Overview
Anu Balasubramanian is a corporate partner at Paul Hastings. She leads our private equity practice in London and is the vice chair of our global private equity practice.
Anu has over 20 years of experience leading complex leveraged buyouts, corporate M&A and portfolio advice across a variety of sectors including technology, software, retail and services. She has been recognized as a leading private equity lawyer by a number of publications and has received a number of awards for her contributions to the legal industry.
Anu’s clients include Abry Partners, Oakley Capital, Francisco Partners, Link Mobility and Wipro Limited.
Anu also dedicates time to pro bono activities, including giving UK legal advice as part of the activities of Toynbee Hall in the East End of London, a charity which works to bridge the gap between people of all social and financial backgrounds, with a focus on working towards a future without poverty.
Recognitions
- Winner of "Private Equity Lawyer of the Year" at the Women in Business Law Awards EMEA 2024
- Named a “Hall of Fame solicitor” for Private Equity: Transactions - Mid-Market Deals - Up to £250m by The Legal 500 UK 2023
- Winner of "Private Equity Lawyer of the Year" at the Women in Business Law Awards EMEA 2022
- Recognized as one of “The 10 Most Innovative Lawyers in Europe” by the Financial Times 2020
- Named a “Leading Individual” for Private Equity by The Legal 500 UK 2020
- Winner of “Dealmaker of the Year” at the British Legal Awards 2019
- Winner of “Private Equity Dealmaker of the Year” at The Deal Awards Europe 2019
- Winner of “TMT Lawyer of the Year” at the TMT M&A Awards 2019
- Named a "Dealmaker" by Legal Business 2018
- Shortlisted for “Corporate & Commercial Lawyer of the Year” at The Legal 500 UK 2020 Awards
- Named a “Private Equity Star” by The Lawyer 2017
- Named as one of The Lawyer Magazine's "Hot 100" 2015
- Shortlisted for “Best in Private Equity” at the Europe Women in Business Law Awards 2019
Education
- St. John's College, Cambridge University, M.A. Law, 1998
- St. Stephen's College, Delhi, B.A. History, 1996
Representations
- Abry Partners on a number of transactions including:
- the €360 million take private of Link Mobility Group
- the sale of Addsecure to Castik Capital
- the US$350 million sale of Basefarm Holdings to the Orange Group
- the sale of Thomson Online Benefits to Mercer Limited
- the acquisition of Chiron Security Communications
- Oakley Capital on a number of transactions including:
- the acquisitions of Casa.it and atHome.lu
- the acquisition of Ekon
- the acquisitions of Seagull and Videotel
- the acquisitions of North Sails Group, Tomasoni, MBrands and Southern Spars
- the acquisition of the global ICT services business of Damovo
- the acquisition of the iconic design brand, Alessi
- the sale of the atHome group to Mayfair Equity Partners
- Francisco Partners on a number of transactions
- Link Mobility on a number of transactions
- Wipro Limited on a number of transactions including:
- the acquisition of Designit A/S
- the US$500 million acquisition of Appirio Inc
- a number of corporate reorganisations
Engagement & Publications
Involvement
- Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
- Admitted to the Bar Council of India