, India)
expertise

Expertise

Practice Areas

  • Private Equity
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Sectors

  • Aerospace & Defence