Rajesh Simhan
About Rajesh Simhan
Rajesh has two decades of experience in advising clients on tax structuring and navigating tax controversies, both in transactional and international tax matters. He has extensive experience advising private equity funds and strategic investors on structuring their investments, exits and restructurings. He advises private equity funds on fund structuring, including on issues relating to carried interest. His advice also extends to tax and regulatory matters relating to business transactions and business models, with a focus on cross-border issues. These span multiple industry sectors including IT & ITES, media, gaming & entertainment, e-commerce, digital, infrastructure, real estate etc.
Prior to Anagram Partners, Rajesh headed the tax practice at a leading law firm in the country. Rajesh has been recognized for his work in tax across several global directories including Chambers and Partners, Financial Times RSG and Asia law. He is also active in speaking engagements at events including International Bar Association, Foundation of International Taxation, International Fiscal Association-India and Inter Pacific Bar Association.
Representative Experience:
Transactional Matters
Advised RL holdings on the USD 570 million sale of IGI to Blackstone.
Advised Avenue Capital on multiple structured deals.
Advised LEAP India on its majority sale to KKR.
Advised various funds such as Actis, Investcorp, Nexus and Everstone on various deals.
Represented several insurers and clients on various tax underwriting products including on treaty benefits, indirect transfer tax and beneficial ownership related issues.
Tax & Regulatory Advisory
Advising a large house of brands in respect of their entire group re-structuring encompassing multiple jurisdictions.
A large gaming company in respect of tax obligations in respect of business operations in a cross-border context.
Advising a leading crypto-exchange company undertaking crypto derivates across several regulatory and tax issues relating to their structure and business model.