EXPERTISE
Jaya is a corporate partner at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. She has over 30 years' experience providing support to clients on a wide range of complex cross-border and UK corporate M&A transactions, as well as on strategic corporate governance and compliance matters. Jaya leads AG's Corporate Governance team and is ranked as a Leading Partner (Legal 500 2025) (Risk Advisory).
Jaya has deep experience of managing client relationships and recently co-led the AG deal team which was awarded In-House/Law Firm Collaboration of the Year Award 2023 in respect of their work on a high-profile joint venture acting for 10 joint clients.
For some years, India has been a key market focus for Jaya and she Co-Chairs AG's India Business Group. She is also recognised as one of the top India focused lawyers at an international law firm (India Business Law Journal 2023 and ) and her roster of clients includes Indian headquartered conglomerates and banks, as well as international clients connected to or considering opportunities in India. She has strong relationships with leading Indian law firms and investment bank teams covering the market.
Client testimonial, Legal 500 "Jaya Gupta is exceptionally calm and has an impressive capacity for being across multiple issues at any one time."
- Experience
Her deal experience includes advising*:
- 10 major financial institutions as joint clients on the creation and launch of a joint venture to allow their customers to access certain basic banking services through shared banking hubs. Awarded In-House / Law Firm Collaboration of the Year by Legal Business (2023) and highly commended by the FT in the Innovative Lawyers in Impact and ESG category (2023)
- Nationwide Building Society on certain key aspects of its GBP2.9bn recommended all-cash acquisition of Virgin Money UK plc
- European Energy on the sale of Bubney solar farm to Elm Trading Group
- Highview Power on its GBP300 million fundraising to build one of the world's largest long duration energy storage facilities
- NNPC E&P in relation to a USD 3.4 billion prepayment financing arrangement with WAGL (a joint-venture between NNPC and Sahara Energy) concerning the exploration and development of Nigerian upstream licence area OML 11
- Cyrus Capital Partners on the recapitalisation of the London Southend Airport Company Group
- CSP Alpha Holdings Pte Ltd on its acquisition of Intelling Group Limited
- an international tech company on its India business operations
- on the proposed Rs 7,000 crore investment by PSP Corporation as a member of a consortium comprising ADIA and NIIF into the GVK Group to acquire an interest in Mumbai Airport
- on the Indian restructuring of a stressed group
- on the demerger of an international company's Indian services businesses
- on the India aspects of the sale by WPP of 60% of Kantar, its global data, research, consulting and analytics business to Bain Capital Private Equity
- on a divestment of non-core assets located in Africa and Asia by a major Indian corporate in the oil and gas sector
- on a restructuring of a joint venture relating to oil and gas products and involving Indian investors
- Lekki Port Investment Holding Inc. on the equity investment by China Harbour Engineering Company relating to the development of Lekki Port – Nigeria's first deep sea port
- on an acquisition of a minority stake by a consortium of funds in a ports owner and operator
- on the recommended GBP1.45 billion cash offer by a consortium jointly-led by funds managed by Dalmore Capital Limited and by Equitix Investment Management Limited
- on the GBP2.3bn privatisation of the Green Investment Bank
- on the GBP1.38bn acquisition of the London Metal Exchange by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing
- a major international retailer on its proposed acquisition of an investment in a JV company operating French assets
*includes experience gained at her previous firm
- Professional Membership
- Law Society of England and Wales
- Law Society of Scotland
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