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- B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) National Law School of India University (2008)
Monika is a partner in the Corporate M&A practice group and is based in New Delhi.
Her practice covers private M&A, strategic investments, joint ventures, VC and CVC investments, and de-spac business combinations. In addition, she leads the educator sector practice at the firm and has considerable experience in the sector having represented prominent Indian and global education and ed-tech companies, financial sponsors and universities on a range of matters including investments, acquisitions, strategic alliances and regulatory issues. In addition, Monika does a lot of work in the tech sector and holds certain key client relationships such as Salesforce.
Monika worked at Linklaters LLP in London for a few years before joining the firm. She is a dual qualified lawyer with over 16 years of experience. She is recommended by clients for her pragmatic approach to deal-making, commercial acumen and in-depth sectoral knowledge. She is an independent director on the boards of two leading Indian companies and trusted strategic advisor to her clients. She also regularly publishes articles on M&A and sectoral issues in leading Indian publications.
Expertise
Professional Affiliations
- Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh
- Law Society of England & Wales, UK
Representative Matters
Monika Srivastava has represented and advised the following clients
Advent International
Advised on acquisition of a controlling stake in Manjushree Technopack Limited.
Apax Partners
Advised on the India leg of its global joint venture with Accenture for the Duck Creek business.
Bandhan Bank and its holding company
Advised in connection with IFC’s and GIC’s investment and reorganisation of Bandhan’s microfinance business.
Nippon Paint Holdings Company Limited
Advised on acquisition of the automotive paints business vertical of Berger Paints India Limited, as a carve-out transaction.
CX Partners and a consortium of investors
Advised on debt investment in Nspira, the educational services provider to Narayana Group of Institutions and restructuring of Narayana Group.
Laureate International Universities
Advised on various investments in the higher education space in India.
Stanford University
Advised on structuring various educational programmes offered in India and other legal and regulatory matters.
Child Fund International
Advised on restructuring its Indian operations and various regulatory matters.
Duck Creek Technologies LLC
Advised on the India leg of the global acquisition of Outline Systems Inc.
Salesforce Iqvia Partnership
Advised on Salesforce’s strategic partnership with Iqvia and India leg of various global transactions including acquisition of Slack.
Salesforce Ventures
Advised on its investments in Darwinbox, Atlan, Razorpay and Hashnode.
Coursera
Advised on investment in an early-stage Indian ed-tech company.
RMG Acquisition Corp. II
Advised on its de-spac business combination with Renew Energy.
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Advised on the India leg of the global acquisition of Link Administration Holdings Limited.
Yamaha and Mitsui
Advised on investment in World of River Limited, Inc. (River).
Upgrad
Advised on acquisitions of Global Study Partners, Insofe Education, Harappa Learning, Centum Learning, and Wolves Recruitment, and multiple potential acquisitions in the higher education and upskilling sectors including Udacity.
Temasek-backed ABC World Asia
Advised on its Series E investment in Vedantu and subsequent acquisition of additional stake through a secondary purchaseon its Series E investment in Vedantu and subsequent acquisition of additional stake through a secondary purchase.
Amity Group
Advised on strategic investment by Avenu in its ed-tech company Univo.
Cognita
Advised on potential acquisition of a leading K-12 school in Karnataka.
Johns Hopkins University
Advised on various structuring, legal, regulatory and advisory matters.
Publications
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News and Events
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