Arindam Basu

Arindam has more than 18 years of experience in advising clients on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital financing, overseas investments, joint ventures and strategic collaborations. His work in this area predominantly consists of advising clients on both buy and sell sides regarding high value mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, private equity and venture capital financings, debt financings, outbound and inbound cross border investments, joint ventures and strategic collaborations. A seasoned negotiator with strong legal and analytical skills, he has successfully led and managed multiple large-scale transactions over the course of his career. His experience encompasses corporate transactions across sectors as diverse as healthcare, education, technology, media and entertainment, gaming, financial services, defence, manufacturing, retail, hospitality, FMCG and others. Arindam has advised clients ranging from early stage start-up enterprises to global business powerhouses, private equity and venture capital funds, angel investor networks and high net-worth individuals on structuring of businesses and corporate re-organizations, capital financing, growth through mergers and acquisitions, cross border investments (both inbound and outbound), exchange control regulations and general corporate matters.

Arindam is a 2006 graduate of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore.

Experience Statement

• Advised a major Indian manufacturer of agricultural machinery in their joint venture with a Japanese conglomerate, and also their strategic acquisition of another Indian company operating in an ancillary space, with a transaction value of approximately INR 150 Crore.
• Advised a NASDAQ listed entity technology services company in its acquisitions of multiple Indian target companies, including majority stake in a BSE listed company, for a consideration of approximately USD 170 Million.
• Advised and represented the founders on their exit from one of the largest joint venture clinical diagnostics chains in India, by acquisition of their shareholding by the other joint venture partner, for a purchase consideration of approximately INR 350 Crore.
• Advised one of the largest global education-technology companies headquartered in India, over successive institutional financing rounds commencing from Series A till Series F investments, from multiple institutional investors, amounting to more than USD 500 Million.
• Advised and represented the founders of one of the oldest and largest Indian restaurant chains, in its receipt of private equity investment amounting to INR 200 crores, and thereafter, also in the eventual exit of the founders from the business, with such exit being effected at a purchase consideration of approximately INR 400 Crore.