Anu Susan Abraham is a Partner at the Firm and focusses on the structuring and implementation of strategic M&A transactions.
Her areas of specialisation include cross-border mergers and acquisitions, court- based capital restructurings and business consolidations, joint ventures, business and asset transfers, settlements, securities and general corporate and commercial advisory. Over the course of her tenure at the Firm she has built significant expertise in the insurance, manufacturing, IT, ITeS, retail, hospitality, mining services, NBFC and investment advisory sectors.
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- Advised Multiples Private Equity Fund III on its investment in the Series D fund raise round of Acko Technology & Services Private Limited, the promoter of Acko General Insurance Limited, and on the purchase of shares from an existing shareholder of Acko Technology.
- Advised the Apollo Hospitals group on the sale of their stake in the standalone health insurance company Apollo Munich Health Insurance to HDFC Limited.
- Advised One97 Communications Limited and Vijay Shekhar Sharma on the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Raheja QBE General Insurance Company Limited through their associate entity, QORQL Private Limited.
- Advised the Indian subsidiary of an American multinational finance and insurance corporation on the purchase of a business undertaking established in a Special Economic Zone from the Indian subsidiary of a global professional services firm headquartered in the US.
- Advised the Prudential Financial Group on proceedings before the NCLT and NCLAT against DHFL under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 in relation to their rights in their insurance joint venture company, Pramerica Life Insurance Limited.
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- Advised AIG Asia Pacific Insurance Pte. Ltd. on the sale of certain AIG shared services entities to Accenture.
- Advised Gibraltar LLP on the sale of its assets and transition of employees to TCS.
- Advised a US based conglomerate on the sale of its water treatment business on a slump sale basis.
- Advised Ternary Risk Consultancy and Management Private Limited on an NCLT approved restructuring of its capital through a reduction of share capital.
- Advised the Encore Capital Group, USA in setting up a greenfield asset reconstruction company in the retail and SME loan sector as a joint venture with investments from IFC and ADV Partners.
- Advised Clayton, Dubilier & Rice on the India aspects of its investment in Epicor Software Corporation, a KKR portfolio company.
- Advised the United Health Group on the India aspects of its proposed acquisition of DocASAP, Inc.
- Advised Fair Isaac Corporation on the India aspects of the sale of its debt manager business to Constellation Software Inc.
- Advised PPG Inc. in restructuring its joint venture with Asian Paints Limited and other businesses by way of a court approved scheme of merger and demerger.
- Advised Science Applications International Corporation, USA in connection with divesture of its Oil and Gas, and IT Service Business including its Indian subsidiary to Wipro Limited.
- Advised Genpact in connection with its bid for the acquisition of Citigroup Global Services Limited, a company involved in business process outsourcing and similar services worldwide for a cash and equity consideration.
- Advised a leading Chinese telecom equipment OEM in its Indian operations and contracts with telecom operators.
- Advised a global leader in sporting goods on setting up its electronic commerce portal in India and providing advice on Indian corporate law requirements.
- Advised Jordan Phosphate Mines Company, in its acquisition of approximately 52% of the equity shareholding of the Indo-Jordan Chemicals Company. The stake was acquired from the Southern Petrochemicals Industries Corporation, one of the largest Indian fertilizer manufacturers, for a consideration of approximately USD 50.6 million.
- Advised Joy Global Inc. in the sale of its Indian group company Joy Mining Services India Private Limited to Simplex Infrastructures Limited.
- Advised a multinational bank, an Indian private sector bank and 3 public sector banks in India as transaction counsel in setting up a potential joint venture company to act as an asset reconstruction company (ARC) in India.
- Advised Apollo Tyres on a potential joint venture in Hungary with a leading US tyre manufacturer.
- Advised Jollibee Corporation on its potential investment in a fast food chain in India.
- Advised Nestle India Limited in its acquisition of the Healthcare Nutrition Business of Speciality Foods India Private Limited.
- Advised the Punjab State Container and Warehousing Corporation on its bid process for selection of an O&M contractor for its yard facility in Nhava Sheva, Maharashtra
- Advised the Saraf group in negotiating its hotel operations and management services and brand license agreements with the Hyatt group.
- Advised Joy Global Inc. on its sale of underground continuous miner equipment to AMR India Limited.
- Acted as counsel for Science Applications International Corporation, USA in connection with the acquisition of Scicom Technologies Private Limited.
- Advised Audience Entertainment LLC on its software license arrangements in India.
- Advised a leading Danish investment bank in relation to the setting up of an online securities trading portal in India.
- Advised Ternary Risk Consultancy and Management Private Limited on an NCLT approved restructuring of its capital through a reduction of share capital.
- Advised the Reckitt Benckiser group and Steria (India) Limited on a court approved restructuring of its capital through a reduction of share capital and squeeze out of minority shareholders in India.
- Advised Carnation Auto Limited in obtaining private equity investments from Gaja Capital and Premji Invest.
- Advised Adidas and Reebok on undertaking single brand retail operations and wholesale operations together through a single entity.
- Advised GlobalLogic, an offshore software R&D services company, on the Indian regulatory implications of its employee stock option scheme.
- Advised the Abdul Latif Jameel group of companies on an IT co-sourcing arrangement with HCL Technologies Limited.
- Advised a Canadian banking major in setting up a liaison office in India.
- Advised a Canadian banking major on winding up operations of its subsidiary in India.
- Advised the Laitram group, Louisiana and the PPG Group, Pittsburgh in incorporating wholly owned subsidiaries in India.
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Professional Memberships
- Bar Council of India, New Delhi
Education
- B.A, LL.B, (Hons.), NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad