Siddharth Bhavnani and Arjun Anand have merged their practices under the brand Antares Legal.

The firm will serve a varied range of clients, with a strong focus on the early and mid-market client segment.

Anand has a career spanning over 15 years, having advised multinational corporations, small and medium businesses, private equity funds and venture capital funds. His focus area has been transactional advisory, though he continues to advise clients on varied aspects of the law.

Anand has previously worked at Singhania & Partners, Bharucha & Partners, Suri & Co and Tatva Legal.

Bhavnani has been advising clients on venture capital and private equity transactions in varied sectors for 15 years as well, and works with financial institutions and target companies alike.

Prior to setting up Antares Legal, Bhavnani has previously worked as in-house counsel at Grofers and before that with law firms including Verus, Dua Associates and Tatva Legal.

Commenting on the development, Anand said,

”Siddharth and I have known each other for a long time and we are aligned in our vision. The merging of our practices represents our shared commitment to continue to provide high quality legal services to clients.”

Bhavnani added,

“Arjun and I are confident that this partnership will promote symbiotic growth for our practices. The structure will also provide flexibility to work with like-minded entrepreneurs and professionals as we endeavour to build a robust institution.”

Bithika Anand and Nipun Bhatia of Legal League Consulting advised on the structuring of the firm.