Shwetambari Rao
Managing Partner | Bengaluru
Practice Area
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- General Corporate Advisory
- Labour Law and Employment Matters
Industry Sectors
- Information Technology
- Financial Services
Education
- National Law School, Bengaluru (1996)
Shweta is the Managing Partner at K Law and is based out of the Bengaluru office of the Firm. She leads the Firm’s strategic direction, culture, and growth across all its offices nationwide. Under her leadership, K Law has strengthened its national presence and established itself as one of India’s respected and fast growing law firms. With a clear vision for excellence and expansion, she has positioned K Law as a dynamic, future-ready firm with deep sectoral expertise and enduring client trust. She has been instrumental in expanding the Firm’s capabilities, strengthening partner and team structures, and building a cohesive pan-India platform that consistently delivers on complex, high-stakes mandates.
A specialist in Corporate & Commercial Law, she has acted as a trusted advisor to global corporations, domestic conglomerates, high-growth technology companies, financial sponsors, and founders. Her expertise spans Mergers & Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Private Equity & Venture Capital, cross-border investments, project finance, commercial contracts, e-commerce, and corporate restructuring. She is widely recognized for her ability to combine strategic insight with commercial pragmatism—qualities that place her among India’s most impactful corporate lawyers.
Shweta has also served on prominent corporate boards, including SABMiller, and has contributed to several committees on governance and regulatory policy, reflecting the credibility she commands in the legal and business community.
- KFin Technologies Private Limited on its 100% acquisition of Hexagram Fintech Private Limited.
- Dell Limited on comprehensive day-to-day legal and compliance mandates.
- CapFloat Financial Services Private Limited (NBFC) on a USD 50 million investment by Lightrock India and others.
- Akna Medical Private Limited on its USD 200 million structured staggered acquisition by API Holdings Private Limited.
- Healthcare Global Enterprises Limited on a USD 83 million investment by CVC Capital Partners.
- Biocon Biologics Limited on fund-raising through issuance of equity shares to ADQ (USD 75 million) and Tata Capital Growth Fund II (USD 30 million).
- Ascent Capital on their investments into FreshToHome Pte. Ltd.
- Reliance Digital Health Limited on its acquisition in Karkinos Healthcare Private Limited.
- ANSR Consulting Inc. on its acquisition of FasNext, an Artificial Intelligence platform developed by Coffeebeans Consulting LLP.
- Cloud Physician International Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) on investments from Elevar Equity (Mauritius).
- Speaker at The Legal 500 India M&A Webinar, 2022
- Speaker at The Legal Helpline Show by Lawyered & PTC, 2021
- Regular speaker and mentor for Bangalore Angels, GSF Accelerator, and other entrepreneurship platforms
- Conducts ongoing workshops for start-ups and founders on doing business in India and structuring PE/VC deals
- Associate Editor, Manupatra Intellectual Property Reports
- Co-author, “Liberalisation Initiative: Contracts for Sale and Purchase of Securities”
Shweta is consistently recognised for excellence across Corporate/M&A, Private Equity, TMT and Life Sciences:
- Ranked Lawyer (Corporate & M&A) – Chambers & Partners, 2026
- Recommended Lawyer – Corporate & M&A, PE/VC, Investment Funds, TMT, Life Sciences & Healthcare – The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2023–2025)
- Notable Practitioner – Corporate/M&A, Asialaw Profiles, 2024 & 2025
- Top 30 Female Lawyers in India, Asian Legal Business (Thomson Reuters), 2022
- Recommended Lawyer – PE & Investment Funds, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2022
- Ranked #1 in India in Mergermarket’s M&A (Medical & Biotechnology) league table – deal value & volume, Q2 2022
- Super 50 Lawyers in India, Asian Legal Business (Thomson Reuters), 2021
- Recipient of the Indian Achiever’s Award, Indian Achievers’ Forum, 2020
- Leading Lawyer – Corporate/M&A, Asialaw Leading Lawyers, 2016
- Member of the Bar Council of Karnataka
- Board Member for SABMiller and other corporate entities
- Member of several special committees on law and governance
- Mentors start-ups and entrepreneurs via workshops on doing business in India and investment structures/asks in PE/VC deals
- B.S.L., LL.B., University of Pune (2004)