India
Why Cooley
Cooley is no stranger to the power of innovation, and our India market focus supports the rapid rise and prominence of India’s entrepreneurship, technology and economy. We are committed to fostering the dynamic growth of investment capital in the Indian economy and Indian companies, ensuring their success in accessing the US and global markets.
Our multidisciplinary approach allows us to provide comprehensive legal services, spanning a range of practice areas and tailored to the unique needs of our clients throughout the full spectrum of the business life cycle.
- Private companies: We represent some of India’s most innovative and dynamic tech and life sciences companies, advising on their financings, M&A and joint ventures, initial public offerings (IPOs), de-SPACs and other strategic transactions at all stages of their growth.
- Private equity and venture capital: With deep roots in Silicon Valley, we are a leader in venture and growth capital, advising top-tier venture capital and private equity firms on the formation and deployment of capital.
- Capital markets: As the #1 firm for US public offerings, we advise India-born companies in their US IPOs.
- India market entry and operations: We support US and European companies in their ambitions to enter and expand in India, providing legal solutions at every phase of their business journey – from establishing wholly owned subsidiaries to joint ventures and commercial agreements.
- Multidisciplinary and multipractice: We provide our clients in India with access to thought leaders and experienced practitioners in technical areas of the law – including life sciences partnering, Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), export regulations and sanctions, international arbitration, cybersecurity and data privacy, compensation and benefits, and patent counseling and prosecution.
Representative matters
- Freshworks in its $1.13 billion IPO on Nasdaq
- Rubrik in its $752 million IPO on the New York Stock Exchange
- ChrysCapital in the close of its oversubscribed $700 million continuation fund and acquisition of a stake in the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)
- GeBBS Healthcare Solutions and ChrysCapital in their agreement for EQT Private Capital Asia to acquire a controlling beneficial interest
- Zepto in its $200 million Series E, $665 million Series F and $340 million Series G at a $5 billion valuation
- SoftBank Vision Fund 2 in co-leading the investment in the $3.6 billion financing of Flipkart Group
- SoftBank in its investment in the $100 million Series E financing and $100 million Series D unicorn financing of Mindtickle
- Owl Ventures in its investments in the Series B financing of Leap, an overseas education-focused guidance and financing platform, and the Series C financing of SplashLearn, which is operated by US-based StudyPad
- Moglix in its $105 million Series E financing
- Snap in its investment in the $502 million Series E financing of ShareChat, an India-based social media and networking platform
- Groww in its $83 million Series D unicorn financing
- Meesho in its $300 million Series E financing
- Coatue Kona in its investments in the $108 million Series D financing of BharatPe, an India-based fintech company, and the $100 million Series D financing of Vedantu, an Indian online tutoring platform
- Mobile Premier League in its $90 million Series C financing, $95 million Series D financing and Series E financing, which valued the company at $2.3 billion
- PhonePe in its partial spinoff from Flipkart and concurrent $700 million investment
- The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) in its investment in the $100 million Series D financing of Razorpay, an India-based fintech company
- Y Combinator in leading the investment in the $30 million Series C financing of Groww, an Indian, data science-based mutual fund investing platform
- Owl Ventures in Byju’s acquisition of WhiteHat Jr at $300 million
- GGV in its investment in the $500 million Series D financing of Udaan