Ishita Khandelwal

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Ishita has over 10 years of experience and specialises in mergers & acquisitions and general corporate advisory.

She regularly advises clients which include Indian and multinational entities (including listed companies) across varied sectors on matters of company law, securities laws, foreign exchange laws, corporate governance and other compliances.

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Qualifications

  • 2012 LL.B.- Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, Delhi University
  • 2009 B.A. (Hons.) Economics- St. Stephens College, Delhi University
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Expertise

Practice Areas

  • General Corporate
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Relevant Experience

  • Advised the founders/promoters of Allen Career Institute in its strategic venture with Bodhi Tree Systems
  • Advised Aetna entities (CVS group) in sale of its health-tech business i.e. ‘vHealth by Aetna’ to Medibuddy
  • Advised the promoters of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) i.e. Essel group in divestment of their stake in ZEEL through off-market and on-market transactions
  • Advised DLF Brands in its sale of Luxottica and LensCrafters businesses to Reliance Retail
  • Advised Alghanim Industries in the sale of its stake in Rockwool India Private Limited to Saint-Gobain India Private Limited
  • Advised Persistent Systems Limited in its acquisition of Date Glove in India and other jurisdictions
  • Advised Persistent Systems Limited in its acquisition of MediaAgility in India and other jurisdictions
  • Advised Fresenius Kabi Oncology Limited in its selective capital reduction
  • Advised Principal group in the sale of its asset management/mutual fund business to Sundaram mutual fund.
  • Advised Philips group in its restructuring through a composite scheme of arrangement
  • Advised eClerx Services Limited in its acquisition of Personiv group
  • Advised Escorts Limited in its joint venture with Kubota Corporation
  • Advised Escorts Limited in its joint venture with Kubota Corporation
  • Advised DLF Brands in its sale of the Mothercare franchise business in India to Reliance Brands Limited.
  • Advised Arvos India on the global sale by the Arvos group of its thermal processing equipment division (Raymond Bartlett Snow) to the Schenck Process group
  • Advised PVR Limited on its acquisition of DT Cinemas from the DLF group

Awards and Recognition

  • Ranked as ‘Key Lawyer’ for Corporate and M&A, Legal 500 2024

Memberships

  • Bar Council of Delhi, India

Qualifications

  • 2012 LL.B.- Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, Delhi University
  • 2009 B.A. (Hons.) Economics- St. Stephens College, Delhi University
expertise

Expertise

Practice Areas

  • General Corporate
  • Mergers & Acquisitions