Gyanendra Kumar

He has also undertaken diligences and transactions in the real estate area on behalf of purchasers, investors, lenders and lessees.

• Azure Power India Private Limited, a solar power generating company, in relation to receiving an investment of EUR 10,000,000 from DEG–Deutsche Investitions–und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH.
• Helion Venture Partners, an early to mid-stage venture fund investing in sectors such as media, clean technology, information technology, consumer services, software development, local search business, education etc.
• Azure Group in relation to

– two rounds of financing by Helion Venture Partners and Foundation Capital.

– financing by International Finance Corporation aggregating INR 599,354,483 (USD 11,310,000);

– investment of USD 2,119,111 by Suntech Power International Limited.

– its fund raising through external commercial borrowing from Export-Import Bank of the United States aggregating USD 15,776,702.

– its fund raising through external commercial borrowing from Overseas Private Investment Corporation aggregating USD 27,000,000.

• Sara International Limited in relation to the sale of its entire shareholding of 50% in Gopalpur Ports Limited to Jindal Steel and Power Limited for a consideration of INR 3,790,000,000.
• Helion Venture Partners in relation to its investment of INR 350,000,000 in LifeCell International Private Limited, a company engaged in the business of stem cell banking.
• Four Cross Media Limited in relation to acquiring Ignitee Digital Solutions Private Limited, a company providing services of optimizing social networking platforms, for a consideration of INR 230,000,000.
• Sara International Limited in relation to its transaction involving lending of INR 300,000,000 to Prakausali Investments India Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Unitech Limited in the form of an inter-corporate deposit.
• Frontline Consulting Inc., a global integration services firm with core capabilities in Oracle BI/EPM, Oracle ERP, Oracle Fusion Middleware and Software AG/WebMethods technologies and headquartered in North Carolina, USA in relation to its acquisition by TEKsystems, an Allegis Group company.
• Getit Infoservices Private Limited in relation to its acquisition of brands ‘Infomedia Yellow Pages’ and ‘Ask Me’ owned by Network18 Media and Investments Limited.
• Accentium Web Private Limited, a Bry-Air Group Company, in relation to setting up a joint venture company in India in the business of internet marketing (Adlift.com).
• RPS S.p.A in relation to setting up Riello PCI India Private Limited, a joint venture with PCI Limited for distributing its UPS products in India and acquiring majority control in the joint venture entity over two tranches.
• Title due diligence of 2,900 acres (12,63,24,000 square feet) of land in Gulbarga District of Karnataka on behalf of Vicat S.A., in relation to setting up a cement plant by Vicat Sagar Cement Private Limited.
• Due diligence of approx. 170 acres of land in Gurgaon, Haryana, on behalf of Mauritius Commercial Bank on the land owned by IREO (a leading real estate developer in North India).
• Samridhi Reality Homes in relation to acquisition of 40,186.45 square meters of land in Noida for a residential project forming part the development of a sports city including structuring of the transactions within the applicable laws and guidelines.
• Columbia Asia Hospitals Private Limited in relation to acquiring and owning land in Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh), Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), Patiala (Punjab) and Palam Vihar (Haryana) for establishing their hospitals.
• Aviva Life Insurance and DLF Pramerica Life Insurance (now DHFL Pramerica Life Insurance) in relation to real estate matters including conducting title diligences for setting up of offices across India.
• A group of investors in relation to setting up of a housing project in Uttarakhand, structuring of the transaction from the perspective of transferability of the constructed properties given the limitations contained in Uttarakhand land laws, undertaking due diligence of the property and concluding the purchase of the land and execution of the development agreement.
• M3M in relation to structuring of a transaction towards obtaining financing for part of a project which was subject to restrictions on transferability on account of licence conditions.
• Swarovski India Private Limited in relation to setting up its offices pan India.
• Falabella in relation to diligence and setting up of their offices in Gurgoan, Haryana.

• Ranked as ‘Recommended Lawyer’ for Dispute Resolution: Litigation, Legal 500 2023
• Ranked as ‘Key Lawyer’ for Dispute Resolution: Arbitration , Legal 500 2023
• ‘Notable Practitioner’ for Corporate M&A, Chambers Asia Pacific 2017 & 2016
• Acknowledged for his experience in advising developers, real estate funds, financial institutions, and regulators by Legal500 2019
• Ranked in ‘Band 4’ for Corporate M&A in India, Chambers Global 2015

• Bar Council of Delhi, India
• Delhi High Court Bar Association