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Anu Balasubramanian

Partner, Corporate Department

anubalasubramanian@paulhastings.com

London

Phone: +44-20-3023-5151
Fax: +44-20-3023-5451

Overview

Anu Balasubramanian is a corporate partner at Paul Hastings and leads our London private equity practice.

Anu has over 20 years of experience leading complex leveraged buyouts, corporate M&A and portfolio advice across a variety of sectors including technology, software, retail and services. She has been recognized as a leading private equity lawyer by a number of publications and has received a number of awards for her contributions to the legal industry.

Anu’s clients include Abry Partners, Oakley Capital, Francisco Partners, Link Mobility and Wipro Limited.

Anu also dedicates time to pro bono activities, including giving UK legal advice as part of the activities of Toynbee Hall in the East End of London, a charity which works to bridge the gap between people of all social and financial backgrounds, with a focus on working towards a future without poverty.

Accolades

  • Private Equity News, one of the "Twenty Most Influential Private Equity Lawyers in Europe" (2024-25)
  • The Legal 500 UK, "Hall of Fame" for Private Equity (2020-25)
  • Chambers & Partners, ranked with clients describing her as "very knowledgeable, responsive and focused on the issues which matter" (2024-2025)
  • Women in Business Law Awards EMEA, Private Equity Lawyer of the Year (2022, 2024)
  • Financial Times, one of “The 10 Most Innovative Lawyers in Europe” (2020)
  • British Legal Awards, Dealmaker of the Year (2019)
  • The Deal Awards Europe, Private Equity Dealmaker of the Year (2019)
  • TMT M&A Awards, TMT Lawyer of the Year (2019)

Education

  • St. John's College, Cambridge University, M.A. Law, 1998
  • St. Stephen's College, Delhi, B.A. History, 1996

Representations

  • Wipro Limited on its strategic partnership with Phoenix Group, the U.K.’s largest long-term savings and retirement business.
  • Link Mobility AS on the acquisition of SMSPortal.
  • Wipro Limited on the acquisition of certain assets forming part of the Wealthtime Business.
  • Abry Partners on the acquisition of Burgess Hodgson LLP.
  • TeamViewer on the acquisition of 1E from Carlyle.
  • Oakley Capital on the sale of Ocean Technology Group to Lloyds Register.
  • Abry Partners on the sale of Options IT to Vitruvian Partners
  • Francisco Partners on its investment in Orisha alongside TA Associates
  • Oakley Capital on its investment in ProductLife Group, in a joint venture alongside 21 Invest
  • Veson Nautical and its investors, Francisco Partners and Pamlico Capital, on the acquisition of VesselsValue
  • Abry Partners and Castik Capital on the sale of Reward Gateway to Edenred
  • Francisco Partners on the acquisition of Macrobond
  • Abry Partners on the acquisition of Chambers & Partners and a number of subsequent add-ons
  • Oakley Capital on the carve-out of Flemming Dental, Excent and Antinorway from EDG (owned by Nordic Capital)
  • Marlin Equity Partners on its investment in OpenAsset
  • Oakley Capital on the sale of Grupo Primavera and reinvestment in Cegid, alongside Silver Lake and KKR.
  • Abry Partners on its acquisition of Aker Systems.
  • Oakley Capital on its acquisition of PRIMAVERA and merger with the Ekon business
  • Abry Partners on the acquisitions of Reward Gateway and Xexec, in a joint venture with Castik Capital.
  • Abry Partners on the acquisition of Pole Star Space Applications, in a joint venture with WaveCrest Growth Partners.
  • Oakley Capital on its investment in Idealista, alongside EQT.
  • Francisco Partners on the combination of Consignor and Unifaun in a joint venture with Marlin Equity Partners.
  • Francisco Partners on the acquisition of the International Business of CDK Global.
  • Abry Partners II, LLC and Link Mobility Group on Link Mobility’s listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
  • Oakley Capital on the sale of atHome group to Mayfair Equity Partners.
  • Oakley Capital on the sale of Casa.it to EQT.

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Involvement

  • Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
  • Admitted to the Bar Council of India

Practice Areas

Technology, Media and Telecommunications

Private Equity

Mergers and Acquisitions


Languages

English


Admissions

England and Wales Solicitor


Education

St. John's College, University of Cambridge, M.A. 1998

St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi, B.A. 1996