Ruchir Sinha — CEO

Ruchir advises on private equity, M&A, buy-outs, PIPE transactions, and public M&A, with a focus on private credit and the establishment of private funds. He has represented leading global financial sponsors and LPs—including GIC, Investcorp, and Brookfield— in high-value control and buyout transactions, including GP-led restructurings, across financial services, infrastructure, and real assets. Notable deals include advising on GIC on their multi billion dollar investment in IRB InvIt (including setting up the IRB private invit), GIC’s USD 3.2 billion stake in the Reliance Tower InvIT alongside Brookfield and British Columbia Investment Management Company, Investcorp’s USD 500 million acquisition of IDFC’s real estate and private equity asset management businesses, Ferrovial Group on the USD 720 million Cintra-GIC-IRB toll road transaction, and the USD 135 million Brookfield-INDIS housing project, and Goldman Sachs USD 150mn investment in Piramal Realty. He played a key role in shaping India’s REIT and InvIT regulatory frameworks, representing investor groups like the Asia Pacific Real Assets Association (APREA)—where he co-chairs the infrastructure and InvITs committee—to foster an enabling environment for foreign capital. Ruchir has structured innovative, tax-efficient credit instruments for international investors and pioneered early “flip” transactions, as well as recent tax-optimized reverse flips. In contentious matters, he provides strategic counsel in complex private equity and M&A disputes and leads shareholder arbitration proceedings. He has also served on boards of global institutions. Recognized as highly regarded in IFLR1000 for corporate/M&A and private equity; named among Asia-Pacific’s most innovative lawyers by the Financial Times (2015–2016) and again in 2024; distinguished lawyer by AsiaLaw for both M&A and Private Equity, and nominated as one of India’s top three corporate m&q lawyers under 35 at the IDEX Legal Awards. He is an elected member of RICS, and winner of the IBA Young Lawyer scholarship in 2009.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Financial Services with a focus on Private Equity and M&A.

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Experience: 20 yrs 11 mos