Shourya Sengupta is a Partner in the Corporate and Commercial practice group in the Kolkata office. He specialises in mergers and acquisitions (both domestic and cross-border), private equity, joint ventures, foreign investments and collaborations, business transfer arrangements, corporate restructurings and general corporate advisory.
Shourya represents various domestic and international clients in a range of sectors including including healthcare and pharmaceuticals, fashion and retail, FMCG, manufacturing, ed-tech, tea and logistics.
Shourya has also featured as a Recommended Lawyer in India by the prestigious RSG India Report 2019
Shourya is an independent director in Albert David Limited, Kilburn Engineering Limited and Asian Hotels (East) Ltd. He is also regularly consulted by the board of directors of listed companies for advise on transactional and governance issues.
Advised on relation to its acquisition of a controlling stake in IDFC Asset Management Company Limited and IDFC AMC Trustee Company Limited. The consortium comprised BFHL, GIC and ChrysCapital and the deal value is ~ INR 4500 crore.
Advised on its acquisition of South City Projects (Kolkata) Limited (“SCPKL”) from its existing shareholders, comprising of Merlin Group, Sureka Group, Emami Group, JB Group, Shrachi Group and Rameswara Group. SCPKL houses the iconic “South City Mall” in Kolkata, West Bengal, for a transaction value of ~ INR 3250 crore. It is one of eastern India’s largest PE deal
Advised on the sale of its steel business through a slump sale on a going concern basis along with its coal and iron ore mines to Tata Steel Limited for ~ INR 4300 crore
Advised on on the proposed acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Galaxy Infra Creations Private Limited which owns: (a) a 0.5 million square feet Grade-A mall; and (b) a 164 key Hyatt Regency Hotel, each of which are currently under construction in Guwahati, for a purchase consideration of ~INR 1600 Crores, from its existing shareholders Deepak Kayal, Manoj Kayal and others. This transaction marks Nexus’ strategic entry into Northeast India, becoming its first under-construction development deal in Northeast India and second such deal since listing
Advised on the proposed acquisition of majority interest in Sabyasachi Couture by way of capital contribution for a total consideration of USD 55 million
Advised on relation to its foray into the premium casual dining space by way of 100% acquisition of KA Hospitality Private Limited- which operates four iconic restaurant brands across India- Hakkasan, Yauatcha, Nara Thai and Cincin
Shourya has also featured as a Recommended Lawyer in India by the RSG India Report 2019