Vaishali's practice focuses on general corporate private equity and mergers and acquisitions.

Vaishali has successfully advised and acted on a wide range of domestic and cross-border transactions across key industry sectors such as renewable energy, infrastructure, hospitals, information technology and e-commerce. Vaishali has also advised clients on the regulatory framework in India involving the exchange control and securities laws.

Representative transactional experience includes:

- Advising DEG, FMO, ADB and Proparco on their investment of up to USD 100 million in a company engaged in renewable energy sector.

- Advising Mahogany Singapore Company Pte. Limited on its primary investment in TVS Supply Chain Solutions Limited.

- Advising Cisco in relation to its acquisition of two Indian information technology companies in India.

- Advising on Sequoia's investment as part of a Series C funding round of USD 110 million into a company engaged in the business of providing online search related services in the automobile sector.

- Advising on Sequoia's primary and secondary investment of up to USD 380 million into a company engaged in the business of providing baby products and cosmetic products.

- Advising a Saudi-based company on 100 per cent acquisition of a company engaged in manufacturing wind turbine generators.

- Advising an alternative investment fund on its primary investment in a company engaged in news, news aggregation and digital media marketing.

- Advising a venture capitalist firm in the acquisition of 40 per cent stake in an artificial intelligence platform and information technology company.

Prior to joining Afridi & Angell in 2022, Vaishali was an associate at two leading law firms (AZB & Partners and Khaitan & Co) in India

Bar Admissions
Odisha Bar Council

Education
B.A. LLB, M.S. Ramaiah College of Law, Bangalore, India, 2016