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Some of the key assignments in these areas handled and being handled by Vandana amongst others, cover the following: –

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Joint Ventures

• Insurance Brokerage Acquisition: Advised a prominent Indian mid-market private equity fund on its majority investment in an investment vehicle as part of a co-investment structure to acquire a leading Indian insurance broker (formerly part of a major multi-billion dollar Indian conglomerate).
• Global Engineering Cross-Border Acquisition: Advised an Indian multinational technology and engineering services company on its cross-border acquisition of an international engineering design group (headquartered in Europe) with significant Indian subsidiaries, specifically handling complex RBI regulatory structures.
• Music Portfolio Asset Purchase: Advised a global major music entertainment conglomerate on its strategic acquisition of the entire music portfolio owned by a leading Indian film production and distribution studio.
• Textile & Clean-Tech Strategic Joint Venture: Advised a US-based sustainable textile technology firm on its strategic joint venture and commercial arrangements with a major flagship Indian textile and retail conglomerate.
• E-Commerce Pharma Exit: Advised a prominent Indian digital pharmacy delivery platform and its promoters on its 100% acquisition by one of India’s largest healthcare and online medicine delivery platforms.
• Public Market Takeover (Open Offer): Advised on a major transaction involving the acquisition of a significant stake in an Indian listed company, which triggered a mandatory public open offer under SEBI regulations.
• Infrastructure Asset Acquisition: Advised on the strategic acquisition of a portfolio of national highways and road infrastructure assets.

Private Equity, Venture Capital & Strategic Investments

• E-Commerce & EdTech Growth Investments: Advised global tech giants on multi-million dollar marquee investments in India, including a Singapore affiliate’s acquisition of a ~5.5% stake in a premier Indian e-commerce marketplace, and a US social media conglomerate’s participation in a $110 million Series E round for a leading Indian EdTech platform.
• Tier-1 VC & PE Fund Portfolios: Represented leading global and domestic venture capital and private equity funds (including top-tier Silicon Valley and Indian VC firms, and sustainability-focused funds) on portfolio investments across sectors such as:
  • A major power transmission developer under a multi-billion dollar diversified industrial conglomerate.
  • Preeminent Indian used-car e-commerce platforms, fin-tech NBFCs, digital consumer brands, micro-housing finance companies, and agritech platforms.
• Audio Tech Strategic Investment & Buy-out: Advised an Indian advanced audio and signal processing tech company on a strategic investment by a global leader in cinema and consumer audio licensing, specifically negotiating long-term future corporate buy-out clauses.

Real Estate

• Real Estate Tech Structured Debt: Advised an Indian digital real estate fractional ownership platform on its asset acquisition of commercial buildings from a major Bengaluru-based real estate developer, including the issuance of optionally convertible debentures (OCDs) and asset management structuring.
• Co-Working Space Growth Funding: Advised a leading Indian real estate developer and its co-working joint venture entity on a landmark $100 million growth investment by its global co-working parent company.
• Commercial Real Estate Forward Purchase: Advised a major Singapore-headquartered global real estate investment manager on a forward share purchase and asset management transaction involving commercial projects developed by a prominent Indian realty firm.
• Hospitality Sector Structured Refinancing: Advised the structured credit arm of a leading Indian financial services conglomerate on a ₹650 crore structured term loan to a major Indian hospitality group for refinancing existing lenders across three luxury hotel SPVs in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Pune.