Alka Bharucha
Senior Partner
Professional Affiliations
Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa
Bombay Incorporated Law Society
Admissions
Advocate on Record, Supreme Court of India
Solicitor, High Court, Mumbai
Solicitor, Supreme Court of England and Wales
Education
B.A. (Hons.), University of Bombay, Mumbai
LL.B, University of Bombay, Mumbai
LL.M, University of London, London
Languages Known
English, Hindi
Office
Mumbai, India
Overview
Described by clients as “very knowledgeable, articulate, composed, and balanced in approach,” Alka is respected for her transactional work.’
Alka began her career with Mulla & Mulla and Craigie Blunt & Caroe. She joined Amarchand & Mangaldas and Suresh A. Shroff & Co. as a partner in 1992. She co-founded Bharucha & Partners in 2008.’
Practice Areas
Private Equity / Venture Capital
Project Finance
Indicative Experience
- Advising Idea Cellular Limited (now Vodafone Idea Limited) on the stake sale of its standalone tower subsidiary to American Tower Corporation.
- Advising Idea Cellular Limited (now Vodafone Idea Limited) on the merger of the Indian entities of Vodafone Group plc with Idea Cellular Limited.
- Advising Twitter, Inc. (now X Corp.) on its acquisition of ZipDial Mobile Solutions Private Limited.
- Advising HSBC Oman S.A.O.G. on the sale of their banking business in India to Doha Bank.
- Advising ISS A/S, Denmark, on the sale of their pest control business (HiCare), and cash and value services business in India-to-India Value Fund Advisors and SIS Prosegur Holdings Private Limited respectively.
- Advising IJM Corporation Berhad on the sale of its controlling stake in Trichy Tollway Private Limited to Macquarie-SBI Infrastructure Fund.
- Advising IJM Corporation Berhad on its acquisition of the equity stake of IDFC Trustee Company Limited in Vijayawada Tollway Private Limited.
- Advising HSBC India on the proposed acquisition of the retail and commercial banking business of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc in India.
- Advising Axis Bank Limited on the acquisition by Schroders plc of strategic interest in Axis Asset Management Company Limited.
- Advising the United Business Media Group (now, Informa plc) on their acquisitions of exhibition and media events in India.
- Advising DCB Bank Limited on its acquisition of a substantial stake of the Indian banking business of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank P.J.S.C.
- Advising Essel Mining & Industries Limited on their acquisition of Pro Minerals Private Limited, pursuant to a corporate insolvency resolution process initiated under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.