Vineet Shingal is a Partner in the Corporate and Commercial practice group in the Mumbai office. He has extensive international and cross-border experience, inbound as well as outbound, and has advised several clients on strategic acquisitions, private equity, and venture capital investments, PIPEs, promoter exits and sales. Vineet is a member of the Firm’s Japan desk and was on secondment to the Tokyo office of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu in 2010, where he was responsible for advising Japanese clients on India entry as well as acquisitions of/investments in Indian companies by Japanese companies.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Private Equity
Corporate and Commercial
Technology, Media and Telecom
Ecommerce
Advised the promoter of Essel Propack Limited, i.e., Ashok Goel Trust and its affiliates in relation to sale of its controlling stake (up to 51% stake) in Essel Propack Limited to Blackstone, through a competitive bid process for a total consideration varying between USD 310 million and USD 462 million based on the open offer subscription.
IGATE Group on the corporate restructuring of the iGATE group and the merger of iGATE Computer Systems Limited (formerly Patni Computer Systems) with IGATE Global Solutions Limited through a court approved scheme of arrangement.
Temasek on a substantial minority investment in Pine Labs by way of a primary as well as a secondary investment.
Micro Housing Finance Corporation Limited and its Promoters on the 100 % acquisition of all shares of MHFCL by Svatantra Holdings Private Limited.
Works Applications Co Ltd, Japan on its primary and secondary investment in IVTL Infoview Technologies Private Ltd.
Lightbox and Kalaari on the sale of their shareholding in Indiavidual Learning Pvt Ltd (Embibe) to Reliance Industries Limited.
Multiples PE on its exit from Milltec Machinery Private Limited and sale of shares to AGi Growth, Canada.
Investcorp. on its investment in Bewakoof Brands Pvt Ltd.
Advised on acquisition of 100% of the shares of Jaypore E-commerce from its shareholders.
Vineet has been acknowledged for his experience and expertise by:
- Legal Era Elite Private Equity Lawyers (2022)
- ALB Asia 40 under 40 (2021)
- Legal Era 40 under 40 Rising Stars (2021)
- Top 100 Indian individual lawyers by Forbes India’s Legal PowerList (2020)
- ALB India’s Super 50 Lawyers (2020)
- ALB India Law awards 2020 as a Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm) (2020)
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific as a recommended lawyer for TMT (cross-border work) (2019)
- IFLR 1000 lawyer rankings (consistently for the past four years) as a Notable Practitioner
