Mr. Pranav Bhaskar is a practicing lawyer and has been retained as an independent legal consultant by various companies. Prior to starting his own practice, Pranav has practiced with eminent law firms like Amarchand Mangaldas Suresh A. Shroff & Co and Fox Mandal & Little. His practice includes advising companies on taxation, corporate and FEMA related issues, structuring cross border as well as domestic transactions and advising companies on risks, issues and liabilities associated with such transactions. Pranav has been retained by several groups of companies as external general counsel.

EXPERIENCE STATEMENT

• Represented the Sellers in the acquisition of Sunflame Enterprises Limited by V-Guard industries Limited for a value of Rs. 660 Crore.
• Represented Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited in its deal with Tata Steel Limited for the setting up of a solar-wind hybrid renewable power facility with a capacity of 966 MW, which is the largest industrial power project in the group captive sector within India.
• Advised CE Info Systems Limited (MapMyIndia) in its acquisition of a 26.37% stake in Kogo Tech Labs Private Limited.
• Advised Rattan Enterprises Limited (through Neosky India Limited) in the acquisition of 60% stake in Throttle Aerospace Private Limited, a Bengaluru based drone manufacturing company.
• Advised and drafted bid related documents for NTPC REL in relation to its RFP for connected energy storage solutions of 3000MWH with 500MW (minimum capacity), currently one of the largest energy storage projects in the world.
• Advised the Vedanta group on its investment in 600 MW of renewable captive power projects.
• Advised the Naveen Jindal Group on its investment in Treis Solutions LLP (Fuelbuddy), which was part of a USD 20 Mil funding series A funding round for the app based fuel delivery start up.
• Currently advising and drafting all documents for a listed entity in relation to its captive 500 Megawatt renewable power project.
• Executed a family trust structure for the management of individual assets as well as management of companies related to the promoter family of a prominent listed company.
• Currently advising the promoters of a listed company through its insolvency restructuring.
• Currently overseeing the restructuring of a listed company amongst its promoter families.
• Advised and drafted transaction documents related to a 150 MW captive thermal power lant by Nav Bharat Projects Limited
• Advised several listed and private entities in relation to the setting up of their captive power projects.
• Advised on and led negotiations between the promoter families of a listed Indian Company
• Structured and advised on the setting up of a JV of a large Indian IT Company in the US.
• Currently advising on shareholder dispute between the promoters of one of the largest manufacturing companies in India (in term of number of employees).
• Advising and structuring a UK Based PE Fund in its investments in India as well as in the UK.
• Currently overseeing a shareholder dispute between a prominent IT Company in India.
• Currently overseeing a shareholder dispute between a prominent German manufacturing company and its Indian JV Partner.
• Currently advising on a reconciliation of differences between an Indian Company and its German JV Partner
• Oversaw a shareholder dispute between an Indian Company and its partner in the US.
• Structured and oversaw the acquisition of a plantation company in Cambodia by an Indian Company.
• Structured and oversaw the setting up of a JV for a development in a major tech park.
• Led the setting up of a Joint Venture between a leading British Cereal Company and an Indian Cereal Company.
• Structured and advised on the acquisition of a Technology Company based out of India by a Group of Companies based out of the UK and Singapore.
• Structured and advised on the acquisition of a five-star hotel in the United Kingdom by an Indian Company.
• Structure and advise upon the operations of a large Indian IT Services Company across various jurisdictions, including Australia, Singapore, UK, USA and South Africa.
• Advised upon the exit of an Indian company from its investments in real estate companies in France.
• Advising and structuring the affordable housing operations of one of the leading real estate companies in India.
• Have advised various IT startups on the setting up of their operations in India.
• Advised upon and led the resolution of a shareholders’ dispute between the shareholders of a large Indian IT Services Company across multiple jurisdictions.
• Advised, structures and drafted various agreements in a transaction relating to the purchase and import of Gold from various jurisdictions into India.
• Represented a large US real estate company in its negotiations with an Indian real estate company for the setting up of a joint venture into providing development management services in India.
• Structured, advised on and drafted various Agreements for the operations of SGS Mall, Pune.
• Advised Hypo-Vereins Bank on their US$ 30 million export credit facility to an Indian Company.
• Was involved in structuring a foreign venture fund’s investment in primary education in India.

EDUCATION

B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) National Law School of India University, Bangalore

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Bar Council of Delhi, India | Delhi High Court Bar Association | ITAT Bar Association