Reeba Chacko

Partner (Head- Corporate)

Reeba Chacko is a Partner of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and has been with the firm since 1999.  She is also the Head of the Firm’s General Corporate practice (that includes mergers and acquisitions, private equity, general corporate advisory).

Reeba specializes in private equity / venture capital investments, mergers & acquisitions, takeover and joint ventures. She handles transactions including inbound as well as outbound acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments, corporate restructuring, entry strategies in restricted sectors and other structured investments. She advices both buy side and sell side in strategic sale transactions in India as well as financial investor stake sales.

She brings to the table her vast experience working with foreign clients as well as international counsel structuring complex private equity deals, mergers and acquisitions spanning several jurisdictions, advising clients on Indian acquisition strategies, foreign exchange control regulations and other regulatory aspects. She represents both several leading private equity funds as well as several large Indian corporates in connection with investments into companies engaged in business in various sectors in India. Her work experience ranges across various sectors including real estate and infrastructure, technology, retail and ecommerce, pharmaceuticals & healthcare, defence and education, to name a few.

Reeba is ranked in Band I for Corporate M&A by Chambers Asia 2018 and says Reeba Chacko … is praised for her sound expertise and “exceptional client management skills” and has also named her in the Private Equity – India practice and says “is exceptional at client management and making sure that the resources of the firm are involved in the deal.” Reeba has also been named in Economics Times Women Ahead among the few to be selected ladies to be featured in (listing carried out by consulting firm, SpencerStuart) in 2018 and in 2017 she featured in the Economic Times Spencer Stuart 40 under 40.

She has graduated from National Law School of India University, Bangalore and has completed her LL.M from London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE).