Savi is a corporate partner based in London and leads the India Group’s corporate offering. He is qualified in England & Wales, India and New York and specialises in advising international companies and PE houses on their Indian transactions and Indian corporates on their international M&A. He has strong relationships with many leading international-facing Indian corporates, particularly in the energy, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors. Key clients include Reliance Industries, Dr Reddys and UPL.
Work highlights
Recognised as a leading M&A lawyer by Chambers Global and Chambers Asia Pacific 2017, Savi has recently led on a number of high-profile Indian M&A deals including:
Rosneft on the US$12.9bn acquisition of a minimum 49% equity stake in Essar Oil and its joint venture with a consortium of international investors
Reliance Industries Limited on the disposal of its East African petroleum storage, wholesale and retail operations and distribution business in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda under the GAPCO brand to Total
BP on its landmark US$9bn acquisition of 30% stake in 23 oil and gas production blocks in India from Reliance Industries
Unilever on the US$5.4bn (£4.5bn) voluntary offer to increase its stake in Hindustan Unilever, its publicly listed Indian subsidiary