Urja Sharma
Foreign Qualified Lawyer
About Urja
Urja is an experienced Indian corporate lawyer and a member of the Corporate Department at BHSM.
She advises clients on a broad range of corporate and transactional matters, with particular strength in mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, and corporate advisory work.
She regularly advises on corporate transactions across diverse sectors, including financial services, and healthcare, and handles cross-border matters involving strategic investments and acquisitions.
In addition to transactional work, Urja provides ongoing advisory support to companies on general corporate, commercial contracts, and shareholder matters.
Recent Experience
- Urja has led and supported several public and private M&A transactions, private equity investments, and takeovers, acting for both domestic and international clients in India
- Advised multiple GPs in relation to entry into Partnership Agreements
- Advised various global private equity funds on stake sales and acquisitions of controlling interests in public as well as private entities
- Advised a leading frontline regulator on the slump sale of its digital technology business
- Advised a leading Edtech company on the sale of founder shares and the issuance of equity shares to a publicly listed Edtech company
- Advised entities in connection with acquisitions undertaken through open offer process
- Advised one of the largest third-party marine service providers on its stake sale
- Advised a software product company on the sale of founder shares and the issuance of equity shares to a leading technology company
Education
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB), University of Mumbai
- Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com), University of Mumbai
Professional Memberships
- Advocate, India