Shiladitya Banerjee
Shiladitya Banerjee is a Partner in the General Corporate and Transactional practice of the Kolkata office of SAM & Co.
Before shifting to Kolkata from New Delhi and joining the Firm in mid-2016, Shiladitya worked at AZB & Partners, New Delhi for 6 years.
Over his 14 years of private practice experience, he has advised several corporates, sovereign wealth funds and private equity funds, MNCs, and strategic corporate clients on a broad range of legal issues including general corporate and commercial law matters, foreign investment and entry strategies, securities and takeover laws, joint venture formation, share and asset acquisitions and dispositions and regulatory issues. He has also represented clients in a large number of complex public M&A acquisitions for listed Indian companies.
Shiladitya actively represents blue chip PE and SWF clients such as KKR, Falcon Edge Global, GIC, Temasek, ADIA and the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund.
Shiladitya is an LLB from the Gujarat National Law University and is enrolled at the Bar Council of Delhi.
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- The following investors on their follow-on investments in Reliance Retail:
- KKR on US$ 250 million investment.
- Abu Dhabi Investment Authority on US$ 598 million investment.
- Metro AG, in its sale of entire shareholding in Metro Cash & Carry India Limited, to Reliance Retail Ventures Limited for US$ 350 million.
- Abu Dhabi Development Authority on its investment in IIFL Home Finance Limited for INR 2,200 crore.
- GIC on its investment in Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited for INR 2195 crore.
- GIC on its investment in Wow Skin Science for US$ 48 million.
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- Hortifrut SA on its joint venture with IG Berries Private Limited and investment of US$ 20 million.
- Walmart on its investment in Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited for US$ 204 million.
- Maverick Capital, HSB Partners and Corisol in their follow-on investment in Tata 1MG Healthcare Solutions Private Limited (formerly known as 1MG Healthcare Solutions Private Limited) and subsequent exit by way of sale of shares to Tata, for INR 720 crore.
- Falcon Edge Global on its investment in Sunshine Teahouse Private Limited (Chaayos) of US$ 45 million.
- Falcon Edge Global on its investment in Advanta Enterprises Limited of US$ 350 million.
- Qatar Investment Authority on its investment in Global Dental Services, the parent company of Clove Dental of US$ 50 million.
- Deloitte India, on its 50:50 joint venture with Deloitte USA, for setting up global capability centresi n India.
- Bundl Technologies Private Limited in its fund-raises from various existing and new investors including QIA, PayU and corporate restructuring and advise on legal and regulatory matters.
- Billionbrains Garage Ventures Limited (Groww) on its acquisition of 100% stake in Finwizard Technology Private Limited (Fisdom) for US$ 150 million.
- Emami group on the following:
- sale of Emami Cement Limited to Nuvoco Vistas Corporation Limited (the cement arm of the Nirma group) for US$ 770 million.
- strategic investments in Helios Lifestyle Private Limited (The Man Company) and Brillare Science Private Limited.
- Cleantech Solar and its affiliates, on various projects in India for generation and supply of electricity to third parties through power purchase agreements and underlying share acquisitions by power purchasers.
- Exide Industries Limited on the following:
- a technical collaboration with SVOLT.
- a joint venture with Leclanche S.A. for lithium ion batteries.
- Settlement of an intellectual property dispute with Exide Technologies U.S.A, involving a sale of assets.
- Technical services agreement and technical assistance agreement with Moura Brazil.
- Baazar Retail Limited on a sale of controlling stake to a group of private equity investors led by O3 Capital.
- West Coast Paper Mills Limited on acquisition of a majority stake in International Paper APPM Limited together with the associated open offer.
- Haldiram Bhujiawala Limited on acquisition of Pan India Food Solutions Private Limited (franchisee holder of Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in India and owner of Italiano Gelato brand).
- True North on a private equity investment in Zydus Wellness Limited.
- Ganesh Grains Limited on a private equity investment of INR 100 crores from Motilal Oswal Private Equity.
- West Bengal Power Development Corporation in relation to formation of a SPV/ joint venture company for development of the Birbhum coal block between 7 government companies in the power sector of West Bengal, Bihar, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Tamil Nadu and other contractual matters.
- Elta Group Limited on its joint venture with Airovient Fans & Systems Private Limited and its promoters for ventilation equipment..
- Emami Cement Limited on the following:
- a railway siding agreement with Lafarge
- acquisition of cement grinding business of ECO Cements Limited
- A consortium of banks led by State Bank of India on the S4A Scheme for MSP Steel & Power Ltd.
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Professional Memberships
- Bar Council of Delhi
Education
- B.A. LLB (Hons.) from Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar