Winnie Shekhar

Winnie Shekhar is a Partner in CMS INDUSLAW's Transaction practice group, based in the Bengaluru office. Her primary practice area is Mergers and Acquisitions.

She has a wide array of experience in domestic and cross-border transactions involving private equity, venture capital funding, M&A, structuring, collaborations and exits.

She regularly advises clients in e-commerce and retail, defence and space, manufacturing, pharmaceutical and cosmetics, fintech services, IT-ITES, logistics, education services, healthcare, travel and mobility. She has been part of the growth stories of certain unicorns from their Series A days and has represented clients in various acquisitions, business transfers, financial and strategic investments and exits, and corporate and business restructuring.

Her recognition includes being recognised as a 'Rising Star' for M&A by Asialaw 2024–25 rankings; recognised by IFLR1000 as a 'Rising Star Partner' for M&A; recognised by the Legal500 Asia Pacific 2025 Guide as a recommended lawyer for Private Equity & Investment Funds; and recognised by Chambers and Partners Asia Guide for Venture Capital since the 2021 edition.

Before joining CMS INDUSLAW, she was working with Wadia & Ghandy (Ahmedabad). Her publications include "Article on Budget 2025: Prophecies for startups and e-commerce evolution" (Fortune India, February 2025) and the "India chapter on Corporate M&A 2022" (Chambers Global Practice Guides, 2022).

She holds an LL.B from Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, and is an Advocate in India. She speaks English.