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Argus Partners Offices

Argus Partners
Binoy Bhavan
3rd Floor, 27B Camac Street
Kolkata – 700016
India
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Mr Arka Majumdar

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+91 33 40650155 arka.majumdar@argus-p.com View profile

Work Department

Corporate and M&A, Private Equity & Venture Capital, Finance, Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency, Real Estate, Competition, Labour & Employment

Position

Partner

Career

Arka’s experience of over a decade in corporate transactions is both rich and varied and encompasses mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate restructuring and general corporate. Arka has represented various multinationals, foreign investors and domestic entities in both primary and secondary investment. His deal repertoire includes various sectors such as steel, agriculture, pharmaceuticals and insurance.

Arka is also actively involved in the employment law vertical of the Firm and has rich and varied experience in advising various multinationals, foreign investors and domestic entities in employment and human resources issues, whether as part of a complex deal structure or on standalone advisory basis. Arka has also led a team in evaluating labour law compliances of large conglomerates. He also regularly advises his clients in structuring of stock option plans and setting up of employee welfare trusts.

His experience in complex transactions, coupled with excellent grasp of legal nuances, has made him sought after by his clients for coming up with innovative and practical solutions to intricate issues.

Apart from his expertise on general corporate laws, his experience in certain niche areas of laws such as real estate laws, has allowed him to offer develop result-oriented solutions to critical issues pertaining to different aspects of a transaction life-cycle.

Arka is also adept at tribunals/ courts based restructuring and has advised large conglomerates in their restructuring schemes.

Arka actively follows the ever-evolving jurisprudence relating to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 and takes keen interest in critically analysing the development of law in this field, with reference and comparison to the jurisprudence of countries having a matured bankruptcy regime. His understanding of the jurisprudence has helped him in successfully advising the entire gamut of stakeholders in a CIRP proceeding, be it Resolution Professionals, Committees of Creditors, or Resolution Applicants in all respect of the process of insolvency, revival and liquidation of companies.

Arka graduated in the year 2008 from the National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata and has worked with Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co., before joining the Firm in 2012.

Memberships

  • Member of the Corporate Governance Sub-Committee of CII Eastern Region.
  • Member of the CII Human Resource and Industrial Relations Sub-Committee in the Eastern Region.
  • Bar Council of West Bengal.

Lawyer Rankings

India > Restructuring and insolvency

With experience in matters relating to corporate restructuring and distressed assets, Argus Partners has advised financial creditors, investors, asset reconstruction companies, and corporate debtors. Managing partner Krishnava Dutt leads the team, alongside Aastha, Adity Chaudhury, and Arka Majumdar. Their collective experience includes advising on liquidations, CIRPs, stressed loans, resolution plans, and debt restructuring.

India > City focus: Kolkata > Leading firms

(Leading Individuals)

Arka Majumdar – Argus Partners

Argus Partners has a strong reputation for its full-service offering, with areas of expertise including advice on domestic banks on high-value deals; advising clients on real estate, banking, infrastructure and manufacturing projects. Arka Majumdar has recently been advising businesses on acquisitions, due diligence,  with a particular focus on manufacturing sector. Soorjya Ganguli has vast experience of representing clients before the Supreme court, several High Courts across the country, including Bombay, Orissa, Punjab and Haryana, and national company law tribunal. Nidhi Arya and Pooja Chakrabarti are the other key individuals.

India > Corporate and M&A

With expertise spanning across multi-jurisdictional M&A, joint ventures, and group restructurings, the Argus Partners team routinely represents international and domestic corporations. Displaying considerable strength in the finance, sports, and manufacturing spheres, the group is well equipped to handle public and private takeovers, along with complex spin-offs. In the Mumbai office, Krishnava Dutt and Adity Chaudhury specialise in dealing with strategic debt restructurings and joint ventures, whilst Abhinav Bhalaik focuses on investment work. In Kolkata, Arka Majumdar regularly acts on behalf of clients in the mining and engineering industries, and Bengaluru-based Ankit Guha provides general corporate and funding advice. Jitendra Soni is noted for his work on IPOs and seed funding rounds.

India > Private equity and investment funds

Argus Partners advises on the full lifecycle of private equity transactions, ranging from the initial investment to exit strategies, in addition to structuring investments and negotiations. Based in Mumbai, Krishnava Dutt co-leads the team and is supported by Ankit Guha, who operates from the firm’s Bengaluru office. In Kolkata, Arka Majumdar acts for domestic and international clients in primary and secondary investments, and New Delhi-based Jitendra Soni is another key contact in the group.

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