Armin Pardiwala

Armin Pardiwala

Partner | MUMBAI

Corporate & Commercial
Enrolment No. MAH/234/1999
(+91) (22) 43400 400
armin.pardiwala@hsalegal.com
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About

Armin is a Partner in the Corporate & Commercial practice group of the firm. With over 23 years of experience in domestic and cross-border M&A, PE investments, commercial transactions, capital market transactions, PPP projects, infrastructure projects, project financing and privatisation. She has closely worked with IFC on PPP projects in India, and has led the team of lawyers to advise consortium consisting of Old Mutual, GVK Industries Ltd and Airports Company South Africa with respect to privatisation and modernisation of Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai. Previously,she has advised the Ministry of Finance, Government of India on large capital market transactions like initial public offering of Maruti Udhyog Ltd and offer for sale of ONGC Ltd, SAIL, NMDC. She is a law graduate from Government Law College, Mumbai.

Practice areas

  • Corporate & Commercial

Expertise

  • Mergers & Acquisition
  • Privatisation
  • General Corporate Advisory
  • Pvt Public Partnership
  • Commercial Contracts

Representative matters

  • Ministry of Finance, Government of IndiaOn advising in relation to sale of residual shareholding held by the President of India in Tata Communications Ltd by way of offer for sale as well as share sale to Panatone Finvest Ltd (wholly owned subsidiary to Tata Sons Pvt Ltd).
  • Ashok Leyland LtdOn advising in relation to acquisition of the stake of Government of India in Air India Ltd and Indian Airlines Ltd.
  • Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Saudi AramcoOn advising in acquisition of the stake of Government of India in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
  • Varun Shipping Company Ltd and Meghmani Organic Chemicals LtdOn advising in relation to issue of Singapore depository receipts.
  • Hinduja GroupOn advising in relation to sale of its stake in Hutchison Essar Ltd.
  • Telekom Malaysia Sdn BhdOn advising in relation to acquisition of a controlling stake in Spice Communications Ltd (also involved the debt restructuring of the target company).