Saaduzzaman is a Principal Associate in the Corporate and Commercial Practice, advising multinational groups, private equity investors, and Indian businesses on a broad range of corporate, commercial, and regulatory matters.
His practice focuses on supporting international businesses throughout the life cycle of their Indian operations, including market entry, corporate structuring, foreign investment, governance, commercial contracting, and regulatory compliance.
He regularly acts for overseas parent companies and their Indian subsidiaries on complex cross-border transactions and day-to-day corporate advisory matters. His experience includes advising on private equity investments, joint ventures, commercial arrangements, FEMA and foreign investment regulations, and strategic business restructuring across multiple jurisdictions.
In addition to transactional work, Saaduzzaman advises clients on the legal and regulatory aspects of their business operations, including governance frameworks, internal policies, employment matters, real estate transactions, and commercial risk management. He also represents clients before regulatory and statutory authorities and coordinates multi-jurisdictional legal matters involving international businesses operating in India.
Education
LLB, University of Delhi (2015)
B.Sc. (Hons.) Statistics,University of Delhi (2012)
Expertise
Awards
Work Highlights
- Advised an international luxury retail brand on establishing its operations in India and structuring the Indian subsidiary in compliance with applicable FDI regulations.
- Advised a US-based healthcare marketing company and its Indian subsidiary on structuring their funding rounds.
- Advised a Master Franchisor on its Indian operations, developing a comprehensive legal mechanism to regulate its franchising business in India.
- Acted as legal counsel for a Fortune 500 company across several business acquisition transactions and before various regulatory authorities.
- Advised a global music streaming platform on the regulatory mechanism governing governmental takedown requests in India.
- Advised a UK-based bank on extending credit to a UAE-based company, including the creation and enforcement of third-party guarantees in India.
- Advised a US-based private equity fund on its investment in an Indian healthtech startup.
- Advised one of the largest Italian ceramic manufacturers on its acquisition of an Indian company, including structuring a pre-acquisition demerger of target assets and the subsequent investment into the demerged entity.
- Advised a European company on a trilateral joint venture involving Indian and Australian counterparts, with the JV entity incorporated in India.