{"id":4661,"date":"2022-08-29T12:09:22","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T12:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/argus-p.com\/argusdigitalfirmprofile\/?p=4661"},"modified":"2026-07-17T10:59:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T10:59:35","slug":"adity-chaudhury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/argus-p.com\/argusdigitalfirmprofile\/adity-chaudhury\/","title":{"rendered":"Adity Chaudhury"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Adity is well known for her expertise in corporate and commercial laws and has received several accolades for her work including \u2013 being listed in BusinessWorld Legal\u2019s 40 under 40 list of lawyers, being recognised as Female Dealmaker of the Year by Asian Legal Business (a Thomson Reuters publication), being identified as one of the ’10 Most Influential Women Lawyers to Watch’ by the Insights Success magazine and several other recognitions. She is experienced in handling a variety of transactions in the nature of mergers (including distressed M&A under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code), acquisitions, spin-offs, joint ventures, group restructuring, public and private takeovers, corporate insolvency and restructuring, and merger control. She has also advised on several corporate and shareholder disputes. Adity also regularly advises on corporate governance and general corporate and disclosure matters. Adity\u2019s clientele includes large corporate houses, multinationals, financial institutions and funds. She also regularly advises resolution applicants on their bids under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, apart from advising committee of creditors and resolution professionals. \u00a0

Adity is a member of the following committees of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce \u2013 \u2018Legal Affairs and IPR\u2019; and \u2018Private Equity, Venture Capital and Capital Markets\u2019. She has written several articles on a wide range of subjects and has spoken at various seminars and conferences including those organised by CII (Confederation of Indian Industries). She has also given lectures at law schools.

Having graduated from the National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, Adity began her career with the law firm Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co. She later joined Argus Partners in 2009. She is admitted to practice law in India and is currently based out of Mumbai, India.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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  • Advised on India\u2019s largest ever merger to create India\u2019s second largest bank, HDFC Bank.<\/li>\n
  • Advised Tata Steel Group on various transactions including without limitation, on the following: (i) acquisition of Usha Martin (Steel Division) in one of the largest deals in the steel sector outside the framework of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Recognised as IBLJ Deals of the Year 2019); (ii)  acquisition of Rohit Ferro-Tech Limited; (iii) acquisition of Stork Ferro and Mineral Industries\u2019 ferro-alloy assets; (iv) acquisition of advanced ceramics company, Ceramat Private Limited; (v) its investment in one of the biggest industrial RTC (Round-the-clock) hybrid renewable power projects in India under Group Captive Regime being set up by TP Vardhaman Surya Limited (subsidiary of Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited); (vi) acquisition of BlueScope Steel Asia Holdings\u2019 50% holding in Tata BlueScope Steel; (vii) sale of ferro chrome plant in Kalinganagar to Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys Limited; amongst others.<\/li>\n
  • Advised the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on various matters including: (i) the media rights auction for International and Domestic Matches of the Indian Cricket Team; (ii) the historic Women\u2019s Premier League teams auction and media rights for the same; (iii) media rights for the Indian Premier League (IPL) for more than USD 6 billion, making it the 2nd most valued sporting league in the world in terms of per match value; and (iv) sale of franchisee rights in certain IPL franchisees.<\/li>\n
  • Advised Monnet Ispat and Energy\u2019s resolution professional on the acquisition of the said company by a consortium of JSW Steel and AION Capital. (Recognised as M&A deal of the year (midsize) at the Thomson Reuters Asian Legal Business Awards).<\/li>\n
  • Advised Mukand Limited on its joint venture with Sumitomo Corporation, Japan.<\/li>\n
  • Advised HDFC on the acquisition of L&T General Insurance by HDFC ERGO. (Recognised as IBLJ Deals of the Year).<\/li>\n
  • Advised certain institutions on its acquisition of a stake in Yes Bank made pursuant to a scheme of reconstruction of Yes Bank notified by the Central Government owing to the deteriorating financial health of Yes Bank. (Recognised as IBLJ Deals of the Year).<\/li>\n
  • Advised Binani Cement Limited\u2019s Committee of Creditors on the insolvency resolution of the said company and its acquisition by Ultratech Cement. (Recognised as IBLJ Deals of the Year).<\/li>\n
  • Advised Philips India on the Sale of its Emergency Care Business.<\/li>\n
  • Advising Reserve Bank of India\u2019s Innovation Hub on its projects i.e. Unified Lender Interface (ULI), MuleHunter, Digital Payments Intelligence Platform (DPIP).<\/li>\n
  • Advised GRUH Finance on its merger with Bandhan Bank. (Recognised as IBLJ Deals of the Year).<\/li>\n
  • Advised Tega Industries Limited on its acquisition of Molycop, a leading global supplier of grinding media to the mining industry, with a focus on the manufacture and sale of grinding media for use in both semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mills and ball mills, at an enterprise value of approximately USD 1.5 billion.<\/li>\n
  • Advised Edelweiss in connection with the strategic debt restructuring of Adhunik Power and Natural Resources Limited. (Recognised as IBLJ Deals of the Year).<\/li>\n
  • Advised on the sale of Setco Auto Systems Pvt Ltd to Bain Capital-backed RSB Transmissions.<\/li>\n
  • Advised on the sale of PeopleStrong to the private equity business of Goldman Sachs Alternatives.<\/li>\n
  • Advised Magma Fincorp Limited on its acquisition of the entire housing finance portfolio of GE.<\/li>\n
  • Advised M2P Fintech on its acquisition of USA headquartered Mad Street Den’s AI platform, \u2018Vue.ai\u2019 and other assets.<\/li>\n
  • Advised JM Financial on an investment in it by Vikram Pandit (former Citigroup chief).<\/li>\n
  • Advised an institutional investor in its investment in ChrysCapital X, the largest private equity fund ever raised by an India focused firm.<\/li>\n
  • Advised a client on its investment in the Investment Manager of NHAI\u2019s maiden public InvIT, a major step toward widening public participation in highway financing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    • India Business Law Journal\u2019s Top 100 lawyers in the A-List 2026.<\/li>\n
    • The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific Rankings 2026 ‘Leading Partner’ Corporate and M&A in India and Mumbai.<\/li>\n
    • The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific Rankings 2026 \u2018Recommended Lawyer\u2019 for TMT, Restructuring and Insolvency and Private Equity Funds (including Venture Capital) in India.<\/li>\n
    • IFLR1000 \u2018Highly Regarded\u2019 in M&A, Private Equity, and Restructuring & Insolvency, 2023\u20132025.<\/li>\n
    • IFLR1000 2023 – 2025 Rankings \u2018Women Leaders\u2019.<\/li>\n
    • The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific Rankings 2025 \u2018Recommended Lawyer\u2019 for Corporate and M&A, Restructuring and Insolvency and Private Equity Funds (including Venture Capital) in India; and Commercial, Corporate and M&A in Mumbai.<\/li>\n
    • The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific Rankings 2024 \u2018Recommended Lawyer\u2019 for Corporate and M&A, Restructuring and Insolvency and Private Equity and Investment Funds.<\/li>\n
    • Asialaw Profiles Leading Lawyers 2023 – 2025 \u2018Rising Star\u2019 for Corporate and M&A.<\/li>\n
    • Won the Dealmaker of the Year for India and the Middle East at the Thomson Reuters\u2019 Asian Legal Business Women in Law Awards 2023.<\/li>\n
    • The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific Rankings 2023 \u2018Recommended Lawyer\u2019 for Corporate and M&A.<\/li>\n
    • Recognized by Thomson Reuter\u2019s ALB Asia 40 under 40, 2022 as one of \u2018The Finest Young Lawyers in the Region\u2019.<\/li>\n
    • Recognized by IFLR1000 (a guide to world\u2019s leading financial law firms) as a notable practitioner in the practice areas, Private Equity and M&A, 2020 – 2022.<\/li>\n
    • Shortlisted by Women in Business Law Awards APAC 2022 for Private Equity Lawyer of the Year.<\/li>\n
    • Recognised as \u201cRising Stars 2022\u201d by Asian Legal Business India.<\/li>\n
    • Recognised as the \u2018Female Dealmaker of the Year 2021\u2019 for India and the Middle East by Thomson Reuter\u2019s Asian Legal Business.<\/li>\n
    • BusinessWorld Legal 40 under 40 elite list of Lawyers and Legal Influencers.<\/li>\n
    • Shortlisted by IFLR1000 India Awards 2021 in the category of Restructuring and Insolvency Lawyer of the year.<\/li>\n
    • Chambers and Partners (a leading international publication that identifies and ranks the world\u2019s best lawyers and law firms) has also recognized Adity for her work.<\/li>\n
    • Identified as one of the \u201910 Most Influential Women Lawyers to Watch\u2019 by the Insights Success magazine in its December 2020 issue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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      • ‘Adity Chaudhury is excellent with great attention to detail, availability, ability to move quickly with new structures, comprehensive legal analysis, and fantastic strategising for the deal.’\u00a0\u2014 <\/em>The Legal 500, 2026<\/li>\n
      • “Ms. Adity Chaudhary- She is the best in the business. Hands-on on each matter. Attention to details is terrific.”<\/em> \u2014 The Legal 500, 2025<\/li>\n
      • “The Team led by Krishnava Dutt and Adity Chaudhury is dynamic and solution oriented.”<\/em> \u2014 The Legal 500, 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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        • Bar Council of West Bengal.<\/li>\n
        • Bombay Chamber of Commerce \u2013 Legal affairs & IPR, Private Equity, Venture Capital and Capital Markets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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