Soumil is a Partner in the Corporate and Commercial practice group. Soumil has experience in private equity, mergers and acquisitions, post-acquisition advisory and general corporate advisory. He routinely works with financial sponsors and strategic investors across multiple sectors, with a special focus on the financial services sector.
Corporate and Commercial
Mergers and Acquisitions
Private Equity
Financial Services
Advised on acquisition of minority stake in Aadhar Housing Finance Limited, from a Blackstone entity, for total consideration of ~USD 225 million
Advised on its acquisition of Batlivala & Karani Securities India Private Limited and Batlivala & Karani Finserv Private Limited, for cash as well as non-cash consideration (share swap); and issuance of warrants by 360 One WAM Limited to the promoter of the target companies
Advsied on sale of substantial minority stake in IIFL Home Finance to Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) for INR 2200 crores
Advised on relation to an investment of ~INR 700 crores in Knowledge Realty Trust (a Blackstone backed REIT) as part of a pre-IPO fund-raising round of INR 1400 crores
Advised on in relation to proposed restructuring through Scheme of Amalgamation of Aditya Birla Finance Limited with Aditya Birla Capital Limited and their respective shareholders and creditors
Advised on relation to acquisition of a minority stake by Nederlandse Financierings Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V. (FMO) in Ecofy Finance Private Limited, a portfolio company of Eversource Capital Private Limited
