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Abhishek Saxena

Co-founding Partner
New Delhi

Abhishek Saxena is a dream lawyer for a client; Saxena stands out for his in-depth knowledge, a methodical approach and critical partner-level involvement for critical issues.

Abhishek Saxena is a Co-Founding Partner of Phoenix Legal based in the Firm's New Delhi office with nearly three decades of experience advising on corporate and transactional matters. His practice spans mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity, project development, foreign direct investment, regulatory structuring and labour & employment. He also advises on tax-efficient structures, insolvency resolution, and business reorganizations under Indian insolvency and corporate laws.

He has advised a broad spectrum of clients, including Indian conglomerates, multinational corporations, and private equity investors, on complex cross-border transactions and regulatory strategy across different sectors. He is frequently engaged for advising on transaction structuring, risk allocation, and compliance with sector-specific regulatory regimes. His experience includes advising Fortune 100 companies and leading Indian corporates on high-value investments and strategic collaborations.

  • DCM Shriram Limited, a listed company, on its acquisition of 53% shareholding in DNV Global Private Limited, a company engaged in manufacturing and trading of hardware for windows and doors, to strengthen vertical integration and unlock operational synergies for its Fenesta Windows business which is India's No. 1 windows and doors brand.
  • DCM Shriram Limited, a listed company, on its joint venture with Teknor Apex B.V., a subsidiary of Teknor Apex Company and a global leader in polymer solutions, implemented through the sale of a 50% stake in its subsidiary, Shriram PolyTech Limited.
  • A listed Indian pharmaceutical company with a strong global presence across key markets, on its acquisition of the EMEA, Canada, and Australasia businesses of a multinational pharmaceutical company with operations spanning over 20 countries, including France, Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
  • A Fortune 500 company on sale of its shareholding in its Indian joint venture company engaged in the textile manufacturing sector.
  • One of the bidders on the bid to purchase from Pernod Ricard its Imperial Blue whiskey business.
  • smartShift Group Inc., a leading tech enabled services provider for SAP custom application migrations, upgrades and transformation, and its shareholders on the Indian leg of the transaction involving its recapitalization by Ridgemont Equity Partners, a middle market private equity investor.
  • Linamar Corporation, Canada's second largest automobile manufacturer, on the Indian leg of the 100% acquisition of Bourgault Industries, a renowned global leader in the manufacture of broad-acre seeding equipment.
  • Intuitive Surgical, Inc., a Fortune 500 company, on termination of its distributorship arrangement in India and commencing of its business activities involving distribution of robotic surgical arms / systems manufactured by Intuitive and transfer of employees and business assets from its earlier distributor.
  • A Japanese engineering corporation on its investment in an entity developing a green ammonia manufacturing facility in Odisha.
  • Petronet LNG Limited, a listed public company and a joint venture promoted by large Indian public sector undertakings i.e. the Gas Authority of India Limited, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, Indian Oil Corporation Limited and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited on establishment, operation, management of its LNG receipt and regasification facilities at Dahej, Gujarat and Kochi, Kerala.
  • Accor and InterGlobe on setting up a USD 325 million hotel fund as a joint venture with Pacifica Partners (a joint venture between HOST, a US REIT and GIC of Singapore).
  • Different foreign investors on acquisition of a project company developing LNG receiving terminal utilizing a floating storage and regasification unit on the west coast of India.
  • Quaker Chemical Corporation on acquisition of a 45% stake in its Indian joint venture, from its exiting joint venture partner Asianol Lubricants.
  • Alfanar Group, a company headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with a turnover of US $ 2.5 billion, on a Euros 120 million acquisition of entire B2B automation business from India's Crompton Greaves Limited on a global basis.
  • HNA Group, a Chinese conglomerate and a Fortune 500 Company, engaged among others, in the hospitality and aviation business, on acquisition of Carlson/Rezidor hotels.
  • Dufry AG, on the acquisition of Nuance Group for a consideration of CHF 1.55 billion on a debt- and cash-free basis.