Soumya advises public and private entities in mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, private equity investments, corporate governance and general corporate matters.
Expertise
Industries
Experience
Representative matters
Shionogi & Co., Ltd. on its strategic collaboration and joint venture with Apnimed, Inc. to develop therapies for obstructive sleep apnea and other sleep disorders.
Symphony Technology Group, a private equity firm, on its acquisition of SAI Global Compliance Inc, the U.S. based software company providing cloud risk management and compliance software, from EQT AB.
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp in the USD 323 million carve-out and sale of its tank and pump business segment (Gulf Tanks Holdings, Inc.) to Kinderhook Industries, LLC.
Advent International and The Carlyle Group in the USD 380 million carve-out and sale of its electronic materials platform (H.C. Starck Group) to Materion Corporation (previous firm experience).
Avianca Airlines, the second-largest airline group in Latin America, in restructured equity issuance and corporate matters related to chapter 11 reorganization and emergence (previous firm experience).
Pro bono
Advising Grand St. Settlement, a New York not for Profit Corporation, on commercial arrangements and joint ventures to enhance the various offerings for eldercare in New York.
Mentoring budding entrepreneurs across the world through Grow Movement, an A&O’s partner charity.
Published Work
- SPAC Lifecycle and Considerations for Private Companies, Bloomberg Law, 2020
- Leveraged Dividend Recapitalizations, Lexis Practice Advisor: Private Equity by Lexis Securities Mosaic, 2016
- How to Overcome International Joint Venture Risk, CFO Magazine, 2016
- Quoted in the CNBC article: Unusual First-Day Rallies in SPACs Raise Bubble Concern: 'Every Single One of them Has Gone up' Media Commentary, 2021
Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, Peer-to-Peer Lending, New York State Bar Association Business Law Section – Securities Regulation Committee, May 21, 2014
Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations
- Member, Corporation Law Committee, New York City Bar Association (2016 - 2019)
- Board Member, Law 360 Private Equity Editorial Advisory Board (2018)
Awards
- Best Lawyers: Ones to watch 2021 through 2023 (Corporate Law)
- Super Lawyers New York Metro Rising Star List (2017 through 2019)
Qualifications
Admissions
Academic
LL.M, Taxation Law, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, 2010
LL.M, Corporate Law, New York University School of Law, 2006
LL.B, Symbiosis Law School, 2002
Languages