Archana R Panchal

Archana focuses on private equity and venture capital investments and mergers & acquisitions, including joint venture arrangements, asset purchase, business transfers and corporate restructuring and expansion.

Archana assists corporates in their statutory and regulatory compliances, general corporate governance, corporate law and employment law issues and CSR activities and compliances.

She regularly advises clients on exchange control regulations, inbound and outbound investments.

She advises funds and investment managers in relation to capital raise by gift city and domestic funds.

She also advises banks in relation capital call financing and acquisition financing.

Archana advises angel and HNI investments in start-ups and also advises start-ups in their fund-raising activities.

Prior to joining JSA, Archana was practising corporate law with DSK Legal, Mumbai, Desai & Diwanji, Mumbai and MDP Legl, Mumbai.

 

Memberships

Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa

 

Education

  • LLB, University of Mumbai
  • B.Com, University of Mumbai

 

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Marathi
  • Gujarati

Some of her work includes:

  • Advising a sovereign wealth fund in its investment in a gift city fund.
  • Advising banks in relation to capital call financing to gift city fund and domestic funds.
  • Advising a private equity fund for a Series B round in a healthtech company.
  • Advised on sale of an online denim brand to a brand aggregator.
  • Advised fundraise and strategic partnership by a company engaged in Technology, Media & Sports.
  • Advised few private equity funds in a Series C and Series D fund raise by a biotech company.
  • Advised on a fundraise by a company engaged in manufacture and sale of medical devices.
  • Advised a health care focused global private equity fund in its investment and subsequent proposed exit from a healthcare company in India.
  • Advised on an acquisition of AI driven software for healthcare industry.
  • Advised a strategic investor in acquisition of a scientific instruments business in India.
  • Advised data analytics company in its acquisition of data analytics businesses in India.
  • Advised a financial institution on its investment in a commercial property platform.
  • Advised a steel manufacturing company in acquisition of a majority stake in another steel manufacturing company.
  • Advised strategic and private equity investors in relation to their proposed investment in the airports sector.
  • Advised strategic investors in their acquisition of majority stake in advisory businesses in India and their subsequent exit.
  • Advised on a joint venture arrangement between leading telecom tower companies.
  • Advised an investor on acquisition of majority stake in a commodity exchange.
  • Advised a private equity fund’s staggered exit in a leading cement manufacturing company.
  • Advised a cements manufacturing company in relation to the sale of 49% stake in its wholly owned SPV to a global energy company.

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