Aashit Shah
Partner, J Sagar Associates
Aashit has advised domestic and international clients on diverse areas of law such as Banking & Finance, Exchange Control, Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions, Funds formation and General Corporate & Commercial laws.
In the area of Banking & Finance, Aashit has advised Indian and multinational banks, non-banking finance companies and financial institutions in relation to (i) credit facilities to Indian borrowers, including in relation to capital expenditure and acquisition financing, (ii) credit facilities to overseas subsidiaries of Indian entities for the purpose of overseas acquisitions and leveraged buy-outs, and (iii) structuring and implementing debt, quasi-debt and equity transactions, which are compliant with Indian exchange control and banking regulations.
In the areas of Private Equity and foreign investment, Aashit has advised Private Equity Funds and multinational institutions in their investments in and acquisitions of Indian listed / publicly traded and unlisted companies under the automatic route and approval route. Aashit has also advised in setting up of Private Equity funds, Offshore Funds and Venture Capital Funds.
He regularly advises clients on Indian law issues concerning Exchange Control Regulations, Securities Regulations and General Corporate laws in relation to Inbound Investments, Joint Ventures, Takeovers and Acquisitions. He has also advised on several cross border Acquisitions of and by Indian companies.
Aashit also has a keen interest in Intellectual Property and Information Technology laws and has published several articles & research papers in international law reviews and domestic publications on these subjects.