Corporate M and A 2026

INDIA Law and Practice Contributed by: Kunal Chandra, Kabeer Mathur, Chinmay Bilgi, Sharnam Vaswani and Rajdeep Mukherjee, Trilegal

Trilegal is a leading full-service law firm in India with over 25 years of experience, trusted for its in-depth expertise and client-centric approach. The firm ad - vises a diverse set of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, global investment funds, major Indian conglomerates, domestic and international banks, technology and media giants, family offices and high net worth individuals. With 155+ partners operating under a distinctive lockstep model, Trilegal is the larg - est equity partnership in the country. The firm retains over 1,300 professionals across its Mumbai, Delhi,

Gurugram, Bengaluru, Chennai, Pune and GIFT City offices. The firm’s M&A practice advises on inbound and outbound mergers and acquisitions, joint ven - tures, entry strategy and strategic alliances, as well as transactions arising from corporate restructuring and involving Special Purpose Acquisition Companies. Trilegal’s unique business model enables the firm to extend this advice across areas such as intellectual property, competition aspects, regulatory concerns, real estate, tax, and labour and employment.

Authors

Kunal Chandra is a partner in Trilegal’s corporate practice group, with more than two decades of experience advising on M&A, private equity, venture capital and corporate restructuring across the full

matters including India entry strategies, operational regulatory frameworks and exit options. He holds dual degrees in Business and Law from National Law University, Jodhpur, and is admitted to the Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa.

investment life-cycle, from seed stage through Series A to pre-IPO and large-cap transactions. He advises a sophisticated client base spanning Indian institutions, multinational corporations, private equity funds and financial institutions, including Edelweiss, Morgan Stanley, Mitsui, Godrej, Sumitomo and Intel Capital, across sectors including healthcare, infrastructure, technology and financial services. Kunal holds a degree in Law from the University of Pune and is admitted to the Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa.

Chinmay Bilgi is a senior associate in Trilegal’s corporate practice group. Qualified both as a lawyer and a company secretary, he specialises in compliance advisory and M&A transactions, cross-border

investments, shareholders’ agreements, joint ventures, and legal due diligence. His expertise spans the full transaction lifecycle, from structuring and documentation to regulatory compliance and closing, with particular focus on investment deals in regulated and emerging sectors. He assists in advising financial investors, strategic acquirers, and investee companies on multi-party transactions in the Indian market. Chinmay graduated from ILS Law College, Pune in 2020

Kabeer Mathur is a partner in Trilegal’s corporate practice group, based in Mumbai, with over 14 years of experience. His practice includes mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, joint ventures

Sharnam Vaswani is a senior associate in Trilegal’s corporate practice group, where she advises on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, foreign investment, and corporate and regulatory matters. She

and corporate law advisory, across sectors including financial services, technology, FMCG, e-commerce, real estate and renewables. He has represented leading corporates and financial investors including SUN Mobility, MUFG Bank, Sumitomo Corporation, Mitsui, Nuvama, Edelweiss and Auxilo Finserve across multiple transactions. Kabeer regularly advises on various corporate and regulatory law

has led and assisted on a range of complex domestic and cross-border transactions across sectors including technology, clean energy and

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