The real estate and construction team at DSK Legal acts for leading developers, funds, and investors on the full range of relevant matters, with particular strength in real estate finance, land acquisition, and foreign investments. Sajit Suvarna heads the practice and advises property developers, corporate entities, and financial institutions on transactional mandates. Saloni Mody has an emphasis on equity and debt investments in the real estate industry; Niraj Kumar handles land acquisition and aggregation matters as well as disputes; while Srinivas B.R. is the name to note for transaction structuring and foreign direct investments into the sector. Sagar Kadam is a key port of call for developers, while Mitali Naik takes point on title due diligence, regulatory approvals, and commercial vendor contracts. Brijita Prakash left the firm in May 2024.
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Real Estate; Private Equity; Mergers & Acquisitions; Banking & Finance

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Partner

Career

Saloni is a part of the firm’s real estate practice group. She is also a member of the firm’s banking and finance, corporate commercial and M&A practice group. Her broad areas of expertise are equity and financing transactions in real estate and allied sectors including investments in residential / commercial projects, affordable housing projects, retail, townships, SEZs, information technology parks, etc.

She has advised various offshore and domestic funds as well as Indian companies on private equity, M&A, disposals, demergers, joint ventures, restructurings, corporate governance and regulatory compliance, with particular focus on FDI transactions in real estate, infrastructure, hospitality and allied sectors. Her practice is also focused on all forms of debt / mezzanine funding.

She actively advises clients on formulating, negotiating and implementing structures for private equity and financing transactions and strategic investments in real estate and allied sectors from a legal and regulatory perspective. She works closely with the portfolio companies after the initial investment throughout the lifetime of the investment, advising them on a broad range of mandates.

She graduated from the Government Law College, Mumbai in 2010.

She has been recognized as a Next Generation Partner – Real Estate and Construction in the 2020 and 2021 rankings published by Legal 500 Asia Pacific. She has also been recognized as a “40 under 40 Rising Star 2020” by Legal Era (India’s leading magazine on business and legal world).

Memberships

The Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa

Education

BSL-LLB, University of Mumbai

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  • 'The team is quite young and dynamic. They are quick in responding and closing transactions.'

Key clients

  • Mahindra Lifespace Developers Limited
  • Anushka Constructions Private Limited
  • Harshendra Hegde
  • Pinnacle Investments (Prestige Group)
  • Urbanrise Condominium (Alliance Group)
  • Alliance Developers (Alliance Group)
  • Laguna Clothing
  • Ranka International Private Limited
  • SPW Realty LLP and Acko General Insurance Limited
  • Godrej Properties Limited
  • CapitaLand Group (Ascendas)
  • Goyal Hariyana Infrastructures
  • House of Hiranandani
  • Assetz Property Group
  • Prestige Estates Projects Limited
  • Lodha Group
  • M/s. Vishal Enterprises
  • Whiteoaks and Puravankara Projects Limited
  • Netra Software Technologies Private Limited
  • Trishul Buildtech and Infrastructure Private Limited
  • Gera Developments Private Limited
  • MafatlalIndustries
  • RohanBuilders and Developers Private Limited
  • The Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Company Limited
  • Sunteck Realty Limited
  • Sanchita Realty Private Limited
  • HDFC Capital Affordable Real Estate Fund
  • Balaji Tricity Realty LLP
  • HOABL Arcade Private Limited
  • GREENSCAPE BUILDERS

Work highlights

Advised Birla Estates Private Limited, the real estate arm of the Aditya Birla Group in relation to its purchase of 28.6-acre prime land parcel in Sarjapur Road, Bengaluru.
Assisted Mahindra Lifespace Developers Limited in respect of the acquisition of property measuring about 4 acres 10 guntas, at Singasandra, Bangalore from Manipal Resorts Company Private Limited.
Advised Anushka Constructions Private Limited in respect of the acquisition of properties measuring about 8 acres situated in a prime location at Gunjur and Varthur Villages.