Gagandeep is a corporate and commercial lawyer with experience advising domestic and international clients on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments, and corporate structuring. He brings a practical and commercial perspective to his work, advising investors, promoters, family offices and businesses on transaction structuring, negotiation, documentation and implementation.
Gagandeep’s practice spans investment funds, business transfers, corporate reorganisations and debt restructuring.
His experience includes the structuring and formation of Alternative Investment Funds, secured financing and non-convertible debenture issuances, alongside private credit and fractional ownership arrangements. He has advised on share acquisitions, investment transactions, shareholder rights and governance arrangements, supporting clients through corporate approvals, regulatory requirements, closing and post-acquisition restructuring. His experience further extends to cross-border structuring, foreign investment and the establishment of Indian operations for international businesses, including advice on foreign exchange regulations, tax considerations and inter-company arrangements. He also advises on commercial contracts, reinsurance arrangements and related regulatory matters, employee stock option plans. His broader advisory practice includes family settlements and succession planning, addressing the legal and tax aspects of ownership structures, asset transfers and the allocation of family interests.
• Assisted an Austrian engineering group serving the biopharmaceutical sector with an acquisition assessment, reviewing transaction materials, evaluating legal, financial and commercial considerations, and identifying key transaction issues.
• Advised a family office on a private equity investment in a multi-state non-banking finance company operating across retail, business and property-backed lending, covering transaction structuring, negotiation of investment and shareholder arrangements, and closing coordination.
• Represented India’s first hyperlocal managed living platform combining community-based grocery retail and doorstep delivery, in a venture capital and private equity investment. Advised on investment terms, negotiated governance rights and prepared the principal transaction documents.
• Advised on the legal and regulatory structuring of a Category III Alternative Investment Fund, covering the fund and investment manager arrangements, private placement memorandum, investor participation terms, SEBI filing support and ongoing compliance.
• Advised a global insurance and reinsurance market on its proposed entry into India, including the contractual framework for reinsurance arrangements, negotiation documentation and advice on regulatory filing requirements.
• Advised an international group on establishing its Indian operations and a market-entry platform for overseas beauty and personal care brands. The mandate combined foreign investment and tax structuring with profit repatriation, distribution arrangements, inter-company agreements and corporate compliance.
• Advised an engineering and building services business on debt consolidation involving multiple lenders, including financing documentation, security trustee arrangements, inter-creditor rights, guarantees and the creation and assignment of security.
• Advised the Indian business of a century-old Italian bakery and packaged foods group on a proposed composite restructuring involving a demerger and subsequent amalgamation. The mandate covered transaction and interim governance agreements, revised shareholding arrangements, scheme documentation and corporate approvals.
• Led the legal structuring and documentation of a creditor settlement for a large boutique apparel retailer including negotiations with multiple creditors, moratorium terms, phased repayment arrangements and agreed oversight mechanisms.
• Advised on the Indian implementation of a management incentive plan for an international real assets platform spanning renewable energy, digital infrastructure and real estate, including employee participation, financing for subscription to plan units and the related corporate, employment, tax and regulatory considerations.
• Assisted a property investment platform with the legal structuring of its fractional ownership and private credit business, documenting investor participation, shareholder arrangements, inter-corporate financing and platform operations.
• Advised a prominent industrial fabrication company on its strategic business transfer to a leading multi-billion-dollar global B2B e-commerce and supply chain unicorn
• Advised a leading Australian-based corporate group on the structuring, drafting, and commercial implementation of a comprehensive inter-company services framework for its Indian subsidiary. The mandate focused on optimizing operational efficiency, mitigating cross-border risk, and ensuring absolute regulatory compliance.
• Advising on a private equity investment in an engineering and construction company specialising in turnkey projects across industrial, institutional, hospitality and residential sectors. The mandate spans investment structuring, subscription terms, investor protections and the contractual framework governing shareholder rights and corporate governance.
