Virender Singh
M&A Lawyer
Bangalore
Summary
- Experienced Principal Associate with a focus on mergers and acquisitions at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., serving as the primary contact for public company clients and private equity funds.
- Expertise includes handling diverse transactions, such as public and private offerings, cross-border technology transfers, and advising on data privacy laws.
- Led teams on cross-border M&A transactions. Previous roles at Lakshmikumaran and Sridharan, JSA, and others involved advising on technology, data privacy, and e-commerce laws, managing teams, and providing end-to-end support to clients.
- Holds an LL.B. from Government Law College, Mumbai, and has received academic achievements and co-authored legal articles.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Principal Associate
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.
04.2023 - Current
- Practice focused on representing public and private companies in mergers and acquisitions transaction and general corporate matters
- Primary associate contact for several public company clients and private equity funds
- Transactions include: Public and private offerings of equity (preferred and equity), debt, and equity-linked (convertible preferred, convertible debt and warrants) securities
- Asset acquisitions and business transfers
- Cross boarder technology transfers and licensing transactions
- Joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions and winding up
- Advising technology companies on various aspects of data privacy laws (including on EU GDPR), technology laws, employment laws, ESG compliances and contract laws
- Routinely drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements, including SaaS agreements, IP assignment/licensing agreements, Technology transfer agreements, data transfer agreements, software licensing agreements, outsourcing agreements, NDAs
- Leading a team of lawyers on various cross-border M&A transactions and due diligences
- Routinely advising retainer clients (mainly Software and SaaS Companies) on various legal issues from time to time
- Responsibilities include: Drafting, negotiating and reviewing various transaction documents, including share purchase agreement, share subscription agreement, shareholders agreement, asset purchase agreement, intercreditor agreements, dealer manager agreements, technology transfer or license agreements, confidentiality agreements and legal opinions
- Providing general corporate and securities law advice, including corporate governance compliance for public and private companies.
Principal Associate
Lakshmikumaran and Sridharan
10.2021 - 03.2023
- Advised clients extensively on various aspects of information technology, data privacy and e-commerce laws
- Counselled clients on payment system regulations, online gaming regulations and foreign exchange laws, including regulations pertaining to pre-paid payment instruments and crypto currencies
- Represented and advised multinational technology companies on various cross-border transactions, foreign direct investments, outbound investments, joint ventures, technology transfers and commercial contract issues in SaaS, fin-tech, health-tech, online gaming and insurance sectors
- Led a team of six lawyers on various transactions to provide end-to-end support to clients (including post-transaction transition and integration support).
Senior Associate
Lakshmikumaran and Sridharan
09.2020 - 10.2021
- Advised clients extensively on various aspects of information technology, data privacy and e-commerce laws
- Counselled clients on payment system regulations, online gaming regulations and foreign exchange laws, including regulations pertaining to pre-paid payment instruments and crypto currencies
- Represented and advised multinational technology companies on various cross-border transactions, foreign direct investments, outbound investments, joint ventures, technology transfers and commercial contract issues in SaaS, fin-tech, health-tech, online gaming and insurance sectors
- Led a team of six lawyers on various transactions to provide end-to-end support to clients (including post-transaction transition and integration support).
Associate
JSA
01.2020 - 08.2020
- Assisted multinational technology companies in relation to acquisitions in India and on post-acquisition compliances
- Advised on various due diligence mandates and controlled drafting and negotiation of transaction documents including share purchase agreements, share subscription agreements and shareholders agreements.
Morningstar India Private Limited (Secondment from Trilegal)
10.2019 - 12.2019
- Assisted and advised the Company on acquisition of AdviserLogic, Australia with strategic focus on financial planning software integration
- Led a team on ground for closing of the transaction and providing post-closing assistance including assignment of IP Agreements, transition of employees and re-negotiation key customer/vendor agreements
- Reviewing employment agreements including non-disclosure agreements executed with the employees.
Associate
Trilegal
11.2018 - 12.2019
- Assisted in conducting due diligence and drafting transaction documents for transactions in a broad range of technology related sectors such as e-commerce, ed-tech, fin-tech, health-tech, SaaS, and online gaming
- Advised a large technology investor on four acquisitions in fin-tech and NBFC sector including an acquisition of a micro-finance company and a leading company engaged in digital lending.
Associate
Link Legal
08.2017 - 10.2018
- Assisted in conducting due diligence and drafting transaction documents for transactions in a broad range of sectors including e-commerce, ed-tech, biotech, and medical devices
- Represented clients in arbitrations arising out of employment agreements and projects development agreements
- Advised various start-ups engaged in Agri-tech business on agricultural laws in India
- Advised on various commercial contracts such as employment agreements for key employees and promoters, artist agreements, powers of attorneys, no objection certificates, and other ancillary transaction documents.
Associate
Vidhii Partners
04.2016 - 07.2017
- Routinely advised domestic and foreign corporate clients on a wide variety of commercial and technology related contracts such as IP assignment agreements, technology sharing agreements, software license agreements, master services agreements, SaaS agreements, non-disclosure agreements, distribution agreements, and lease agreements
- Advising and representing clients in arbitrations relating to disputes arising out of share purchase agreements and shareholders agreements.
Education
LL.B. (First Class) -
Government Law College
01.2013 - 01.2016
B.M.M. (Journalism Hons.) (Distinction) - undefined
Jai Hind College
01.2010 - 01.2013
Class XII (Secured a state rank in CBSE) - undefined
Saint Anslems School
01.2009 - 01.2009
Accomplishments
- Awarded Late Shri Venkateswara Scholarship for Law by Indian Register of Shipping for Academic Excellence in 2015 - 2016.
- Co-authored an article on “Risk of split contracts and arbitration clause included by reference” under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. [Link](https://www.mondaq.com/india/contracts-and-commercial-law/648310/risks-of-split-contractsarbitration-clause-included-by-reference)
- Co-authored an article on ‘RBI Card-on File Tokenization Regime’ published on [www.lexology.com](http://www.lexology.com). Accessible on the [link](https://www.lexology.com)
Timeline
Principal Associate
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.
04.2023 - Current
Principal Associate
Lakshmikumaran and Sridharan
10.2021 - 03.2023
Senior Associate
Lakshmikumaran and Sridharan
09.2020 - 10.2021
Associate
JSA
01.2020 - 08.2020
Morningstar India Private Limited (Secondment from Trilegal)
10.2019 - 12.2019
Associate
Trilegal
11.2018 - 12.2019
Associate
Link Legal
08.2017 - 10.2018
Associate
Vidhii Partners
04.2016 - 07.2017
LL.B. (First Class) -
Government Law College
01.2013 - 01.2016
B.M.M. (Journalism Hons.) (Distinction) - undefined
Jai Hind College
01.2010 - 01.2013
Class XII (Secured a state rank in CBSE) - undefined
Saint Anslems School
01.2009 - 01.2009
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