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Karthik Ashwin Thiagarajan

Karthik Ashwin
Thiagarajan

Of Counsel

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[email protected]

TEL:+65 6507 3636

FAX:+65 6507 3650

Singapore

One Raffles Quay, Level #37-01, North Tower, Singapore 048583, Singapore

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PRACTICE

Mergers and Acquisitions Anti-Corruption & FCPA Private Equity White Collar Defense and Investigations

BIOGRAPHY

Karthik Ashwin Thiagarajan is of counsel in the Singapore office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He focuses on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate restructuring matters in India and Southeast Asia.

Karthik has assisted companies and investors across a variety of industries, including the information technology, fin-tech, telecommunication, logistics and consumer goods sectors. He has also advised clients on several cross-border restructuring matters in Southeast Asia.

In addition to his mergers and acquisitions experience, he also advises clients on internal investigations and anti-corruption reviews in the region. In the recent past, Karthik has assisted clients with investigations in the financial services, information technology, electronics and fast-moving consumer goods sectors in India and Southeast Asia.

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific  2021 recognizes Karthik as a key lawyer for India-related transactions and notes that he “is skilled at advising US public companies on their investments into India.”  He was also lauded by a client for being “on top of his trade” in the India Business Law Journal’s 2019 “Leaders of the pack” report.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Karthik worked as an international lawyer with Drew & Napier (2006-2011), a leading law firm in Singapore, where he assisted with technology, media and telecommunications, cross-border restructuring, mergers and acquisitions and joint venture transactions in Southeast Asia and India.

Karthik received his Master of Laws from Harvard University in 2009. He graduated from law school (Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (Honors)) from National Law School of India University, where he served as the Chief Editor of the Indian Journal of Law and Technology. He served as a law clerk to Justice Ruma Pal of the Supreme Court of India between 2005 and 2006.

Karthik is admitted to practice in India and New York. He speaks English, Hindi, Tamil and Kannada.

Representative Experience

  • Kimberly-Clark Corporation on its acquisition of Softex Indonesia, a leader in the fast-growing Indonesian personal care market, for approximately US$1.2 billion from a group of shareholders including CVC Capital Partners Asia Pacific IV.
  • Uber Technologies, Inc. on the sale of its Southeast Asia ride and food-delivery businesses to Grab, a provider of ride-hailing, ride sharing and logistics services in Southeast Asia, in exchange for a 27.5% stake in Grab.
  • Voya Financial, a U.S. financial, retirement, investment and insurance company based in New York, on a joint venture in India with the SLK Group, a leading technology and consulting company to provide business process outsourcing and software development services.
  • Kimberly-Clark Corporation on the acquisition of Hindustan Unilever Limited’s 50% shareholding in Kimberly-Clark Lever Private Limited, a joint venture company between Hindustan Unilever Limited and Kimberly-Clark Corporation.
  • Colfax Corporation on the acquisition of EWAC Alloys Limited, an Indian wholly owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro Ltd, by its subsidiary, ESAB Holdings Ltd.
  • Celanese Corporation on the acquisition of Next Polymers Limited, an Indian engineering thermoplastics company.
  • Wolverine World Wide, Inc. on various matters relating to its operations and forays in Asia.
  • Acumen Fund, Inc. on various investments in India.
  • Founders of Happy Marketer Pte. Ltd., a leading Southeast Asian digital marketing agency headquartered in Singapore, on its sale to Dentsu Aegis Network Ltd., a global network and specialist/multi-market brands.
  • The Kraft Heinz Company on the sale of Heinz India Private Limited to Zydus Wellness, an Indian consumer health products company.

EDUCATION

Harvard University - 2009 Master of Laws (LL.M.)

National Law School of India University - 2005 B.A. LL.B. (Hons)

ADMISSIONS

India - Karnataka State Bar Council

New York Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Client Alert - March 2, 2023 | 2022 Year-End FCPA Update
Webcasts - January 17, 2023 | Webcast: FCPA Trends in the Emerging Markets
Client Alert - September 29, 2022 | 2022 Mid-Year FCPA Update
Webcasts - September 27, 2022 | Webcast: FCPA Trends in the Emerging Markets of Asia
Client Alert - January 25, 2022 | 2021 Year-End FCPA Update
Webcasts - January 13, 2022 | Webcast: FCPA Trends in the Emerging Markets of Asia, Russia, Latin America and Africa
Client Alert - January 12, 2021 | 2020 Year-End FCPA Update
Client Alert - July 16, 2020 | 2020 Mid-Year FCPA Update
Client Alert - May 26, 2020 | New Foreign Investment Restrictions Imposed by India
Client Alert - April 1, 2020 | COVID-19 & International Trade – Nation-State Responses to a Global Pandemic
Client Alert - January 6, 2020 | 2019 Year-End FCPA Update
Firm News - August 2, 2019 | Gibson Dunn Named Among Top International Firms Active in India
Client Alert - January 7, 2019 | 2018 Year-End FCPA Update
Client Alert - August 9, 2018 | Amendments to the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988: Implications for Commercial Organizations Doing Business in India
Client Alert - July 9, 2018 | 2018 Mid-Year FCPA Update
Client Alert - June 28, 2018 | India – Legal and Regulatory Update (June 2018)
Client Alert - January 2, 2018 | 2017 Year-End FCPA Update
Client Alert - July 10, 2017 | 2017 Mid-Year FCPA Update
Client Alert - May 1, 2017 | India – Legal and Regulatory Update (May 2017)
Client Alert - January 31, 2017 | International Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Outlook and Review: 2017
Client Alert - January 19, 2017 | India – Legal and Regulatory Update (January 2017)
Client Alert - January 3, 2017 | 2016 Year-End FCPA Update
Client Alert - October 27, 2016 | Myanmar’s New Investment Law
Client Alert - October 3, 2016 | India – Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Update (October 2016)
Client Alert - July 1, 2016 | Indian Government Amends Foreign Direct Investment Policy (July 2016)
Client Alert - June 8, 2016 | Indian Parliament Passes The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
Client Alert - May 18, 2016 | India – Legal and Regulatory Update
Client Alert - March 15, 2016 | Indian Government Amends Merger Control Regulations
Client Alert - January 4, 2016 | The Reserve Bank of India Introduces a Revised ECB Framework
Client Alert - December 8, 2015 | Indian Government Amends Foreign Direct Investment Policy (December 2015)
Client Alert - November 17, 2015 | The 2015 Myanmar Elections: Impact on Myanmar Sanctions
Client Alert - November 10, 2015 | The Government of India Amends the [Indian] Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996
Client Alert - October 22, 2015 | Ownership and Control of Indian Insurance Companies with Foreign Investment
Client Alert - October 21, 2015 | Legal Developments in India – 2015 Nine-Month Update
Article - October 1, 2015 | Drilling Into New Ground
Client Alert - May 15, 2015 | Indian Government Amends Foreign Direct Investment Policy for 2015
Client Alert - March 11, 2015 | Indian Government Permits 49% Foreign Investment in the Insurance Sector
Client Alert - March 11, 2015 | Indian Government Permits 49% Foreign Investment in the Insurance Sector
Client Alert - February 11, 2015 | Securities and Exchange Board of India Announces New Insider Trading Regulations
Client Alert - July 21, 2014 | Indian Government Amends Pricing Guidelines
Client Alert - January 16, 2014 | India Eases Restrictions on Instruments with Put and Call Options as an Exit Mechanism for Foreign Investors
Client Alert - August 29, 2013 | Indian Government Amends Foreign Direct Investment Policy
Client Alert - August 22, 2013 | Indian Parliament Passes the Companies Bill, 2012
Client Alert - September 28, 2012 | Indian Government Liberalizes Foreign Direct Investment in the Retail Sector
Client Alert - September 11, 2012 | Indian Supreme Court Ruling Supports Foreign Arbitration Proceedings
Client Alert - August 13, 2012 | Revised Policy on Downstream Investment by Foreign-Owned Indian Banking Companies
Client Alert - April 24, 2012 | Foreign Venture Capital Investors Permitted to Participate in the Secondary Market
Client Alert - March 20, 2012 | Compulsory License Granted by the Indian Patent Office
Client Alert - January 31, 2012 | Qualified Foreign Investors Permitted to Directly Invest in Equity Shares of Indian Listed Companies
Client Alert - January 20, 2012 | The Supreme Court of India Rules in Favor of Vodafone in a Landmark Judgment
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