Parag Bhide
Partner
Professional Affiliations
Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa
International Bar Association
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India, New Delhi
Education
LL.B., University of Mumbai
Company Secretary, The Institute of Company Secretaries of India, New Delhi
Master of Business Laws, National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
Languages Known
English, Hindi, Marathi
Office
Mumbai, India
Overview
Parag is an experienced transactions practitioner with over a decade’s experience advising clients on a variety of inbound and outbound transactions including mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, joint ventures, and business and asset transfers in a diverse array of industry sectors. As a part of his Mergers & Acquisitions practice, Parag has worked on both buy-side as well as sell-side mandates and has advised various funds, start-ups, growth stage companies, and multinational conglomerates on various transactions.
Parag’s practice also includes HR & Employment law, where he routinely advises clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters. As a part of his HR & Employment law practice, he advises on issues including workforce restructuring, redundancies, drafting and negotiation of employment agreements, and drafting of employment policies.
Practice Areas
Indicative Experience
- Advising an Indian e-commerce platform in its acquisition of a payment solutions provider based in Mumbai.
- Advising a fashion retail company headquartered in Mumbai on the acquisition of multiple lifestyle brands.
- Advising an Indian pharmaceutical company in relation to the acquisition of multiple businesses in the pharmaceutical sector.
- Advising a global financial services company during its 100% acquisition of an Indian technology company through a share swap transaction.
- Advising a Pune-based hybrid IT services provider in acquiring the data centre business of a major Indian technology and consultancy conglomerate.
- Advising a Singapore-based projects and infrastructure investment company in its acquisition of three road assets from an Indian construction and infrastructure development company.
- Advising a Singapore-based projects and infrastructure investment company in its acquisition of three road assets from an Indian civil engineering company.
- Advising an India-focused private equity firm in its investment in a leading Indian hospitality chain operating hotels under multiple brands.
- Advising a cybersecurity solutions provider in a transaction involving primary investments by (i) an Indian technology-focused venture capital firm, (ii) a Mumbai-based corporate venture capital firm, (iii) an Indian accelerator venture capital firm, (iv) a Saudi Arabia based venture capital firm, and (v) various ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNIs).
- Advising the private equity and venture capital arm of a global bank, a Singapore-based private equity firm, and a Singapore-based banking and financial services corporation during their exit from a global business prospect management, technology, and digital services & solutions conglomerate.
- Advising a global employment-assistance website in the primary investments from a US-based investment advisory firm and a Mumbai-based venture capital firm.
- Advising an Indian business service provider engaged in technology-enabled staffing and managed outsourcing services in its sale of a digital compliance platform for Indian labour laws and regulations.Advising
