Manish Acharya
Managing Partner
Advises businesses, founders and investors on corporate transactions, commercial matters and strategic legal issues.
View profile ADVICE, WITH PURPOSE.
Strategic. Practical. Effective.
Strategic legal advice for founders, investors and businesses navigating growth, transactions, risk and change.
Who we help
Your priorities shape our advice.
We advise founders, investors and businesses with close attention to the priorities driving each decision.
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Founders
From first investment to meaningful scale, we help make the difficult decisions clearer.
How we help 02Investors
Commercially rigorous counsel across investments, governance, portfolio issues and exits.
How we help 03Businesses
Legal support that stays close to how the business actually operates.
How we helpAbout
Law, in the context of business.
We advise businesses, founders and investors on the legal questions that accompany growth, transactions, risk and change.
More about the firmServices
Legal support shaped around where you are in the business journey — whether you are building, investing, operating or navigating change.
Starting and structuring the businessPut the right ownership, governance and operating foundations in place.Raising capitalNavigate term sheets, diligence, investment documents and investor rights.Building commercial relationshipsPut contracts in place that support customers, vendors, partners and growth.Protecting technology, IP and dataProtect core business assets and build compliant data practices.Building the teamStructure hiring, incentives, senior arrangements and exits.Preparing for a transaction or exitGet the business transaction-ready and manage the deal from diligence to closing.
Structuring investmentsAlign economics, control, governance and downside protection from the outset.Conducting legal diligenceIdentify legal, regulatory and commercial issues before capital is committed.Negotiating investor rightsDocument governance, information, reserved-matter and exit protections clearly.Supporting portfolio companiesAddress governance, contracting and regulatory issues as portfolio businesses scale.Managing stressed or special situationsRespond to control, liquidity and enforcement issues with a clear legal strategy.Exits and liquidity eventsPlan and execute exits, secondary transactions and strategic combinations.
Commercial contractsDraft and negotiate agreements that reflect how the business actually operates.M&A and strategic transactionsBuy, sell, combine or restructure businesses with disciplined execution.Governance and regulatory complianceBuild decision-making and compliance structures suited to the business and sector.Data, privacy and technologyManage data, digital products and technology risk within a workable legal framework.Employment and workforce mattersHandle hiring, incentives, policies, difficult exits and workforce change.Disputes and risk situationsResolve commercial conflict with strategy shaped by the business objective.
Expertise
What we do
Our work spans the principal legal issues businesses encounter as they grow, transact and operate.
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Contract Administration
Drafting, reviewing and managing contracts that keep commercial relationships clear and enforceable.
02Mergers & Acquisitions
Acquisition, divestment and combination advice from diligence through closing.
03Private Equity & Investments
Investment transactions, fund documentation and investor protection structures.
04Data Privacy & Data Protection
Privacy compliance, data governance and cross-border data strategy.
05Employment & Labour Advisory
Employment structures, senior hires, incentives, exits and workforce compliance.
People
Our lawyers
Experienced lawyers. Direct involvement. Advice grounded in the matter at hand.
Pooja Rambhia
Partner
Advises businesses on corporate, commercial and regulatory matters, with a focus on practical execution.
View profilePerspectives
Perspectives
Our thinking on legal and regulatory developments shaping business.
Venture capital
Building an investment process that protects momentum
M&A
The founder's guide to preparing for an exit
Governance
Board dynamics when the stakes are changing
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