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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co Offices
EXPRESS TOWERS, 23RD FLOOR
NARIMAN POINT
MUMBAI 400 021
India
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Mr Iqbal Khan
Position
Partner
Career
Iqbal Khan is a Partner at the Firm, and a member of the Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group.
He advises some of the largest global financial sponsors (such as Advent, Apax, Bain, Brookfield, BWE and TPG) and strategics (such as Amazon, Asian Paints, Biocon, L&T, PharmEasy, Reliance and Tata), and specializes in private equity investments, private and public mergers and acquisitions (both domestic and cross-border), joint ventures and foreign investment laws.
Iqbal finished his J.D. from Columbia Law School (as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar) and LL.B. from The London School of Economics and Political Science. Iqbal has also worked at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York and at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York. He is enrolled with the Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa and is also admitted to the New York Bar.
Iqbal was been recently shortlisted as one of the fifteen finalist for the ALB India Dealmaker for the Year 2023. In addition, he has been recognized as the M&A Lawyer of the Year 2022 by BW Legal World Global Legal Summit and Legal Leaders Awards 2022, one of the top M&A and Private Equity Lawyers in the Forbes Legal Powerlist for 2022, 2021, 2020, one of India’s Super 50 Lawyers for 2020 by Asian Legal Business, the leading Dealmaker of Asia 2020 by the Asian Legal Business Indian Law Awards 2020 (Thomson Reuters), and a leading Private Equity lawyer by Chambers Asia-Pacific 2021 / 2020 / 2019 rankings, and as per Chambers, Iqbal Khan attracts extensive praise from clients, with one remarking that he “brings a level of rigour that makes him unique and invaluable for us as a client with demanding standards,” whilst others remarking that “[he] has extremely strong legal knowledge and grasp of case precedents,” and that “he understands the concerns of international investors into India.”
Prior to 2019, he was recognized as the Dealmaker of the Year 2019, the Indian M&A Lawyer of the Year (Client Choice Awards 2018 by Lexology, which recognizes those law firm partners around the world that stand apart for the excellent client care they provide and the quality of their service, and as per client testimonials, “Iqbal is a thorough professional; he is one of the top lawyers in his field” and “He has great expertise in M&A law; he is immensely insightful, helpful and far superior to others in his field”), the Indian M&A Lawyer of the Year (ACQ5 Global Awards 2018), the winner of the M&A Awards 2018 (by Finance Monthly) and as a leading M&A, Private Equity and Corporate Lawyer by the RSG India Report.
Iqbal is also a director on the board of The Aga Khan Foundation (India), a private, not-for-profit, non-denominational, international development agency, and on the board of DCB Bank, a private sector bank.
Iqbal is the first Indian lawyer to author both ICLG’s Mergers and Acquisitions Laws and Regulations Guide for India for 2019/2020, and Getting The Deal Through’s Private M&A Guide for 2019/2020.
Languages
English, Hindi
Memberships
- Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa
- New York Bar
Education
- J.D. from Columbia Law School (Harlan Fisk Stone Scholar)
- Editor, Columbia Journal of European Law
- Parker School Certificate for Achievement in International and Comparative Law
- LL.B, London School of Economics and Political Science
Lawyer Rankings
India > Private equity and investment funds
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, noted for its expertise in private equity transactional advisory mandates, advises blue-chip and sovereign funds on strategic transactions and investments. The ‘flawless’ practice is led by Shardul Shroff
, Gunjan Shah, Raghubir Menon and Iqbal Khan. Other key contacts include Puja Sondhi and Nivedita Tiwari, both of whom bring experience in private equity and venture capital investments, Manav Nagaraj , Mithun Thanks, Anuj Bhasme, Abhishek Guha and Tanya Uppal, who collectively boast specialisation in private equity across a diverse range of sectors including finance, technology, logistics and healthcare, among others.
India > Life sciences and healthcare
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co primarily works with domestic and global pharma companies on regulatory compliance matters, including DCA licensing, manufacturing, and distribution, as well as working with e-commerce and medical devices clients on regulatory developments, commercial operations, and clinical trials. The firm also has notable cross-border transactional expertise in the life sciences space, advising private equity investors on a range of deals, including distressed acquisitions. Key names in the team include Mumbai’s Iqbal Khan and New Dehli-based Puja Sondhi, both experienced advisors on M&A, PE, and VC deals across the space.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust and competition
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: arbitration
- Insurance
- Private client
- Private equity and investment funds
- Projects and energy
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
- TMT
- White-collar crime