Nithya Partners’ corporate and M&A team, led by Naomal Goonewardena and Nirusha Ratnatunga, advises longstanding institutional and multinational clients on a wide range of transactional, regulatory, and advisory matters. The practice provides guidance on listings, private share sales, and group restructurings, while also supporting ongoing governance and compliance for both listed and privately held companies. In addition, the team actively engages with policy and legislative reforms, including developments in company law and insolvency, ensuring clients benefit from its deep regulatory insight.
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Key clients
- Softlogic Finance PLC
- Capital Alliance Holdings
- Cable Solutions PLC
- Hatton Plantations PLC
- The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
- Fortude (Private) Limited
- Sysco Labs Technologies (Private) Limited
- Hemas Holdings PLC
Work highlights
Acted for Damron Manufacturing Limited in the sale of shares in FLMC Plantations (Pvt) Ltd, by Damro Manufacturing (Private) Limited and Piyestra Furnishing (Private) Limited, at a total consideration of LKR 4,800,000,000.
Advised on the initial public offering of Cable Solutions Limited on the Colombo Stock Exchange.
Advised global water technology company A. O. Smith Corporation on all legal and regulatory requirements in relation to the acquisition of “Pureit”, a Unilever PLC business.
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Practice head
Naomal Goonewardena; Nirusha Ratnatunga