Ex-CAM partner, ‘08 HNLU grad Vedant Shukla moves to Ultratech as global M&A GM

Wednesday, 8 January 2020 By Legally India In-house counsel

Vedant Shukla joins Ultratech in global transactional role
Vedant Shukla joins Ultratech in global transactional role

Former Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Mumbai partner Vedant Shukla has joined Ultratech Cement as general manager (GM) legal for global M&A.

He is understood to have just joined this week, heading up global corporate transactions at the cement giant.

Shukla will be reporting to UltraTech Cement chief legal officer Sujeet Jain, who had joined in June 2019 from Viacom18.

Shukla is a 2008 HNLU Raipur graduate, who had worked at Nishith Desai Associates, the Future Group, Desai & Diwanji and IDFC Alternatives, before joining CAM in 2018 as a partner into its funds team.

He had left CAM in January 2019.

Ultratech had last year bought BK Birla’s cement business for $1.2bn, in one of the largest deals of the year. Khaitan & Co had acted for Ultratech on corporate issues, and Trilegal on competition law aspects.

Vedant ShuklaWork history Jul 2018 - Jan 2019: Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (Mumbai Area) Nov 2012 - Jun 2018: Vice President, IDFC Alternatives Limited Jun 2011 - Nov 2012: Associate, Desai & Diwanji Sep 2010 - Apr 2011: Assistant Manager (Legal), Future Group Jun 2008 - Sep 2010: Associate, Nishith Desai & Associates 2008 - undefined: Intern, Aditya BirlaEducation 2003 - 2008: Hidayatullah National Law University, B.A.L.L.B(Hons), Corporate Finance + International Trade 2009 - 2009: The Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Executive Program, Corporate Laws

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Comments

Lexpert 8 Jan 2020, 19:08
+16 -0
Seems to be super talented to get where he has with so many switches.. Mumbai zindabad!
LEXSOME 9 Jan 2020, 07:32
+7 -5
Replace 'Seems to be' with 'Is'........Snide comments are not welcome.
Ex Kco 9 Jan 2020, 11:53
+5 -2
Kian - Don’t see how mentioning Khaitan acted for Ultratech is relevant to report here.
Being too pro-KCO these days, eh!
Nation knows 9 Jan 2020, 15:03
+1 -14
This will badly affect CAMs fund practice. Vedant was a superstar, wonder why he left within an year
Guest 9 Jan 2020, 16:17
+3 -0
Honest question - how much do in-house lawyers at this level of seniority typically get per annum?
Yo 9 Jan 2020, 16:55
+2 -1
Why’d he quit CAM
Curious cat 9 Jan 2020, 17:34
+7 -1
Why did he leave CAM in 6 odd months? Who would really want to leave Cam so soon that too being a partner
Learned dog 10 Jan 2020, 17:34
+4 -1
Did he quit?
insulting 11 Jan 2020, 07:57
+8 -1
no he did not quit cam. he was abducted by the cement mafia.
idiots.
In-Houser 13 Jan 2020, 10:49
+9 -0
Duh, he quit because he couldn't quite cement his place in CAM.
Curiosity kills a cat 11 Jan 2020, 12:49
+3 -1
Obviously someone who has achieved it.. Unlike you!!
Dazed and Confused 27 Jan 2020, 13:01
+2 -0
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