Founder & Principal — Corporate Transactions, M&A and Private Equity
Ritesh Anand is the Founder and Principal of White Stone Legal, a New Delhi-based corporate law practice. He brings over a decade of experience across leading Indian law firms and an established track record spanning cross-border mergers & acquisitions, private equity investments, joint ventures, and large-scale infrastructure projects.
Prior to founding White Stone Legal, Ritesh was associated with some of India’s most respected legal practices — Khaitan & Co, J. Sagar Associates, DSK Legal, and Chadha & Co — where he advised on complex domestic and international transactions across multiple sectors and jurisdictions.
Ritesh’s transactional practice is complemented by a deep understanding of regulatory frameworks — including exchange control, SEBI, IRDAI, sector-specific licences, and competition law — giving clients a rounded view of both legal risk and commercial opportunity at every stage of a deal.
White Stone Legal has been recognised by Insight Success as one of the ‘Top 5 Promising and Leading Law Firms to Watch in 2024’, a reflection of the firm’s client-first ethos and commitment to high-quality, commercially aware advice.
“White Stone Legal has been recognised as one of the Top 5 Promising and Leading Law Firms to Watch in 2024 — a testament to its commitment to progressive, innovative legal practice that combines rigorous legal analysis with genuine business intelligence.”
— Insight Success, 2024
Advising on domestic and cross-border M&A, including public and private acquisitions, strategic investments, slump sales, share swaps, and post-acquisition restructuring — across the UK, Luxembourg, Singapore, Kenya, Burundi, and Afghanistan.
Structuring and documenting PE and VC investments from pre-seed and seed rounds to Series C and beyond — involving compulsorily convertible instruments, preference share subscriptions, convertible notes, rights issues, and secondary sales.
JV structuring across telecom, sports, healthcare, and clean energy — covering term-sheet negotiation, definitive agreements, governance frameworks, deadlock-resolution mechanisms, and exit rights.
Advising on marquee projects in airports, highways, solar and wind power, railways, healthcare, and petroleum reserves — including concession agreements, EPC contracts, PPAs, O&M contracts, and PPP bid advisory for NITI Aayog and ISPRL.
Advising on spin-offs, business transfers, court-approved demerger schemes, slump sales, and the restructuring of shareholder rights — including the India legs of global restructuring exercises by multinationals.
Advising on brand licences, distribution agreements, SaaS contracts, technology licences, transfer-pricing structures, and bilateral telecom procurement — alongside FEMA, SEBI, IRDAI, and competition-law implications of transactions.
