Ramgovind Kuruppath

He routinely advises on corporate law, securities law and foreign exchange related issues and has acted for various Indian and overseas companies and funds on acquisition transactions involving legal due diligence, structuring, drafting and negotiation of transaction documents including joint venture agreements, share purchase agreements, share subscription agreements and shareholders’ agreements, and other corporate compliances.

• Wockhardt Limited in relation to the sale of its generic formulations business to Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Limited (2020).
• Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) and Unilever PLC in connection with the merger of Glaxo Smithkline Consumer Healthcare Limited into HUL. This was the largest M&A transaction in the Indian FMCG space in 2018.
• Wockhardt Limited, a listed pharma company, in connection with the sale of its nutrition business to the Danone Group.
• IndusInd Bank Limited (IBL) in connection with the merger of Bharat Financial Inclusion Limited into IBL. This was the largest M&A transaction in the Indian Bank-MFI space in 2017.
• SSG Capital in connection with a co-investment to acquire a minority stake in GMR Airports Limited. This was the largest M&A transaction in the Indian airports space in 2019.
  Blackstone Group in connection with acquisition of a controlling stake in Aadhar Housing Finance Limited from DHFL. This was the largest financial services acquisition transaction in 2019.
• Adani Group in connection with the acquisition of 100% equity stake in Dhamra Port Company Limited from the existing shareholders L&T IDPL and Tata Steel. This was the largest M&A transaction in the Indian ports sector.
• Adcock Group in connection with the sale of 100% equity stake in its Indian subsidiary Adcock Ingram healthcare Private Limited to Samara Capital.

• ‘Notable Practitioner’ in Corporate and M&A, IFLR1000, 2021

• Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa, India