Mr. Siddharth Shah

Siddharth is a senior partner in the Firm in its Mumbai office and has with nearly 20 years of professional experience in advising clients in the Funds and Corporate sector. He leads the Funds Practice at the Firm.

His vast experience in advising clients in the fund sector encompasses structuring advice from a legal, regulatory and tax perspective, assistance to clients around setting up of domestic and offshore funds and other innovative investment structures spanning across asset classes, including venture capital, private equity, real estate, hedge funds, debt and structure product funds, distress asset funds, domestic mutual funds, etc. He provides general corporate, legal and regulatory advice in relation to all aspects of setting up of the funds, operations of funds, regulations related to foreign investment and exchange control laws.

In addition to leading the Funds Practice, he is also active in the Corporate Practice of the Firm where he regularly leads corporate transactions involving private equity and real estate investments, debt investments, mergers and acquisitions (both public and private), as well as corporate restructuring.

He brings his vast professional experience in his areas of expertise to actively contribute to various policy initiatives by organisations like the IVCA, CII, APREA, etc. over the years. He is a member of the Indian Merchant Chambers – Real Estate Committee and also a member on the Mumbai Stock Exchange constituted committee on REITs.

Siddharth is also a regular contributor to leading business dailies and journals, and also frequently invited for his views by leading business television channels as a subject matter in his areas of practice. He is also a regular speaker at various conferences and public forums, both in India and overseas.