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Ishita Khare

Associate

Email

ishita.khare@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 3088 4393

Offices

London

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Ishita advises fund managers on the establishment of funds across a range of asset classes, including real estate, private equity, private credit, infrastructure as well as funds of funds and joint ventures.
She is also part of our tier 1 institutional investor practice advising sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, development finance institutions, insurance companies, family offices and other institutional investors on fund investments, co-investments, funds of one and managed accounts across all asset classes, and has advised clients on secondaries transactions and investor negotiations. She has previously worked as an investment funds attorney in Mumbai, India.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • A Luxembourg based European logistics focussed semi open-ended fund in relation to its equity raise and numerous secondary transfers by its LPs.
  • A UK based manager in setting up a Luxembourg based fund with an ‘Article 8’ SFDR sub-fund.
  • Numerous Middle-Eastern sovereign wealth funds in relation to their investments across European funds.
  • A various Middle-Eastern sovereign wealth funds in relation to secondary transfers of their investments across global investment funds pursuant to government mandates.
  • A German asset management group in establishing an ‘Article 8’ SFDR Luxembourg based investment fund investing in office assets.
  • A Middle-Eastern investment bank in establishing investment funds focussed on investment in public equities, leasing and trade finance in the UAE.
  • Iron Pillar Group (a US based tech investment house) on setting up two investment funds in Mauritius (previous firm experience).
  • MacRitchie Investments Pte. Ltd. (subsidiary of Temasek Holdings, Singapore) in its anchor investment in an Indian PE fund (previous firm experience).
  • InnoVen Capital Asia Pte. Ltd in relation to a JV set up and advised InnoVen Capital Pte. Ltd (JV between Temasek and United Overseas Bank) in its anchor investment in InnoVen Capital India Fund (previous firm experience).
  • The subsidiary of a global alternative investment manager on its investment in a real estate fund managed by IIFL Wealth (previous firm experience).
  • Blackstone Group in relation to its bid to acquire majority ownership and control of the Edelweiss Wealth Management Group (previous firm experience).

Pro bono

  • Contributed to the research project with The Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice in New York partnering with the Africa End Sexual Harassment Initiative (AESHI) and the Pan Africa Lawyers Union (PALU) in an analysis of legal protections against workplace sexual harassment in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Published Work

  • Singh Divaspati, Khare Ishita (2021) “Exploring eclectic offerings by GIFT City for fund managers”, India: CNBC TV18
  • Singh Divaspati, Khare Ishita (2021) “SEBI to ease investment norms for venture capital and angel funds”, India: VCCircle
  • Shah Siddharth, Mimani Vivek, Khare Ishita (2020), “Season’s Greetings from GIFT City: AIF wish-list in IFSC fulfilled?”, India: Mondaq and Lexology
  • Ajinkya Bijal, Kundu Ishani, Khare Ishita (2019) ““Investment Funds” Chapter, in International Fiscal Association”, London: London Congress Cahiers-Volume 104 (de droit fiscal international 1938-2019)- Investment Funds
  • Singh Divaspati, Khare Ishita (2020) “IFSC unit – Application Procedure and Key Dos and don’ts”, Inida: The Chamber's Journal, Vol. VIII
  • Singh Divaspati, Khare Ishita (2020) “AIF Regime: 2.0, Indian Association of Alternative Investment Funds” India: Association of International Wealth Management of India
  • Shah Siddharth, Khare Ishita (2019) “SEBI Proposes Standardised Private Placement Memorandum and Benchmarking for AIFs- Levelling the Playground?” India: Mondaq and Lexology
  • Singh Divaspati, Khare Ishita (2020) “Impact of the New Foreign Exchange Laws on Investment Funds: What Has Changed?” India: Mondaq and Lexology
  • Shah Siddharth, Khare Ishita (2019) “All News Is Good News for Gift City: More Relaxations for IFSC Introduced” India: Mondaq and Lexology
  • Shah Siddharth, Khare Ishita (2019) “Relooking at the Harmonisation of Investment Norms for IFSC AIFs with Onshore AIFs” India: Mondaq and Lexology
  • Singh Divaspati, Shaktawat Ritu, Khare Ishita (2019) “It is getting harder for FPIs to dodge the super-rich tax” India: Moneycontrol
  • Shah Siddharth, Khare Ishita (2019) “International Financial Services Centres Authority Bill 2019 introduces a Unified Regulator for Gift City” India: Mondaq and Lexology
  • Shaikh Shabnam, Khare Ishita (2018) “Six ways to keep a family-owned business 'in the family' for generations” India: CNBC TV18

Speaking Engagements

  • CPE Study Circle of WIRC of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India on the legal and regulatory aspects of the IFSC regime in GIFT City, 25/08/2021

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

  • Member, Bar Council of India and Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa

Awards

  • Winner, International Bar Association (IBA) Asia Pacific Regional Forum Conference Rome Scholarship programme, 2018
  • Knowledge Management Award for consistent quality contribution to the knowledge portal of Khaitan & Co., 2020

Qualifications

Admissions

Bar Council of India and Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa, 2017
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.