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Stratage Law’s private equity practice is praised by clients for being ‘responsive’ and ’approachable’, and having ‘comprehensive knowledge of structuring, legal matters, and details’. The team is well-equipped to assist investors, funds, and financial institutions on acquisitions, share transfers, and secondary investments, as well as funding rounds, sales, and equity shares subscriptions. Heading up the department is the ’stellar’ Darshan Upadhyay who is noted for his expertise in private equity and venture capital investments, acquisitions, and joint ventures. The group also benefits from the aptitude of the ‘focused’ Bhavin Gada who concentrates on fund formations, public and private investments, and M&A, as well as compliance, governance, and regulatory issues. Other key practitioners include structured investment expert Shyam Pandya, fund formation specialist Soumya Shanker, and fundraising authority Anisha Shroff.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The team is responsive, has comprehensive knowledge of structuring, legal matters, and details, and is approachable.’

  • ‘They are sensible in their negotiations and solution oriented.’

  • ‘They are transparent and make clients feel comfortable explaining what their risks and rewards are in order to take an informed decision.’

  • ‘I found them to be a great law firm and would go back to them for any future transactions.’

  • ‘I have used them several times for different sorts of transactions and always felt I was in the right hands.’

  • ‘Darshan Upadhyay is a stellar lawyer. Professional, fair, approachable and someone you can put your trust and faith in as you know he’s going to do what’s in your best interest and will push the limits for you. All done in a calm, fair, and straightforward manner.’

Key clients

  • Bharat Innovation Fund
  • CAC Holdings Corporation
  • Energy Beverages Private Limited
  • Gencom Acquisition, LLC
  • HBL Power Systems Limited
  • IvyCap Ventures
  • Jabsons Food Private Limited
  • Lodha Capital Markets Limited
  • Mahindra & Mahindra Limited
  • Marengo Asia Healthcare Private Limited
  • Mynd Solutions Private Limited
  • Nuvama Asset Management Limited

Work highlights

Advised Nuvama Private Investments Trust in its investment in Manjushree Technopack Limited.
Advised Xponentia Group in relation to its investments in Auxilo Finserve Private Limited.

Practice head

Darshan Upadhyay

Other key lawyers

Bhavin Gada; Shyam Pandya; Soumya Shanker; Anisha Shroff; Mehak Gupta