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Shantanu was recently recognised as a ‘Stand-out Lawyer’ by Thomson Reuters in their 2024 database, as well as being ranked as a ‘Leading Individual’ in The Legal 500 (United Kingdom) and also been named as an ‘Acritas Star Lawyer’ by Acritas Stars™. Over a career spanning two decades, Shantanu has advised on a number of complex transactions across a broad range of sectors including hotels and leisure, real estate, technology, consumer products and media.
His corporate expertise has seen him speak at various events such as Thomson Reuters TrustLaw and YPO’s International M&A seminar. He has also co-hosted a Lexis Nexis webinar on Boardroom Challenges and Shareholder Relations, and he frequently takes part in panel discussions.
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Experience
- Advised IBS Software on its acquisition of Accenture’s Freight and Logistics Software
- Advised UK fibre network firm F&W Networks on a significant investment from Foresight
- Advised Ondo Insurtech PLC on its reverse takeover and first ‘insurtech’ float on London Stock Exchange
- Advised AIM-traded SigmaRoc on £35.5m acquisition of Johnston Quarry Group
- Advised Röko on its acquisition of a majority stake in Brownell
- Advised NASDAQ-listed Meta Materials Inc on $20m acquisition of Plasma App Ltd
- Advised BIG Technologies plc (Buddi Innovation Group), on its £577 million admission to trading of its shares on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange, raising over £200 million, for BIG and its shareholders
- Advised Maestro Technologies on the disposal of a majority interest in Digital Infrastructure to Basalt Infrastructure Partners Fund
- Advised ADES International Holding plc on its $516m recommended cash takeover by Innovative Energy Holding Ltd
- Advised the Hawksley family on the disposal of The Orange Square Company
- Advised Sativa Group on its takeover by Stillcanna Inc, the first public takeover of a UK company operating in the medical cannabis and CBD wellness sector
- Advised Helical plc on the disposal of its retirement villages portfolio to Legal & General for £102 million
- Advised Hayward Tyler Group PLC in respect of its recommended takeover by Avingtrans PLC
- Advised Headway Investment Partners III L.P. on its recommended cash offer for Ludgate Environmental Fund Limited, a company trading on AIM
- Advised Minerva Limited, the joint venture between Delancey and Ares Management, on the £575 million disposal of a JPUT structure that owned The Walbrook Building located in the City of London
- Advised Al Mirqab Capital SPC on its $1.5 billion recommended takeover of FTSE 250 company, Heritage Oil PLC and its related delisting and take-private
- Advised Capital & Counties Properties PLC on its £117 million acquisition of a 50% stake in the Empress State office building at Earls Court, from Land Securities Group PLC
- Advised Canadian media production company WildBrain Ltd (TSX listed and formerly known as DHX Media Ltd) on the acquisition of the international rights for popular children’s TV shows Teletubbies and In the Night Garden from BBC Worldwide and the shareholders of Ragdoll Limited, including Anne Wood (their creator) for £17.4 million
- Advised the sellers on the sale of the business and assets of Bailbrook House Hotel, Bath and Bovey Castle Hotel
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Affiliations
- Member of the Law Society of England and Wales
- Member of the Legal Expert Group of the Quoted Companies Alliance
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Languages
- Hindi (fluent)
Shantanu Sinha's Expertise
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