Welcome to Ananta Partners
Endless commitment,exacting counsel.
We are a dedicated corporate law firm specializing in capital markets transactions, including, initial public offerings, further public offerings, qualified institutions placement, rights issues, and bulk and block trades. We advise issuers, promoters, shareholders and book running lead managers from diligence to listing.
Practice
Our core practice spans serving as legal counsel for mid to large cap capital market transactions, while providing strategic IPO advisory services for mega cap and high value public listings.
IPO Counsel
Our partners bring extensive experience from India's top tier law firms, having acted as a legal counsel on high stakes capital markets transactions. We aim to deliver the same elite legal standard, combining rigorous diligence with an uncompromised commitment to quality in every deal. We understand the liability in such transactions and treat every document accordingly.
IPO Advisory
Handholding our clients from pre IPO readiness through the entire IPO by early identification of gaps that ensures your smooth execution and success in the public markets.
Firm at a Glance
The practice, in brief.
Ananta Partners advises issuers, promoters, shareholders and book running lead managers on Indian equity capital markets transactions.
Years of cumulative Partner experience
Marquee capital markets transactions advised by the Partners
Specialist verticals under one practice
Office, Mumbai
Knowledge
Perspectives from the practice.
Considered notes on the regulatory and commercial questions shaping Indian capital markets, published here in due course.
Founders
Karan Topiwala
Founder & Partner
Karan Topiwala is the Founder and Partner of Ananta Partners. He is a qualified lawyer and company secretary, admitted to practice in 2018, with over eight years of experience advising on capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings, further public offerings, rights issues, qualified institutions placements, open offers and buybacks of equity shares. He has advised issuers, promoters, investment banks and marquee investors across a wide range of sectors, including consumer goods, renewable energy, defence, real estate, infrastructure, automotive components, chemicals, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and early stage ventures.
Prior to founding Ananta Partners, Karan practised at IndusLaw and J. Sagar Associates, where he was closely involved in some of the most significant capital markets mandates of recent years. His approach combines regulatory precision with a practical understanding of transaction timelines, qualities that have made him a trusted adviser to founders and financial institutions alike.
Bharat Mordani
Cofounder & Partner
Bharat Mordani is the Cofounder and Partner of Ananta Partners. He qualified to practise law in 2015 and brings over eleven years of experience advising on the full spectrum of Indian equity capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings, further public offerings, rights issues, qualified institutions placements, debt offerings, offers for sale, and bulk and block trades. He has advised issuers, promoters, investment banks and marquee investors across information technology, real estate, defence, infrastructure, retail, cement, healthcare, financial services, pharmaceuticals and telecommunications.
Before cofounding Ananta Partners, Bharat practised at AZB & Partners and J. Sagar Associates, two of India's most respected corporate law practices, where he developed a rigorous grounding in transaction structuring and regulatory strategy. He is known among clients for his command of the finer procedural detail that determines whether a listing proceeds smoothly or stalls. Additionally, during his tenure at AZB & Partners, Bharat has also been instrumental in the formulation of the framework for the development of the securities market on IFSC stock exchanges. For instance, Bharat is acknowledged as having extensively advised on the legal and operational matters for implementing direct listing of equity shares of listed Indian companies on IFSC exchanges.