About
Soumit Mohapatra is Head of Legal at Brand Capital, the private equity division of Times of India Group, bringing over 23 years of corporate law experience. In this leadership role, he has negotiated and closed investments and exits across sectors including e-commerce, insurance, media, fintech, edtech, and healthtech, while managing legal affairs for a portfolio of 300+ companies. Prior to Brand Capital, he worked at law firms across India and Australia, advising clients on private equity, venture capital, and mergers and acquisitions transactions.
Experience
- Brand Capital, IndiaHead of Legalcurrent2016 — present
- Platinum PartnersConsultant2012 — 2015
- LexygenPrincipal2009 — 2012
- Gilbert + TobinAssociate2007 — 2009
- Dua AssociatesSenior Associate2002 — 2007
Education
- ILS Law CollegeLLB
Skills & more
Private Equity9Venture Capital8Corporate Law8M&A experience2Acquisitions2Mergers & Acquisitions8Joint Ventures2Mergers1Investments3Corporate Governance1Legal Advice2Cross-border Transactions2
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Shared employers
Also worked at Brand Capital, India5
Also worked at Gilbert + Tobin1
Also worked at Dua Associates1
Colleagues at Brand Capital
Amar Thomas
Head Strategy at Brand Capital
Farzana Wadia
Director and Head Brand Capital at Brand Capital
G Ramaswamy
Principal Advisor at Brand Capital
Manish Bakshi
Head Portfolio Finance at Brand Capital
Rajat Tandon
Director and National Head Brand Estate at Brand Capital
S. Sivakumar
President at Brand Capital
Surinder Chawla
President, BCCL at Brand Capital
Vish Sathappan
Investor at Brand Capital