Poovayya & Co‘s portfolio of mandates encompasses high-value non-contentious matters, advising on various regulatory, commercial contracts, corporate and M&A, governance, and insolvency matters. Siddhartha George co-heads the Bengaluru team with Harini Sudersan, who joined in December 2024; both are frequently retained by multinational technology, aerospace and infrastructure companies. Manu Kulkarni is a key point of contact for civil and commercial litigation, appearing before the Supreme Court and various High Courts. Bilal Lateefi is highly active in the transactional space.
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Key clients
- Hopkins Healthcare Private Limited (NCD Issuance and Share Acquisition in TMI)
- Gillidanda Tech Private Limited
Work highlights
Advising Hopkins Healthcare Private Limited on the acquisition of majority stake in TMI Healthcare Private Limited, the parent entity of People Tree Hospital, for a consideration of ₹103 crore.
Advising Hopkins Healthcare Private Limited on the issuance of non-convertible debentures aggregating to a total of ₹208 crores to Blackrock.
Advising Metashot ("Gillidanda Tech Private Limited”) on raising ₹11 crore from an early-stage funding round which was led by Sauce VC and saw participation from Sharrp Ventures and Panthera Peak Capital.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Siddhartha George; Harini Sudersan
Other key lawyers
Manu Kulkani; Bilal Lateefi