Siddharth Manchanda

  • Partner
  • siddharth.manchanda@jsalaw.com
  • +91 22 4341 8940
  • Mumbai
Siddharth Manchanda, Partner at JSA based in Mumbai, specialising in Corporate M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital.

Siddharth is a Partner in the Mumbai office of JSA and has over 17 years of experience in corporate M&A, venture capital and private equity investments, corporate restructurings, corporate debt financing and general corporate advisory. He regularly advises clients — including leading funds, founders, domestic and multinational corporations — on domestic and cross-border transactions.

Siddharth has worked across industries including e-commerce, telecom, education, banking, events and exhibitions, pharmaceuticals, insurance, services, power, logistics and financial services, with particular focus areas in Consumer, Defence, Financial Services / Fintech.

Siddharth has consistently been recognised as a recommended lawyer by Legal 500 and IFLR1000. He has also been recognised as a leading lawyer in RSG Report, 2015 and Legally India Rankings, 2019. He has received several accolades for his in-house role, including being part of the Legal 500 GC Powerlist, 2022 and 2023.

 

Awards & Recognition

  • ‘Recommended Lawyer’ for Corporate and M&A, Legal 500 Asia Pacific
  • ‘Notable Practitioner’ for Private Equity and Investment Funds by IFLR
  • Leading Lawyer, RSG Report; Legally India Rankings; Legal 500 GC Powerlist

 

Publications & speaking engagements 

Siddharth has published articles on Indian corporate and M&A law, including on the topic of reverse flips in India (The Indian Business Law Review, 2024). He is invited to speak at conferences and seminars on venture capital, private equity and general corporate matters.

 

Education

BSL LL.B., ILS Law College, Pune (2009)

 

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi

Siddharth has led several significant transactions. Some notable matters are: 

Private Equity & Venture Capital

  • Advising Snabbit | its USD 56 million Series D fundraise
  • Advising Peak XV Partners | on Meesho’s successful reverse flip from Delaware to India via cross-border NCLT merger
  • Advising Vertex Growth & Vertex Ventures | USD 60 million Series D fundraise in Kapiva, a leading Ayurvedic wellness brand
  • Advising Groww | SSGA’s investment in Groww AMC
  • Advising SalarySe | funding round led by Flourish Ventures and SIG (Susquehanna Asia Venture Capital), fintech platform offering salary-linked credit
  • Advising Munchmart Technologies (Swish) | USD 38 million Series B fundraise, quick fresh food delivery platform
  • Advising Sorting Hat Technologies (Unacademy) | multiple rounds of fundraising and acquisitions (Spayee, Swiflearn, Raudra, Mastree, Coursavy, CodeChef) in the edtech space
  • Advising Unilever Ventures | multiple investments in Indian consumer brands including Milkbasket, Peel-Works, Curefit, Plum Goodness, Shop101 (Khatabook) and others; subsequent exits including to Reliance Industries
  • Advising Sequoia Capital (and co-investors) | multiple investments in Razorpay (with Ribbit Capital), B9 Beverages (Bira’91) (with Sofina), Eruditus, Five Star Business Finance, Zinka Logistics and companies in Singapore and Indonesia including Go-Jek and Tokopedia
  • Advising Groww | restructuring of its business from the USA to India
  • Advising ICICI Bank | several investments in Indian fintech and lending companies including Finnov Capital, Faircent, Krazybee and Auxilo

 

Mergers & Acquisitions – Marquee Deals

  • Advising Sammaan Capital Company | acquisition of majority stake by IHC Limited
  • Advising Twitter International Company | acquisition of ZipDial Mobile Solutions Private Limited
  • Advising Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) | acquisition of Himachal Sorang Power Limited; and joint venture with Jyoti Structures Limited
  • Advising Nowfloats Technologies | sale of the company to Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Limited
  • Advising ISS Group | sale of its pest control business to India Value Fund; and sale of its cash and valuable services (CVS) business to SIS Prosegur Holdings Private Limited
  • Advising Sequoia Capital and Faces Holdings | sale of their entire shareholding in Faces Group to Manash Lifestyle (Purplle)
  • Advising Girnar Software (CarDekho.com) | Series B investment by Hillhouse Capital, Tybourne Capital and RNT Associates; and acquisition of Zigwheels.com from Times Internet Limited
  • Advising Mayfield Ventures, Kalaari Capital and Helion Ventures | sale of their shareholding in Simplilearn to Blackstone
  • Advising Stollberg Group | sale of its Indian entities to the Imerys Group as part of a global transaction
  • Advising HSBC Bank Oman SAOG | sale of their Indian banking business to Doha Bank QSC

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