Titus & Co Advocates
S-217, Panchsheel Park
New Delhi–110017
India
Tel: 91-11-26014025-30, 33, 34
Fax: +91-11-26014032
bskalha@titus-india.com;
bskalha@titus.in
Education
ISC, Doon School, Dehradun; BA(Hons) History, St Stephen’s College; LL.B., CLC, University of Delhi; LL.M., Georgetown.
Professional
Baljit specialises in all aspects of investments into India and advises
joint ventures from negotiations leading to their inception to occasions
when ventures have to be restructured or liquidated. Baljit is also
closely involved in assisting overseas clients in operational and
management issues during the commencement stage of joint ventures.
Baljit has expertise with all aspects of Indian securities laws
including on takeovers, disclosures, public offers etc. Baljit also
advises on delistings as well as acquisition of shares of hold-out
shareholders. Baljit regularly advises on the complicated relationships
between various foreign exchange regulations, securities laws, stock
exchange rules and tax provisions. Baljit advises on block deals on
stock exchanges as well as Off-market and brokered transactions. Baljit
advises on demergers and subsequent acquisition of demerged
undertakings/companies of listed companies. Baljit regularly advises on
directors’ duties and responsibilities, disclosure issues and other
aspects of corporate governance during such M&A transactions. Baljit
also manages a team of market participants in the securities industry
who are able to provide clients with complete and updated technical
advice enabling clients to close market based acquisitions
expeditiously. This resulting experience has allowed him to be able to
present clients with a unique perspective in structuring sophisticated
M&A in India.
As a part of his M&A practice, Baljit has had substantial
transactional involvement in numerous industry groups and also regularly
advises on Labour, Banking, Taxation, Capital Markets, Real Estate
& Data Protection issues. Baljit has also advised clients on
outbound investments to Malaysia, Singapore, UAE and Thailand and
conducts cross border M&A’s while managing the complex interplay of
mandatory laws of various jurisdictions. Baljit’s commercial litigation
background also enables him to provide clients with effective
enforcement guidance while advising on M&A related issues.
Baljit is a frequent participant at international conferences and was
recently invited to speak on Reconciling Onshore and Offshore Investor
and Lender Interests at the Transport India Conference. Baljit also
spoke on various aspects of outsourcing at the USIBC- ABA Legal
Conference. Baljit regularly appears as a panellist on television news
channels including TimesNow, Zee Business, CNBC etc., where he provides
his views on various legal issues.
- Baljit has been recognised among India’s leading lawyers for
Mergers and Acquisitions by the 2010-11 and 2011-2012 editions of the
PLC Which Lawyer.
- Baljit has been nominated as one of Asia’s preeminent lawyers
for Mergers and Acquisitions in the Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2011
edition.
- Baljit has been recommended for Banking, Finance and Capital Markets and Corporate/M&A by The Legal 500, 2011.
Baljit is a Member of the Bar Council of Delhi.
Personal
Baljit was born in Tokyo, Japan and currently resides in New Delhi with
his wife and son. Baljit received a College Award for Hockey and retains
an active interest in sports.