Trilegal, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas act on Berry Street - Healthify merger

U.S.-based digital nutrition care company Berry Street Health, Inc. has undergone a merger with HealthifyMe Private Limited.

Trilegal advised Berry Street on Indian law aspects of the merger.

The Trilegal Corporate Team advising on the matter was led by Wiseroy Damodaran (Partner), and comprised Parmeshwar Prapann (Senior Associate), Nishka Tyagi (Senior Associate), and Juhi Wadhwani (Associate).

Aditi Goyal (Partner), Kartikey Kulshrestha (Counsel), Aishwarya Palan (Senior Associate), and Paras Arora (Associate) advised on tax law aspects.

Swarnima (Partner), Aaryana Anand (Senior Associate), Sohail Hafesjee (Senior Associate), and Anuj Nikhil Joglekar (Associate) advised on employment law aspects.

Kirti Balasubramanian (Partner) and Paarth Samdani (Associate) advised intellectual property aspects.

Jyotsna Jayaram (Partner), Madhav Tampi (Counsel), Padmavathi Prasad (Senior Associate), and Adithi Holla (Associate) advised on TMT law aspects.

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co advised Healthify as lead transaction counsel on the merger. SAM’s comprehensive advisory role encompassed structuring the transaction, negotiating and drafting definitive transaction documentation, and managing stakeholder engagement across multiple investor groups. The transaction involved complex cross-border structuring spanning Singapore and India, requiring navigation of Singapore law, Indian exchange control regulations, Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) regulations, and applicable tax laws.

The transaction team was led by Anant Dang (Partner) and Devesh Pandey (Partner), supported by Anshul Chopra (Principal Associate), Siddhant Bhasin (Senior Associate), Associates Adrika Bisen, Associate; Vibhu Krishna Choubey, Associate; and Arushi Tiwari. The following provided assistance:

Tax team: Gouri Puri (Partner), Nimish Malpani (Principal Consultant), Neeladri Chakrabarti (Consultant), Associates Ritvij Ratn Tiwari and Tushar Kumar.

Competition team: Rohan Mahendar Arora (Partner), Rahul Shukla (Principal Associate), Ritesh Puri (Senior Associate) and Pranika Goel (Associate).

Punya Varma (Counsel) advised on data privacy matters.

Apoorva Murali (Partner) and Anshika Chadha (Senior Associate) provided intellectual property counsel.

Fenwick and Allen & Gledhill acted as US and Singapore counsel, respectively, to Berry Street.

Rajah & Tann acted as Singapore counsel, and Inventus Law Technology Partners acted as US counsel to the Healthify. Debevoise & Plimpton served as trade counsel.

Healthify is an AI-powered health and nutrition platform with a significant presence in India.

The transaction brings together Berry Street’s clinical nutrition and insurance-based healthcare platform in the United States with Healthify’s technology-led capabilities in nutrition and metabolic health. The combined company will be led by Noah Kotlove, CEO of Berry Street, and Tushar Vashisht, CEO of Healthify, as co-CEOs.

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