Aakash Dasgupta

Aakash Dasgupta is a Partner in the Mumbai office of CMS INDUSLAW. His primary practice area is Mergers and Acquisitions, and he has over 10 years of experience in corporate and commercial matters.

He specialises in advising on private equity & venture capital investments, mergers & acquisitions, exit transactions, and complex corporate advisory and transaction dispute settlement matters.

He has advised a varied set of clients including private equity and venture capital funds, early-stage ventures, and conventional and late-stage enterprises. He regularly represents prominent investment funds and founders on exit transactions, and is a trusted advisor to various renowned companies and founders in relation to their fund-raising activities, strategic arrangements including joint ventures, collaborations and acquisitions, and on miscellaneous corporate and commercial matters.

While he remains sector agnostic, he has extensive experience advising a broad range of clients in relation to their foray into new-age and distinctive business models in the technology and e-commerce space.

He is currently a Partner in a team of more than 25 attorneys, including several senior-level attorneys. Most recently, he was recognised as the 'Young Lawyer of the Year' at the ALB India Law Awards 2025. Legal500 Asia Pacific 2024 recognised him as a recommended lawyer for Corporate and M&A.

Prior to joining CMS INDUSLAW, he worked with Khaitan & Co in Mumbai and the CMS INDUSLAW Bangalore office. He is the author of the India chapter on Chambers Corporate M&A 2023, Chambers Global Practice Guide (2023). He has been recognised by Asian Legal Business (ALB), RSGI and The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific.

He holds a B.A. LL.B. from the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (2013) and speaks English.