We are pleased to announce that Swapneil Akut has joined S&R Associates as counsel based in the Firm's Mumbai office, and is joined by associate Taneesh Shah.

Swapneil Akut's practice focuses on capital markets and investment funds.  Swapneil advises issuers, sponsors, investment managers, limited partners, trustees and investment banks on various investment vehicles, including alternative investment funds (AIFs), infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) and real estate investment trusts (REITs).  He also advises on a range of other matters, including fund formation, private placements, public offerings, buybacks, tender offers and depository receipt programs.  Swapneil received a B.M.M. from the University of Mumbai in 2010 and an LL.B. from Government Law College, Mumbai in 2013.  His prior experience includes working with EY, KPMG and J. Sagar Associates in Mumbai.

S&R Associates has offices in New Delhi and Mumbai with approximately 100 lawyers, including 27 partners and counsel. The Firm's practices include mergers and acquisitions; capital markets; private equity; investment funds; litigation and arbitration; banking and finance; restructuring and insolvency; competition law; corporate governance; regulatory; and general corporate.