Practices

India

Leading advisor for companies and investors in the Indian venture capital ecosystem

Why Cooley

  • Disruptive Companies

    Advise the most innovative and disruptive Indian startups and emerging companies, including several unicorns such as Byju’s, Groww, Freshworks, Meesho, Mobile Premier League, Moglix, and PhonePe, on financing rounds that attract the most prestigious venture capital investors

  • Leading Investors

    leading practice for top-tier VC and growth equity firms investing in startups and emerging companies throughout India and Southeast Asia, including regional and global leaders such as Burda Principal Investments, Coatue, Falcon Edge, GGV Capital, Owl Ventures, SoftBank, TA Associates and Y Combinator

  • M&A, Public Offerings and Strategic Transactions

    Our partnership with high growth technology and life sciences companies further translates to representing such companies in M&A, capital markets and other strategic transactions in India and globally

  • Thought Leaders

    Thought leaders in the global emerging technology and venture capital communities and in-depth understanding of local market terms and documentation

  • Fund Formation

    Long history of advising on the formation of several India-focused venture capital and PE funds from our Asia offices, from the very inception of such funds in the early 1990s

  • India Operations

    Representation of our US/European clients through the entire life cycle of Indian operations, including setting up wholly owned subsidiaries, establishing local joint venture companies, negotiating and preparing outsourcing/commercial agreements and terminating such arrangements

  • On-the-Ground Experience

    We work closely with top Indian law firms to keep abreast of latest developments and market trends

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