Monika is a partner in the M&A practice at Khaitan & Co and is based in New Delhi.
She advises on M&A transactions, strategic acquisitions, joint ventures, VC and CVC investments, and corporate advisory matters. She regularly represents global tech companies on acquisitions and India entry or growth strategies. She has represented Salesforce, one of her key client relationships, on acquisitions and Salesforce’s CVC entity on investments in Indian companies. One of her recent high-profile deals involved representing the SPAC sponsor on Renew Power’s offshoring and de-spac business combination resulting in listing on NASDAQ, which is a rare example of successful SPAC listing by an Indian company.
Monika also leads the education sector practice at her firm, which has been consistently ranked as top tier in the Indian market. She has represented several prominent Indian and global education and ed-tech companies, financial sponsors, K-12 groups, and universities on some of the most significant and transformational transactions in the market. She is also the go-to lawyer for top international universities such as Johns Hopkins University, Stanford University and others for their Indian education law requirements.
Monika started her career at Linklaters LLP in London and has over 16 years of experience as an M&A practitioner. She serves as an independent director on the boards of a few leading Indian companies and is a trusted strategic advisor to her clients. She also regularly publishes editorial pieces and articles on M&A and education sector issues.
When recommending Monika, her clients described her in-depth knowledge of the education sector as a precious asset in a complicated market. Clients value her pragmatic approach to deal-making, commercial acumen, and responsiveness.
Monika is a dual qualified lawyer – she is admitted to the bar in India and in England and Wales.
