Anant has managed complex, multi jurisdictional deals and structurings, involving extensive coordination with multiple stakeholders across jurisdictions.
Anant’s practice covers diverse areas, including advising on and structuring investments, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital transactions, as well as general corporate, commercial, and exchange control laws.
Anant has represented multinational listed and unlisted companies and global funds in cross border transactions, advising on inbound and outbound investments, exits, acquisitions, sales, conversions, and complex inter and intra group restructurings. Anant’s experience covers handling & managing commercial contract issues, sector specific regulatory matters, negotiations and all ancillary aspects, including regulatory, tax, employment, intellectual property and litigation related issues for clients.
Anant has approximately 15 years of experience, out of which he has spent over a decade at Tier 1 law firms such as Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., J. Sagar Associates & IndusLaw.
Key Practice Areas:
- General Corporate
- M&A
- PE
- VC
Sectors:
- Information Technology (IT, ITES and AI)
- Manufacturing
- FinTech
- Renewable Energy
- Blockchain/Crypto (including regulatory/ liaising)
- Wholesale & Retail
- Education
- Services
- Transport & Logistics
Qualifications & Memberships
- Qualified to practice in India (a Commonwealth country).
- Enrolled with the Bar Council of UP, India in 2012 with registration number UP/ 7439/ 2012.
Education
- BA. LLB (Hons.), Dr. RML National Law University, Lucknow, India
Publications
- Co-authored an article titled ‘Online Fantasy Gaming: Maze of fluctuating and conflicting laws’, published on CNBC TV18 website.
- Co-authored an article titled ‘Remittance of indemnity under Indian foreign exchange law’, published as a newsletter on the website of TMI Associates, Japan (translated in Japanese).
- Co-authored an article titled ‘How a 150-year-old law is hurting online fantasy sports’, published on Economic Times website.
- Authored a paper titled ‘Inherent Power of the Court u/s 482 Criminal Procedure Code with respect to quashing of Proceedings’ published in Criminal Law Journal (January 2011, Part 113, Vol. 117, CrLJ).
- Authored and presented a paper titled ‘The Role of Public Policy in Promoting Innovation among Small and Medium Enterprises’ in the 4th National Conference on Managing Innovations in Business Enterprises organized by Gian Jyoti Institute of Management and Technology, Mohali, India.
- Authored and presented a paper on ‘Cyber Squatting & Domain Name Disputes in India’ in the National Seminar on Cyber Law: Policy issues & emerging Trends organized by Dr. RML National Law University, Lucknow, India.
- Authored and presented a paper on ‘Domestic Violence: Extent of the Menace’ in the 33rd All India Criminology Conference organized by University of Kashmir, Hazaratbal, Srinagar, India.