Nakul Batra

Nakul Batra

Partner

Level 5 – Max House, Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase III, New Delhi – 110020, India

Key Practice Areas

  • Technology
  • Corporate and Securities
  • Intellectual Property

Key Sectors & Industries

  • Technology
  • Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals
  • Automobiles and Automotives
  • FinTech
  • E-Commerce

Education

  • LL.B., (Hons) (Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India)
  • B-Tech, Computer Science Engineering (Jaypee Institute of Information Technology University, Noida, India)

Professional Memberships

  • Bar Council of Delhi, India
  • Distinguished Member – International Council of Jurists

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Urdu
  • Punjabi

Experience

Nakul is a corporate, commercial, and transactional lawyer in the General Corporate practice group, with a focus on technology and data protection laws. With a background in computer science engineering and experience as a software developer at one of India’s major IT companies, Nakul brings a strong blend of technological and legal understanding to the table.

His professional experience spans a range of domestic and cross-border transactions, including shares and control transfers, business transfers, joint ventures, and private equity and venture capital investments. Nakul has also provided advice on matters relating to venture debt, strategic investments, intellectual property law, and emerging technologies such as blockchain, augmented and virtual reality, and online gaming. He has a keen interest in data protection laws and technology transfers, and has advised on complex commercial arrangements, including cloud co-location, outsourcing, solution procurement and development, and technology licensing.

Nakul’s clients span various sectors, including e-commerce, retail, manufacturing, food and beverage, healthcare, hospitality, credit rating, and IT/ITeS. His unique combination of technical and legal expertise enables him to offer pragmatic solutions in transactions and commercial agreements that involve technology and data-driven concerns.

Recent Key Assignments

  • Advised and assisted Redcliffe Lifetech Inc., Redcliffe Lifetech Private Limited and its 4 subsidiaries, an omnichannel diagnostics company, in their Series C round of funding by way of subscription by the Danish Development Finance Institution (DFI), IFU (Investeringsfonden for Udviklingslande – The Investment Fund for Developing Countries), Leapfrog Investments, HealthQuad Fund, and Spark Growth Ventures.
  • Advised and assisted Mizuho Bank (Japan), a Global Systemically Important Bank (G-SIB), in its investment acquiring approximately 15% shareholding in Kisetsu Saison Finance (India) Private Limited, a non-banking financial company registered with the Reserve Bank of India.
  • Advised and assisted HealthQuad Fund II and British International Investment Plc. on their primary and secondary investment in the Series B round of GoApptiv Private Limited, a digital solutions provider offering services such as distribution, integrated brand sales management, digital marketing, patient support, healthcare data analytics, and channel engagement for pharmaceutical companies.
  • Advised and assisted in Minda Industries Limited, in relation to formation and investment in a joint venture company between Minda and Germany based Friwo Group for combining expertise in providing e-mobility solutions for electrical two-and three wheelers in India.

Recent Awards and Recognition

  • Recommended Lawyer – Legal 500 Rankings (2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024)
  • India Business Law Journal (IBLJ) – Future Legal Leader (2022)