Fintech startup BharatPe has announced the appointment of Sumeet Singh as General Counsel and Head – Corporate Strategy.
In his new role, Singh will be responsible for corporate strategy, compliance, licensing, equity and debt deals, ESOP schemes, cap table management and preparation for eventual listing.
The appointment will further bolster the leadership team at BharatPe, which currently is a mix of renowned professionals across industries, the company said in a statement.
Singh has over 10 years of experience across leading law firms including AZB & Partners, DSK Legal and Amarchand Mangaldas. Currently, Singh is a Partner at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, New Delhi, having joined the erstwhile Amarchand Mangaldas Suresh A Shroff in 2013 from AZB.
Commenting on the appointment, Ashneer Grover, Co-Founder and CEO, BharatPe, said, “As we get ready to welcome 2021, I would like to welcome Sumeet to the team. Sumeet will be the first partner at a major law firm to join a startup. He will be responsible for corporate strategy, compliance, licensing, equity and debt deals, ESOP schemes, cap table management and preparation for eventual listing.”
Sumeet Singh, General Counsel and Head – Corporate Strategy, BharatPe, said, “I am excited to join Ashneer and his solid team of CXOs as they build out a truly differentiated and capital-efficient Fintech at BharatPe. The way BharatPe has broken away from the Fintech crowd to create a solid business bodes well for the future and I am honoured to contribute to this amazing growth.”
Recently, Singh was part of the core team advising Reliance Retail Ventures Limited, in its acquisition of the entire retail & wholesale and logistics & warehousing business of Kishore Biyani’s Future Group. Singh has also been advising Norwest Venture Partners in all their recent investments in India including in Xpressbess, OFB Tech, Ess Kay Fin Corp, Veritas Finance etc, the statement said.
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