Sunandan has been practicing law for over a decade and half in India and UK, and advises domestic and foreign clients on a broad mix of transactional matters (public and private M&A, private equity and venture capital investments and exits) across various sectors (manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, consumer goods, IT/ITES, financial services, insurance, engineering, power, renewables, infrastructure, logistics etc.). He also advises clients on competition (merger control), capital markets (selling shareholders in IPO), and general corporate and employment advisory matters.
Sunandan graduated from National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, in 2008. He is dual-qualified lawyer, admitted as an Advocate in India and a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales. Before joining Quillon Partners in 2010, he worked at the London office of an international law firm.
3M on acquisition of M*Modal’s technology business for a total enterprise value of USD 1 billion
thyssenkrupp AG on divestment of its entire stake in thyssenkrupp Industries India Private Limited to Paharpur Cooling Towers and Protos Engineering
Merck on the sale of its global consumer health business to Procter & Gamble for approximately USD 4.2 billion
Diageo on acquisition of a controlling interest in United Spirits Limited for approximately GBP 600 million
Diageo on follow-on tender offer to the public shareholders of United Spirits Limited for approximately GBP 1.13 billion
New York Life on the sale of its entire shareholding in Max New York Life for approximately USD 535 million
United Spirits Limited on sale of its 3.2% stake in United Breweries Limited to Heineken by way of a block trade on NSE, for approximately USD 145 million
Actis on investment in Pine Labs as a part of USD 82 million funding round
British International Investment plc on investment in TVS Industrial and Logistics Parks and subsequent partial stake sale to Lingotto
British International Investment plc on investment in Infifresh Foods Private Limited (trading as Captain Fresh)
Arysta LifeScience Corporation on acquisition of Devidayal Sales Limited
ChrysCapital on several rounds of investment in Awfis Space Solutions Private Limited
ChrysCapital on acquisition of stake in National Stock Exchange of India Limited from State Bank of India
Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions on investments by Warburg Pincus and IFC
Danone Manifesto Ventures in several rounds of investments in Drums Food International Private Limited (makers of Epigamia)
Motilal Oswal Private Equity on investment in Niva Bupa Health Insurance
Motilal Oswal Private Equity on investment in SK Finance
Tata Capital on investment in Auxilo Finserve
Kedaara Capital and promoters of Manjushree Technopack in sale of stake in Manjushree Technopack to Advent International
India Grid Trust (IndiGrid) on acquisition of Raichur Sholapur Transmission Company Private Limited from Patel Engineering, Simplex Infrastructures and BS Limited (in liquidation)
India Grid Trust (IndiGrid) on acquisition of 49% stake in Gurgaon-Palwal Transmission Limited from a Sterlite group company
Narayana Hrudayalaya on its acquisition of an orthopaedic and trauma hospital in Bangalore from Sparsh Hospitals
National Trust Housing Finance Limited on the sale of its housing finance business to Centrum Housing Finance Limited
Prodapt on various acquisitions across the world, including in India, USA, UK, Japan, Latin America and South East Asia
Sasken Technologies on investment in Anups Silicon Services
Shapoorji Pallonji on acquisition of controlling stake in Gopalpur Ports Limited
Aarete, Inc. on acquisition of Third I, based in USA and India
Promoters of Atlantic Lubricants and Specialties Limited on sale of stake to Motul
G Corp Homes and its shareholders in sale of G Corp Homes to Macrotech Developers (Lodha group)
Veeda Clinical Research in acquisition of Heads, a European CRO
Kois Invest on acquisition of further stake in Disprz by way of primary and secondary transactions
Paragon Partners on investment in Fila and Fitness businesses of Cravatex Limited, a BSE-listed company