Aayush Kapoor
Aayush Kapoor is a Partner in the General Corporate practice at the Firm’s Delhi office.
He specializes in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity, and growth/venture capital investments, with deep expertise in foreign investment, corporate restructuring, real money gaming, and regulatory advisory. Aayush advises both Indian and international clients on domestic and cross-border transactions.
Recognized as one of India’s leading young legal professionals, Aayush was featured among the country’s top 50 young lawyers in Asian Legal Business (ALB) India Rising Stars 2021 and named India’s Future Legal Leader 2024 by the India Business Law Journal.
Aayush brings significant experience in structuring complex investment transactions—including entry strategies, exit mechanisms, fundraising, and business reorganizations—for clients navigating foreign and overseas investment into India. He has also advised on contentious M&A matters involving shareholder disputes and has represented offshore brand owners and Indian licensees in hotel franchise transactions.
Over an 18-year career, Aayush has closed numerous path-breaking deals demanding innovative structuring and nuanced regulatory insight. Several of his transactions have been recognized as M&A, PE, and VC deals of the year by the India Business Law Journal and other leading publications.
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- Advised Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited & Apollo Healthco Limited (Apollo 24/7) on a multi-phase transaction involving a INR 2,475 crore investment from Advent International into Apollo 24/7, Apollo 24/7’s acquisition of a minority stake in Keimed for INR 725 crores, and the subsequent amalgamation of Keimed into Apollo 24/7, with the combined entity valued at an enterprise value of INR 22,481 crores.
- Advised Crystal Crop Protection Limited on the acquisition of FMC India Private Limited from FMC and its group entities.
- Advised REA Group on the divestment of its 100% stake in PropTiger & Locon Solutions to Aurum PropTech Limited (a listed company) by way of a share swap.
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- Advised Norwest Venture Partners, a USD 17 billion private equity fund, on investments including Padmini VNA Mechatronics (motor parts manufacturing), Raghu Vamsi Machine Tools (precision machining), Goyaz Jewellery (jewellery manufacturing), Cmunity Innovations (wholesale supply and trading of groceries and FMCG/consumer goods), IKF Finance, EDME Services (insurance and reinsurance), Regency Hospitals (hospitals), Culinary Brands (QSR), Algorithms Software, Celebal Technologies (AI, big data, and data science), Pepperfry group (online and offline furniture retail), Mensa group (brand acquisitions), Amagi Media Labs (content monetization), Duroflex (largest omnichannel mattress brand), Infinx Services, Vastu Housing Finance, and Finova Capital.
- Advised Flutter Entertainment plc (FTSE 100 company) on its controlling stake acquisition ($75 million) and phased buy-out of Junglee Games (online real money gaming).
- Advised Westlake Chemical Corporation / Axiall on its exit from Shriram Axiall Private Limited, a joint venture with DCM Shriram Limited.
- Advised Raine Group on its investments in Play Games 24X7 (online real money gaming) & Chalo (a platform for mobility solutions).
- Advised Accel Partners on its investments in Dezerv Investments, the Mensa group, and Amagi Media Labs.
- Advised Leap Technologies on its acquisition of Athenaeum Jupiter and the Series E fundraise from Apis, Sequoia Capital, Jungle, and Owl.
- Advised NewsCorp on the sale of VCCircle (a wholly owned subsidiary) to Hindustan Times, and on its investments in (and eventual exit from) Elara Technologies Singapore (operating the PropTiger.com & Makaan.com portals) and Locon India (operating the Housing.com portal).
- Advised Tikona Digital (portfolio company of IFC, Goldman Sachs, and Everstone) on its restructuring and acquisition by Bharti Airtel (including a spectrum trading transaction).
- Advised Grofers on its business structuring and multiple rounds of fundraising.
- Advised International Finance Corporation on its investment in Apollo Health and Lifestyle.
- Advised Apollo Hospital on a complex corporate restructuring involving a slump sale of its online digital healthcare platform, procurement and wholesale pharma and wellness business, and investment in its retail pharmacy business for USD 160 million.
- Advised Walmart on its USD 16 billion acquisition of a controlling stake in Flipkart.
- Advised Babilou Group, Europe’s largest childcare operator, on its acquisition of Amelio Early Education and eventual exit from India through a sale to Kid-O Education Singapore.
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Professional Memberships
- Bar Council of Delhi
- Delhi High Court Bar Association
Education
- B.A. LL.B, (Hons.), Amity Law School, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi