Ms. Preeti Mehta is a Partner of Messrs Kanga & Co., a leading firm of Advocates and Solicitors in Bombay, established in 1890 and having a vast clientele. Ms. Mehta qualified as a Solicitor both from Bombay and England. Ms. Mehta has been practising for over 25 years and has vast experience in matters relating to foreign investment & collaborations, mergers & acquisitions & private equity investments in various sectors (including manufacturing, service, food & beverage and real estate sectors), corporate laws, banking, franchising and hospitality.
Ms. Mehta has advised various clients including State Bank of India, Intel Corporation, U.S.A., JCB, U.K., Navis Capital Partners, UB Group Companies, N. M. Rothschild & Sons, Hexaware Technologies Limited, Shriram Group of Companies, UTI Securities Limited, Securities & Trading Corporation of India, ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited, Portfolio Managers and Reliance Capital Limited in matters relating to corporate laws, mergers and takeovers, foreign collaboration, venture capital and private equity investments.
In the field of Corporate and Banking advisory, Ms. Mehta has advised clients on various corporate finance and banking matters, particularly complex banking documentation and acted for both, banks (some of which are Citibank, State Bank of India, HSBC, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank AG, Bank of Nova Scotia, Fuji Bank and DBS Bank) as also for various corporate houses. Ms. Mehta has also handled various matters relating to external commercial borrowings and capital raising, loans, securitisation, factoring and loan syndication. Ms. Mehta has also advised the Foreign Exchange Dealers Association of India, banks and corporates on derivative issues & documentation.
As an offshoot of her main field of specialisation, Foreign Investment in India, Ms. Mehta has also covered the area of franchising, which is fast growing. She has undergone an intensive course on Franchising at the Middlesex University, London and has several clients (including Au Bon Pain, Mothercare, Next, Papa Johns, Costa Coffee, Wetzel Pretzel, Europcar, Cinnabon, Little Caesar, Toni & Guy) on franchising.
Ms. Mehta has participated in several international seminars and presented papers as also authored articles on Foreign Investment, Franchising, Intellectual Property Law, Corporate Laws and Corporate Governance. Ms. Mehta is on the Editorial Advisory Board of the International Journal of Franchising Law and has made contributions to the Journal and other publications. Ms. Mehta has been recognized for four consecutive years as one the Leading Lawyers in India for Mergers and Acquisitions and Franchising by Who’s Who International. She has also been recognised as a Leading Lawyer for Corporate and M&A by Chambers & Partners.
Ms. Mehta is a Member of the Law Committee of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Rotary Club of Bombay, the Executive Council of the Franchise Association of India and Chairing its Legal Committee and is serving as an independent director on Company Boards. Ms.Mehta was an independent director of Hexaware Technologies Limited. Presently Ms.Mehta is an independent director on JCB India Ltd., Pudumjee Pulp & Paper Mills Ltd. And Bagalkot Cement & Industries Limited.
Kanga & Co. (“the Firm”) is a full service law firm established in 1890 and presently having 16 partners and 35 Associates. The Firm is broadly divided into departments like Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Capital Markets, Banking & Finance (which includes syndicated foreign currency loans), Real Estate, Litigation, Franchising, Intellectual Property and Taxation with a partner heading each department but working in close association with other partners. Expert teams in each department are known for their sound advice as also prompt and swift turnaround time, which has been highly appreciated and acknowledged by our clients worldwide.
The Firm has built up high quality experience in foreign investment, joint ventures and private equity. Kanga & Co has an outstanding track record in advising on complex and large transactions offering innovative and expert advice on mergers and acquisitions. The private equity practice includes investments in all sectors including real estate.
The Firm is proud to state that we have unmatched experience in property laws as applicable to the acquisition, sale and leasing of real estate for commercial, industrial, agricultural or residential purposes.
The Firm also has a strong reputation in handling a wide variety of capital market transactions including IPOs, GDR issues, QIPs, private placements and public offers of debt and equity.
Kanga & Co has vast experience in advising Indian as well as international clients for establishing franchise network in India and drafting documents relating to franchising in various industries.
A large and active litigation department handles a variety of matters in litigation and disputes, both commercial and constitutional, as well as in areas of direct and indirect taxation, environmental laws, real estate and banking.
The Firm has had the privilege of advising and assisting clients in various matters that include registration of copyrights, trademarks and patents and drafted agreements and contracts for the transfer of intellectual property rights.
The Firm has been awarded Indian Business Law Journal’s Indian Law Firm Award in “Construction & Real Estate” category for the last several years since 2008, and Asian-Counsel Firm of the Year for the category of “Regulatory & Compliance” in India and – the “Indian Franchise Law Firm” by Global Law Experts.
