JSA, Khaitan act on Arya.ag raising ₹725 crore from GEF Capital

Arya Warehousing Services Private Limited (Arya.ag), India's largest integrated grain commerce platform, has raised ₹725 crore, in a combination of primary and secondary investment from GEF Capital Partners. 

 JSA Advocates & Solicitors advised Arya.ag on this fundraise.

The transaction team was led by Siddharth Mody (Partner), with support from Anurag Shrivastav (Partner), Niharika Rao (Senior Associate) and Associates Vidushi Jain and Atul Mohta.

Khaitan & Co advised GEF Capital Partners on this transaction.

The core team consisted of Ashutosh Sharma (Partner), Ifrazunnisa Khan (Consultant), Tanya Singh Shah (Principal Associate), Madhav Chandan (Senior Associate), Sanjana Dwivedi (Associate) and Sakshi Dinesh Shetty (Associate) supported by specialist sub-teams covering:

Regulatory diligence and advisory: Vidushi Gupta (Partner), Aditi Halder (Senior Associate), Nimisha Nagpal (Associate) and Priyadarshini Dutt (Associate);

Diligence support: Radhika Goenka (Associate), Chirag Mittal (Associate), Kriti Jalan (Associate) and Pooja P N (Associate);

Data privacy aspects: Supratim Chakraborty (Partner) and Shramana Dwibedi (Senior Associate);

Litigation aspects: Manavendra Mishra (Partner), Susanah Naushad (Counsel) and Dhruv Ashoka Holla (Associate);

Employment aspects: Deepak Kumar (Partner) and Deeksha Malik (Principal Associate);

Intellectual property aspects: Nirupam Lodha (Partner), Shivangi Narang (Principal Associate) and Toshani Mukherjee (Senior Associate).

Arya.ag, a Noida-based agritech startup, connects agricultural producers with buyers through its grain commerce platform. It offers services such as warehousing and third-party debt financing to farmers. The funding will support the Arya.ag to promote climate smart, market-led agriculture practices.

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