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Sunandini Das is a counsel in the Corporate, Finance and Investment practice group based in the firm’s Dubai office. She focuses on private equity, mergers and acquisitions and cross-border transactional matters spanning diverse sectors such as technology, financial services, EdTech, hospitality, manufacturing, real estate, logistics and energy.

Sunandini has practiced in Hong Kong and India and has worked on a broad range of international transactional matters involving the U.S., India, Singapore, Hong Kong, the Middle East, Europe, Latin America, South Korea, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.

She has been recognized as a Recommended Lawyer for Hong Kong for private equity in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide 2021. Sunandini was also awarded the Bronze Award by the Law Society of Hong Kong in recognition of her pro bono and community services in December 2020. 

She is admitted to the New York Bar and the Bar Council of Delhi and was a Registered Foreign Lawyer with the Law Society of Hong Kong. She is fluent in English and Hindi.

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Credentials

B.A. Economics, Lady Sri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi , honors

LL.B., Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi

LL.M., Stanford Law School

New York

English

Hindi

Matters

At her previous firm, Sunandini advised:

SoftBank Vision Fund II in its investment as lead investor in Zeta Investments Holdings Pte. Ltd., a Dubai-headquartered, Singapore-incorporated multinational unicorn with operations in the US, Europe, UAE, Asia and Latin America. Zeta provides SaaS to financial institutions for payment processing solutions, authentication, and fraud and risk management.

SoftBank Vision Fund II in its investment in Kitopi, a “ghost-kitchen” based in the UAE.

SoftBank Vision Fund II as lead investor in its investment in Unifonic Inc., a BVI-incorporated, Saudi Arabia-based customer engagement platform.

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Matters

At her previous firm, Sunandini advised:

SoftBank Vision Fund II in its investment as lead investor in Zeta Investments Holdings Pte. Ltd., a Dubai-headquartered, Singapore-incorporated multinational unicorn with operations in the US, Europe, UAE, Asia and Latin America. Zeta provides SaaS to financial institutions for payment processing solutions, authentication, and fraud and risk management.

SoftBank Vision Fund II in its investment in Kitopi, a “ghost-kitchen” based in the UAE.

SoftBank Vision Fund II as lead investor in its investment in Unifonic Inc., a BVI-incorporated, Saudi Arabia-based customer engagement platform.

SoftBank Vision Fund II in its investment in Vestiaire Collective, a French-incorporated global fashion e-commerce app for used consumer-wear products.

SoftBank Vision Fund as a selling shareholder in the IPO of Paytm, a digital payments system, e-commerce and financial services company. Also represented SoftBank Vision Fund in its investment in Paytm.

SoftBank Vision Fund as a selling shareholder in the IPO of PB Fintech Ltd. (Policy Bazaar), a company operating an online platform for insurance and lending products.

SoftBank Vision Fund as lead investor in multiple financing rounds in OYO Hotels, a leading global hospitality business.

BlackRock in its investment in Byju's, an India-based EdTech company that was reported to be valued at over $11 billion.

BlackRock in its investment in Pine Labs Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-incorporated holding company that operates a merchant platform in India for financing and last-mile retail transaction technology.

BlackRock in investment by certain BlackRock investment funds in Trax Ltd., a Singapore-headquartered retail software company with a unicorn valuation.

Identity Intelligence Group, a provider of services in the areas of security, including identity theft protection, credit scores and reports, data breaches, and security awareness training, in its internal restructuring prior to the sale of a majority stake to affiliates of Corsair Capital.

Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund in its acquisition of a majority stake in KSH Infra Private Ltd., a warehousing and logistics park developer.

Autodesk, Inc. in its acquisition of Pype Inc.

Tinicum LP on structuring related matters in its acquisition of a controlling interest in Robert Family Holdings, LLC.

Composite Capital in its investment in M-League Pte. Ltd. (Mobile Premier League), a Singapore-incorporated mobile gaming company with operations in South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Matters

At her previous firm, Sunandini advised:

SoftBank Vision Fund II in its investment as lead investor in Zeta Investments Holdings Pte. Ltd., a Dubai-headquartered, Singapore-incorporated multinational unicorn with operations in the US, Europe, UAE, Asia and Latin America. Zeta provides SaaS to financial institutions for payment processing solutions, authentication, and fraud and risk management.

SoftBank Vision Fund II in its investment in Kitopi, a “ghost-kitchen” based in the UAE.

SoftBank Vision Fund II as lead investor in its investment in Unifonic Inc., a BVI-incorporated, Saudi Arabia-based customer engagement platform.

See more

Close

Matters

At her previous firm, Sunandini advised:

SoftBank Vision Fund II in its investment as lead investor in Zeta Investments Holdings Pte. Ltd., a Dubai-headquartered, Singapore-incorporated multinational unicorn with operations in the US, Europe, UAE, Asia and Latin America. Zeta provides SaaS to financial institutions for payment processing solutions, authentication, and fraud and risk management.

SoftBank Vision Fund II in its investment in Kitopi, a “ghost-kitchen” based in the UAE.

SoftBank Vision Fund II as lead investor in its investment in Unifonic Inc., a BVI-incorporated, Saudi Arabia-based customer engagement platform.

SoftBank Vision Fund II in its investment in Vestiaire Collective, a French-incorporated global fashion e-commerce app for used consumer-wear products.

SoftBank Vision Fund as a selling shareholder in the IPO of Paytm, a digital payments system, e-commerce and financial services company. Also represented SoftBank Vision Fund in its investment in Paytm.

SoftBank Vision Fund as a selling shareholder in the IPO of PB Fintech Ltd. (Policy Bazaar), a company operating an online platform for insurance and lending products.

SoftBank Vision Fund as lead investor in multiple financing rounds in OYO Hotels, a leading global hospitality business.

BlackRock in its investment in Byju's, an India-based EdTech company that was reported to be valued at over $11 billion.

BlackRock in its investment in Pine Labs Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-incorporated holding company that operates a merchant platform in India for financing and last-mile retail transaction technology.

BlackRock in investment by certain BlackRock investment funds in Trax Ltd., a Singapore-headquartered retail software company with a unicorn valuation.

Identity Intelligence Group, a provider of services in the areas of security, including identity theft protection, credit scores and reports, data breaches, and security awareness training, in its internal restructuring prior to the sale of a majority stake to affiliates of Corsair Capital.

Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund in its acquisition of a majority stake in KSH Infra Private Ltd., a warehousing and logistics park developer.

Autodesk, Inc. in its acquisition of Pype Inc.

Tinicum LP on structuring related matters in its acquisition of a controlling interest in Robert Family Holdings, LLC.

Composite Capital in its investment in M-League Pte. Ltd. (Mobile Premier League), a Singapore-incorporated mobile gaming company with operations in South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Credentials

B.A. Economics, Lady Sri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi , honors

LL.B., Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi

LL.M., Stanford Law School

New York

English

Hindi