Avinash Poojari

Avinash Poojari

Associate Partner

1701, One World Centre, Floor 17, Tower 2B, 841, Senapati Bapat Marg, Mumbai – 400013, India

Key Practice Area

  • Corporate and Securities

Key Sectors & Industries

  • E-Commerce
  • Education
  • Government
  • Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals
  • Hospitality

Education

  • M.Com
  • LLM
  • CS

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Marathi
  • Kannada

Experience

Avinash is a part of the firm’s Capital Markets practice group. He has over 19 years of experience, with a strong focus on capital markets, corporate advisory, and mergers and acquisitions. He has advised clients on a wide range of corporate and capital markets matters and brings a well-rounded perspective, supported by his brief experience in litigation. Prior to joining the firm, he has worked with leading law firms including J. Sagar Associates and Nishith Desai Associates, Mumbai, in their corporate practices. In addition to his transactional practice, Avinash is actively engaged in legal education. He is a member of the Board of Studies in Law at D. M. Harish School of Law, HSNC University, Mumbai, and regularly serves as a guest speaker at various law colleges in Mumbai. He has also been involved in coaching students appearing for Chartered Accountancy and Company Secretary examinations.

Recent Key Assignments

  • Advised Centrum Capital Limited and Ambit Private Limited, the book running lead managers, on the proposed initial public offering of Aarvee Engineering Consultants Limited, comprising a fresh issue of up to ₹202.5 crores and an offer for sale of up to 6,750,000 equity shares by the promoter selling shareholders.
  • Advised Equirus Capital Private Limited, ICICI Securities Limited and Motilal Oswal Investment Advisors Limited, the book running lead managers, on the proposed initial public offering of CMR Green Technologies Limited through an offer for sale by the promoter and investor selling shareholders.
  • Advised Equirus Capital Private Limited and Motilal Oswal Investment Advisors Limited, the book running lead managers, on the proposed initial public offering of Hotel Polo Towers Limited, comprising a fresh issue aggregating up to ₹300 crores and an offer for sale by the selling shareholders.
  • Advised IIFL Capital Services Limited and ICICI Securities Limited, the book running lead managers, on the proposed initial public offering of Laser Power & Infra Limited, comprising a fresh issue aggregating up to ₹800 crores and an offer for sale aggregating up to ₹400 crores by the selling shareholders.
  • Advised OneSource Specialty Pharma Limited in its listing pursuant to the scheme of arrangement amongst Strides, Steriscience and our Company and their respective shareholders and creditors, under Sections 230 to 232 of the Companies Act, 2013, sanctioned by the NCLT on November 14, 2024.
  • Advised Solara Active Pharma Sciences Limited on its rights issue for raising ₹449.95 crores in multiple calls, on fast track basis.
  • Advised Valor Estate Limited (Formerly known as D B Realty Limited) for its qualified institutions placement of ₹920 crores.
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