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Pioneer Legal
901/9th Floor, Nariman Bhavan
227, Backbay Reclamation
Nariman Point
400021
India

Email firm Visit website +91 22 6862 0000

City focus: Mumbai > TMT Tier 1

With expertise in the media and tech sectors, the team at Pioneer Legal assists its clients in the NFTs, blockchain and AI spaces. Private equity expert Anupam Shukla heads the practice with Pritha Jha, who has a particular focus on M&A transactions.

Practice head(s):

Anupam Shukla; Pritha Jha

Key clients

Multiverse Technologies Primate Limited

Merkle Inc.

Shhloka Pandit

Nxtgen Datacenter & Cloud Technologies

International Data Group, Inc

TM Ventures Private Limited

City focus: Mumbai > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 2

Assisting clients with due diligence, structuring and restructuring commercial transactions, the corporate and M&A team at Pioneer Legal is led by managing partner Satish Kishanchandani. Anupam Shukla is experienced in acquisitions matters, while Shoubhik Dasgupta has a particular focus on structuring transactions in the media, healthcare and sports sectors.

Practice head(s):

Satish Kishanchandani

Other key lawyers:

Anupam Shukla; Shoubhik Dasgupta

Testimonials

‘Pioneer Legal drives the deal forward by presenting practical and logical solutions to legal problems and issues.’

Key clients

Alcon Electronics Private Limited

Dentsu Group

IVF Hospital Private Limited

International Data Group Inc

Jaynix Engineering Private Limited

Linux Laboratories Private Limited

Tata Capital Healthcare Fund II

TM Ventures Private Limited

VLCC Health Care Limited and its founders Mr. Mukesh Luthra and Mrs. Vandana Luthra and other shareholders

Satyen Polymers Private Limited and its Shareholders

Spaceway Wellness Private Limited

Work highlights

Advised Alcon Electronics Private Limited on the transaction wherein Exxelia SAS provided an exit to the promoters of Alcon by acquiring the majority stake in Alcon from the selling shareholders.
Advised IVF Hospital Private Limited, its promoters and Spaceway Wellness Private Limited on Spaceway’s acquisition of equity shares from 2 of Indira IVF’s existing shareholders.
Advised Dentsu Group on its acquisition of a majority stake in ExtentiaInformation Technology Private Limited.

City focus: Mumbai > Dispute resolution Tier 2

Pioneer Legal‘s team handles various disputes for a client roster that spans a diverse range of industries and private individuals, primarily focused on corporate and commercial disputes. The founder, Satish Kishanchandani, specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration and heads the practice alongside Narendra Dingankar, who has a particular focus on real estate, infrastructure and private equity matters.

Practice head(s):

Satish Kishanchandani; Narendra Dingankar

Key clients

Shikha Kapadia

Multi-Verse Technologies Private Limited

National Bulk Handling Corporation Pvt. Ltd

Braja Kishore Mishra

Simto Investment Corporation Limited

Work highlights

Represented Multi-Verse Technologies Private Limited in a commercial intellectual property suit filed before Bombay High Court.
Represented Braja Kishore Mishra in a writ petition filed before Bombay High Court.
Represented Shikha Kapadia in a criminal writ petition filed for quashing and setting aside the look uut circular opened/issued by Bureau of Immigration.

India > Corporate and M&A Tier 6

Acting on behalf of clients across the pharma, education, and energy sectors, Pioneer Legal has in-depth experience of handling domestic and cross-border M&A. Splitting his time between Mumbai and Maharashtra, Satish Kishanchandani heads the team, specialising in complex corporate restructuring schemes, whilst Narendra Dingankar focuses on strategic alliances and joint venture matters. Pritha Jha regularly advises advertising agencies, and Shoubhik Dasgupta is knowledgeable on general corporate issues.

Practice head(s):

Satish Kishanchandani

Other key lawyers:

Narendra Dingankar; Pritha Jha; Shoubhik Dasgupta; Anupam Shukla; Sanket Jain

Testimonials

‘Pioneer Legal had the drive to move the deal forward by presenting very practical and logical solutions to legal problems and issues.‘

Key clients

Alcon Electronics Private Limited

Dentsu Group

IVF Hospital Private Limited

International Data Group Inc (IDG)

Jaynix Engineering Private Limited

Linux Laboratories Private Limited

Tata Capital Healthcare Fund II

TM Ventures Private Limited

VLCC Health Care Limited and its founders Mr. Mukesh Luthra and Mrs. Vandana Luthra and other shareholders

Satyen Polymers Private Limited (SPPL) and its Shareholders

Spaceway Wellness Private Limited

Work highlights

Advised Alcon Electronics Private Limited, the exiting promoters and other shareholders of Alcon (“Selling Shareholders”) in the transaction wherein Exxelia SAS provided an exit to the promoters of Alcon, by acquiring the majority stake in Alcon from the Selling Shareholders.
Advised IVF Hospital Private Limited, its promoters and Spaceway Wellness Private Limited in Spaceway’s acquisition of equity shares from 2 of Indira IVF’s existing shareholders.
Advised and assisted Dentsu Group in relation to its acquisition of a majority stake in Extentia Information Technology Private Limited.

India > Private equity and investment funds Tier 6

Pioneer Legal’s team acts for private equity and venture capital funds on mandates concerning transaction structuring, due diligence and negotiations to post-deal closure issues and compliance matters. Key sectors of expertise include education, advertising, financial services and logistics. Key contacts in the team include Satish Kishanchandani, Narendra Dingankar and Pritha Jha.

Other key lawyers:

Satish Kishanchandani; Narendra Dingankar; Pritha Jha

Key clients

Amicus Capital Partners

Gold Plus Glass Industry Limited

Rapid Due

Tata Capital Healthcare Fund II

Zephyr Peacock India Growth Fund

VLCC Health Care Limited

Work highlights

Advised VLCC on a transaction wherein Carlyle, a global diversified private equity investor has acquired a majority stake in VLCC, a home-grown beauty, health and wellness brand through a primary and secondary transaction.
Advised Tata Capital Healthcare Fund II in a transaction wherein TCHF has acquired approx. 15% stake in Anderson.
Advised and assisted Gold Plus Glass Industry Limited in relation to its issuance of compulsorily convertible debentures on a private placement basis to Kotak Special Situations Fund and PI Opportunities Fund I – Scheme II.

India > TMT

Firms to watch

Both Pritha Jha and Anupam Shukla lead the practice at Pioneer Legal, which specialises in the media and tech industry, and demonstrates a strong presence in the blockchain and AI spaces.

Firm Overview

The firm was established in April, 2019. It was brought to life by management that enjoys over 30 years of legal experience in the Indian sub-continent. Situated in India, the firm advises on both domestic and cross-border work. Pioneer Legal blends contemporary technology and culture with old-school ethos and excellence in their practice of the law. Our lawyers are amongst the best in their respective practice areas and echo the firm’s philosophy of being solution oriented and client centric. We encourage and provide our lawyers the environment to grow personally and professionally.

We have adopted the moniker “Pioneer Legal” with a single-minded determination to sway away from the stereotypical image of a law firm and establish a culture sensitive towards individual aspirations, happiness and high emotional quotient without compromising on the quality of our services. “Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get” is a mantra we take to heart. The firm believes that “people matter” – both internally and externally. A happy team will result in happy clients. Pioneer Legal invests in technology, process and people to ensure optimum output from the team yielding in high performing results for their clients. With this as the guiding principle, Pioneer Legal is the only firm in India that strives to achieve happiness and a high emotional quotient for both their lawyers and the client.

Main Areas of Practice

1. Mergers & Acquisitions

2. Private Equity & VC

3. Investment Funds

4. Dispute Resolution

5. General Corporate

6. White Collar Crime

7. Technology, Media and Telecommunications

Department	Name	Email	Telephone
Corporate M&A and PE	Satish Kishanchandani	satish.k@pioneerlegal.com	+91 22 6862 0000
Corporate M&A and PE	Pritha Jha	pritha.j@pioneerlegal.com	+91 22 6862 0000

Name	Position	Profile
Mr Shoubhik Dasgupta	Partner	View Profile
Mr Narendra Dingankar	Partner	View Profile
Mr Sanket Jain	Partner	View Profile
Ms Pritha Jha	Partner	View Profile
Mr Satish Kishanchandani	Managing Partner	View Profile
Mr Anupam Shukla	Partner	View Profile