Bio

Aayush Kapoor is a Partner in the General Corporate practice at the Delhi office of the Firm. Aayush specializes in matters relating to mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity investment, venture capital investments with expertise in foreign investment, corporate restructuring, real money gaming, regulatory and general corporate advisory. He has advised foreign and Indian clients on both domestic and cross-border transactions. Aayush has significant expertise in foreign and overseas investments in India, structuring investments and acquisition deals and fund raising. His experience in structuring transactions includes advising various clients on investment structures (both entry-level and exit strategies), fundraising and business structuring. Aayush has successfully closed numerous complex and path-breaking transactions requiring innovative structuring and regulatory expertise. Aayush and his team manage transactions focused on growth capital, spanning a broad range of new-age businesses including, inter alia, online real money gaming, e-commerce, online grocery, logistics, online real estate portals, digital media, lifestyle & health. Aayush has advised on several high-profile transactions that have been recognized as M&A/PE/VC deals of the year by Indian Business Law Journal and others. Aayush has advised extensively on both founders/company-side mandates and investor-side mandates for fundraising from marquee investors including inter alia International Finance Corporation (IFC), Goldman Sachs, Norwest Venture Partners, Softbank, SAIF Partners, Tiger Global and the Raine Group. Aayush has also advised on various contentious M&A transactions, which involved shareholder related disputes, and has represented various offshore brand owners / Indian brand licensees in hotel franchise related transactions.