Jayesh Kothari

Jayesh Kothari

Partner

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

Key Practice Areas

  • Corporate and Securities
  • Dispute Resolution
  • White-Collar Crime

Key Sectors & Industries

  • Automobiles and Automotives
  • E-Commerce
  • FMCG
  • Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals
  • Manufacturing

Education

  • B.Com (Bachelor of Commerce)
  • PG-DBM (Post Graduate Diploma Business Management)
  • LLB (Bachelor of Law)

Professional Memberships

  • The Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa
  • Guest Faculty Member- Jitendra Chauhan College of Law

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Marathi
  • Gujarati

Experience

Jayesh is a Partner at DSK Legal and has been with DSK Legal since 2014. At DSK Legal, Jayesh is part of the Corporate Merger & Acquisition Practice and has extensive domestic and international experience on advising clients on their Acquisitions in India and overseas, strategic Joint Ventures and private equity investments. Jayesh is a trusted counsel to several large multinational (domestic and foreign) and Indian corporates (including listed companies), promoters of Indian companies, start ups (now in growth stage) and regularly advices them on their legal issues. Having a background of business management and law, Jayesh has an excellent understanding of the commercial landscape and is known to provide practical and commercially viable solutions to his clients. Several on Jayesh’s clients work with him on an ongoing basis and seek his strategic legal and commercial inputs for key commercial decisions. As part of ongoing relationship, Jayesh is often helping clients with wide range of matters ranging from Mergers & Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, on going commercial contracts, pre-dispute advisory and dispute resolution.

Recent Key Assignments

  • Advising Infifresh Foods Private Limited (Captain Fresh) since incorporation and handling all their VC/PE investments (including all fund raising rounds) and assisting Captain Fresh on acquisitions (domestic and overseas) since 2019.
  • Advised Ganesh Benzo Plast Limited (listed company) on their Joint Venture with BW-LPG (Norway) and Confidence Petroleum Limited (listed company) for setting up LPG Terminal at JNPT, Mumbai.
  • Advised LVD Corporation N.V. (Belgium) on their 100% acquisition of Multifold Machinery Private Limited.
  • Advised Witty Schools and Mr. Vijay Jain on 100% Sale to Global Schools Foundation (Singapore).
  • Advised TEMA India Private Limited and their Promoters Mr. Haresh Sippy and Akhil Sippy on re-acquiring the stake from Tata Opportunities Fund and TPG Newquest.

Recent Awards and Recognition

  • Awarded “40 under 40- Rising Star” by Legal Era.
  • Recognized as “Recommended Lawyer” by Legal 500 APAC 2024.
  • Ranked as “Rising Star Partner- Private Equity” by IFLR1000.