Antares Legal was set up with the objective of providing quality driven, value based legal servicesaimed at creating deep relationships with those we serve. As a practice, we are committed to devoting time and energy to understand client businesses and commercial objectives of assignments in order to render solutions most suited for the context.
We are innovativeand business conscious in our approach. Our team consists of experienced lawyers who are commercially astute, hands-on and solution oriented.
Antares Legal has developed the reputation of being a trusted advisor and we take pride in the long-standing relationships that our lawyers have created.This serves as testimony to our strong understanding of the legal landscape, and the ability to be resourceful and offer practical solutions.
Fund Raising, M&A and Corporate Advisory
Arjun has over 15 years of practiseand has studied law at the Pune University. He is also an alumnus of Mayo College Ajmer. He specializes in mergers & acquisitions and private equity investments/venture capital investments.
Arjun has led diverse transactions in the corporate commercial space and has advised clients on many cross border transactions that relate to foreign investment in India and entry strategies. He has extensively advised domestic clients on their various investments and fund raises. The spectrum of industries he has advised on ranges from manufacturing (across diverse sectors), consumer products and durables, retail, financial services, hospitality, health-care, IT, technology and software, ecommerce.
Arjun has been a part of big law firms such as DSK Legal, Dua Associates and was heading the Bharucha Partners office in Delhi. He featured as one of the top 20 young lawyers of India in the publication ‘On the Rise’. He was ranked in Legal 500 as notable key practitioner in the M&A practise, and has featured in India Business Law Journal as one of the most trusted advisors as part of client testimonials.
Ajun’s key clients include SM Group, Leisure Hotels, MMS shipping, Imperial Auto, Indigrid Technology.
Fund Raising, M&A and Corporate Advisory
Siddharth Bhavnani has been practicing for over 15 years, having read law at the University of Leicester, UK. He is a transactions lawyer who has over the years advised numerous institutional investors
and target companies on private equity and venture capital investment and exit transactions. His understanding of the deal-making process makes him pragmatic solution oriented and a strong negotiator.
Siddharth has significant experience in advising on corporate advisory matters, including in relation to foreign investment regulations, company law and varied complex contractual arrangements. He also routinely advises clients in the hospitality sector on management and operations contracts, asset purchase transactions and other investment related mandates.
Siddharth is passionate about working with funds and companies on growth stage mandates, supporting them on building and scaling their operations, and advising on varied mandates for equity and debt financing. His prior experience gives him a strong grasp of commercial objectives that drive corporations, and of the need for legal risk management.
Siddharth’s key clients include Carpediem Capital, BharatPe, Duane Park, THB and Wingreens Farms.
Fund Raising, M&A and Corporate Advisory
Seher has over 16 years of extensive experience in corporate and commercial laws, real estate and litigation both, in leading law firms as well as in-house. She holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, and is an alumnus of Lady Shriram College for Women.
Seher has advised a broad range of clients on transactions relating to strategic and financial investments, foreign direct investment in India, overseas investments by Indian corporates, mergers & acquisitions, debt raises and private equity, which has equipped her with a deep understanding of a wide array of business ethos. She has experience in varied industry sectors including telecom, pharma, real estate, hospitality, power, infrastructure, banking and finance, information technology, defense and education. She has advised both listed and unlisted Indian and multinational companies and conglomerates in these areas. Her knowledge and experience of the legal, regulatory and commercial nuances across varied industries enables her to continue working with clients across sectors, evolving complex transaction structures and drafting and negotiating transactional documents.
Seher also regularly advises on litigation matters before the Supreme Court of India, various state High Courts, Tribunals and various other fora pan India.
Seher was previously a part of the M&A team at Bharti Enterprises and has also been a Partner at Dua Associates and Tatva Legal.
Regulatory, Corporate Advisory
Surbhi Gupta has been practicing for over 15 years, having read law at the University of Warwick, UK. She has developed her niche advising clients on a range of regulatory matters. Given her domain expertise, Surbhi regularly advises
clients on dealing with Indian regulators, including on matters relating to FEMA compliance and the RBI regime. Her in-depth knowledge of the nuanced foreign exchange landscape in India and strong insight on views of Indian regulators allows her to hand-hold clients through a myriad of regulatory issues.
Surbhi works closely with clients to evolve new and innovative structures and arrangements for their operations. Her experience in conducting due diligence reviews and legal audits lends weight to her ability to create such structures and arrangements. She also has a track record of advising clients on joint ventures, including on minority rights, entry and exit strategies and deadlock resolution, and leverages her experience on these aspects to do so.
We are delighted to share that Antares Legal's representation of BharatPe in their Series E equity financing of USD 370 million, valuing the fintech entity at ~USD 2.8 billion, has been recognized by India Business Law Journal in its report on standout deals and disputes of 2021, as a Deal of the Year for 2021.
Many congratulations to the Antares team leads, Siddharth Bhavnani and Surbhi Kothiala !!
We are pleased to have spent 2021 doing what we enjoy the most!
Congratulations to the team. Surbhi Kothiala Devanjali Rastogi Dikshita Damodaran Ayushi Berry Charu Tripathi Navya Mehrotra Hardik Harjani Arjun Anand Seher Ali Surbhi Gupta Siddharth Bhavnani
Antares Legal is pleased to have advised Asclepius Hospitals & Health Care Private Limited on this transaction involving an acquisition of shares by Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited (through subsidiary, Assam Hospitals Limited) valued at approx. INR 100 Crores.
The Antares team was led by Partner Arjun Anand, who was assisted by Associates Hardik Harjani and Varun Bhargava.
We are delighted to share with you that Antares Legal has been featured as one of Asia’s 30 fastest growing law firms in 2021, by Asian Legal Business.
We would like to extend our gratitude to all our clients for their trust, and also to the entire Antares Legal team for their perseverance and relentless efforts.
We are pleased to have spent 2021 doing what we enjoy the most!
Congratulations to the team. Surbhi Kothiala Devanjali Rastogi Dikshita Damodaran Ayushi Berry Charu Tripathi Navya Mehrotra Hardik Harjani Arjun Anand Seher Ali Surbhi Gupta Siddharth Bhavnani
Antares Legal advised Leisure Hotels Limited in connection with a joint venture arrangement between Ginger Hotels ( Tata group company), Kapareva Development Private Limited (investment management company) regarding a hotel property in Greater Noida.
The Antares team was led by partner Arjun Anand, associate Hardik Harjani, Krishn Bhargava
Our team, led by Siddharth Bhavnani and Ishita Bhardwaj, is pleased to have represented INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT TRUST LIMITED on the sale of its stake in Future Generali India Life Insurance Company Limited for INR 2.25 billion to the Generali Group. The transaction received regulatory approvals, including from the Competition Commission of India, earlier this year.
We are pleased to share that our Partner, Siddharth Bhavnani, has been named amongst India's Future Legal Leaders, a list published by the India Business Law Journal of lawyers who have 'worked on critical matters for their firms, delivered solutions that make them the counsel of choice for clients and shown a tremendous work ethic'.