Three-year-old Bombay Law Chambers has offices in Mumbai, Bangalore and New Delhi. The firm has steadily made inroads in banking and finance and private equity, offering clients high-calibre solutions from veteran lawyers. The private equity practice has a stellar roster of regional and international clients, with industry strengths in e-commerce, logistics, gaming, agritech and medical technology, among others. In the past year, the firm expanded from an 11-member team to 25 members, and expanded into the area of fund formation. An entire team comprising a partner, two counsel and three associates joined the Bangalore outpost. Key contacts and founding partners are Karan Kalra and Dipanshu Singhal. Last year, partner and corporate specialist Parag Srivastava joined from Rajaram Legal.
Client feedback
“They are a perfect blend of competence, attitude towards work and cost-effectiveness.” – Corporate and M&A
“The lawyers are intelligent and creative. We like how they approach solving a problem. Also, they are very responsive and available.” – Private equity
“They have a good understanding of requirements and objectives and give practical structuring advice. They have a depth of experience and knowledge on PE transactions” – Private equity
“Parag, who is a partner at BLC, is well-versed with the current market positions for VC deals and hence takes a reasonable approach to close deals keeping in mind the interests of all parties. The BLC team also has in-depth sector expertise (such as banking and insurance) which helps in structuring transactions.” – Private equity
“The team has deep expertise, are responsive, have a commercial mindset and are solution-focussed.” – Corporate and M&A
Karan Kalra
“He is a great negotiator, very solution-focused and calm under pressure.”
Dipanshu Singhal
“Intelligent, responsive and creative, and takes a client-centric and problem-solving approach.”
Parag Srivastava
“Parag has a deep understanding of the venture capital industry. He is excellent at navigating complex deal negotiations with multiple parties while ensuring that the clients’ needs are served in the best possible manner. He also has a broad network of contacts in the industry and understands the business landscape and pulse of the market, resulting in advice that goes beyond just legal matters.”
“He is an extremely competent lawyer but what makes him unique is his ability to be fair to all parties involved and achieve commercial objectives of the transaction.”
Work highlights
Advised Eight Roads Ventures India Technology on its $13.5 million investment in Elucidata.
Acted for Ameex Technologies on its share sale to Perficient.
Work highlights
Acted for Trifecta Venture Debt Funds on their investment in Cashfree Payments India.
Advised Tirupati Buildings and Offices on its loans in the form of debentures by Avenue Capital.
