Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. has expanded its general corporate practice with the appointment of Namrata Bhagwatula and Aneesh Gupte as partners. Prior to joining SAM, Bhagwatula was counsel at Trilegal and Gupte was a partner at Desai & Diwanji.
Bhagwatula brings over 11 years of experience in private equity investments, mergers & acquisitions, venture capital investments, and general corporate advisory. She has advised on a wide range of high-value and complex transactions across sectors including renewable energy, healthcare, technology, and telecom.
Gupte has extensive experience in domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, private equity investments, venture capital and early-stage investments, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, restructuring and general corporate law.
“Namrata and Aneesh bring deep expertise across complex M&A, private equity and corporate matters. Their appointments strengthen the Firm’s general corporate capabilities in Mumbai, in line with our strategic priorities. Their experience and breadth of knowledge will enhance our ability to advise clients on high-value, cross-sector transactions,” said managing partners Pallavi Shroff and Akshay Chudasama.

