• Corporate transactional lawyer with a focus on M&A, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Banking & Finance.Shree Sinha is a Senior Partner at Desai & Diwanji’s Mumbai office and has been a lawyer with the firm since 1998, except for a few years when he was based in the United States as the global head of the South Asia practice for a white-shoe firm.Shree’s practice encompasses a broad range of corporate commercial work that is focused on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, private equity investments, venture capital and early-stage enterprise funding, financings as well as general corporate advisory. He works extensively in the policy space, and has advised regulators as well as stock exchanges in the formulation of securities regulations. Shree regularly helps senior management deal with complex regulatory matters, ESG-related issues and in developing best practices to mitigate risk.He has advised several marquee clients, including governments, regulators, multilateral organisations, sovereign wealth funds, four of the ten largest global private equity firms, venture capital funds, financial institutions, multinational companies as well as Indian business houses, and works with start-ups as well.His clients appreciate Shree’s hands-on manner, his negotiation skills, and the emphasis he places on smart, reliable and pragmatic advice. He is known for creatively exploring alternative deal terms and structures with a view to protect client interests while optimising transaction values.

Shoshit Seva Sangh is a non-profit charitable organisation registered as a trust that works with the marginalised Musahar community across every district of Bihar to bring about transformative change through quality education.

Consulting projects (SIPA / Columbia Business School)• Managed a team of graduate student consultants under the supervision of University faculty.• Reviewed investment strategy for a PE fund; provided recommendations for exit schemes, structure, and concentration.• Analysed data and authored evaluation reports for clients (including SWOT analyses).• Conducted field research for social enterprises through focus groups and interviews in resource poor communities.• Measured customer satisfaction of a microfinance institution's complaint redressal mechanism; identified ways to reduce turnaround times and improve service levels.• Leitner Fellow• Instructional Teaching Assistant: (1) International Capital Markets; and (2) Cost-Benefit Analysis• Senator, Columbia University• Co-President, Net Impact (SIPA chapter): www.netimpact.org• SIPA Peer Advisor• "Mismanager, " SIPA Follies

• Headed the South Asia practice group, managed client relationships across six domestic and four international offices.• Chair of the Boston Bar Association’s Foreign Lawyers Committee.• Key Representation:- advised TPG Partners in the acquisition of an Indian IT services company.- advised Bain Capital on structuring issues in relation to proposed acquisitions.- advised a portfolio company of Thomas H. Lee Partners in the acquisition of Indian assets.- advised Baupost Group on their first Asian joint venture in the hospitality sector.- advised Axcan Pharma Inc. in its $579 million acquisition of Eurand N.V.- analysed and realigned existing investor and management arrangements between various stakeholders for the Dunkin' Brands $382 million initial public offering.

• Key Representation:- lead negotiator and head of due diligence for investments by leading private equity funds, including AIG, Avenue Capital, The Carlyle Group, CVC Capital Partners, TPG and GIC (the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation).- lead negotiator and head of due diligence for acquisitions by industry leaders such as the LVMH Group, WPP plc, Shell International, Moody's and Thompson Reuters.- negotiated rehabilitation plan in South Africa between a state development agency, unionised workers, investors, and the local community, resulting in the creation of more than 2,800 jobs and the best-ever yield in 50 years (70% of the country’s total tea production).- developed and managed client relationships while working closely with the C-suite and senior teams across a large number of companies.• Helped shape various firm-wide policies as a member of the Management Committee and the Compensation Committee.

Key Representation:- advised the Government of Andhra Pradesh on the unbundling and privatisation of its electrical transmission and distribution systems; conceived an innovative payment support mechanism that enabled the executive branch to act independent of the state legislature.- advised Shell International in the development and financing of an LNG receiving terminal and port project at Hazira, Gujarat.- advised the Government of Tamil Nadu in the development of a 2000 MW power plant and LNG receiving terminal at Ennore, Tamil Nadu.- advised Hardy Exploration in (a) the acquisition of a U.S.-based oil company and the subsequent assignment and transfer of rights in three oil fields, and (b) the assignment and transfer of rights in oil fields from a French petroleum company.- advised IDFC in the setting up of alternative eco-friendly fuel delivery networks and delivery systems for vehicles in urban centers with assistance from the Asian Development Bank.- advised Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) in its joint venture relating to airport services with Air India.- advised India Global Competitive Fund in the INR 3.5 billion financing of Essar Teleholdings’ acquisition of BPL Communications.