Manmohan Singh Panesar focuses his practice on international corporate matters including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate investment. He has assisted on a variety of deals including disposals, flotations, takeovers and investments.

Prior to joining Squire Sanders, Manmohan worked in the London office of a UK‑headquartered international law firm as part of the corporate practice.

Manmohan is a member of the London-based Asia group, which combines broad experience in Asia with a deep understanding of the global transactional environment. Manmohan is the promoter of Squire Sanders’ India initiative and has a particular interest in developing business with clients who have connections with India. He is an active member of the Asian Business Association and the Institute of Asian Businesses.

Representative Experience

Asia

• Advising an LSE-listed global energy company on its offshore gas joint venture with India's largest private sector enterprise with businesses in the energy and materials value chain.
• Advising a Japan-based candy and gum manufacturer on the acquisition of a Poland-based confectionery manufacturer, a subsidiary of a NYSE-listed food conglomerate.
• Advising a Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed pharmaceutical company on the acquisition of a majority interest in the issued share capital of a Denmark-based manufacturer of chondroitin sulfate.
• Advising a Japan-based beverage producer on the acquisition of a majority interest in the entire issued share capital of a France-based liquor, food and seasoning wholesaler and retailer.
• Advising the trust banking arm of a Japan-based financial group on UK securities law implications in connection with providing discretionary investment management services to the State General Reserve Fund of the Ministry of Finance of the Sultanate of Oman.
• Advising the trust banking arm of a Japan-based financial group on the UK securities law aspects of directing a financial promotion into the UK.
• Advising a NYSE-listed clean energy company on certain UK securities law aspects of a yen note program issuance.
• Advising a China-based manufacturer of solar-wafer technology on its placing and admission to the AIM.

EMEA

• Advising a NYSE-listed tyre manufacturer on its joint venture with a Bombay Stock Exchange-listed Indian tyre manufacturer in connection with a radial tyre manufacturing plant in Hungary
• Advising a UK-based operator of a same-day courier and passenger car business on the sale of its passenger car operating subsidiary to a special purpose vehicle.
• Advising the owners of a UK-based operator of a same-day courier business on an investment into the group by a Scottish private equity fund.
• Advising a Lebanon-based investment bank on the acquisition of the freehold interest in an investment property in Mayfair, London.
• Advising a Lebanon-based investment bank on the acquisition of a Jersey property holding company including the freehold interest in a commercial property in Mayfair, London.
• Advising a Nasdaq-listed electronic payments solutions provider on the sale of the business and assets of its UK-based subsidiary to a Nasdaq-listed provider of electronic payments products and services.
• Advising a UK-based holder of coal exploration and prospecting rights in Mozambique and South Africa on its private placing and spin out from an AIM-listed Africa-based mining, investment, development and trading company.
• Advising an AIM-listed company operating in the natural resources and energy sectors on a secondary offering by way of placing.
• Advising a provider of water and wastewater services on certain UK securities law aspects relating to a directed share program in the UK in connection with its initial public offering on the NYSE.
• Advising a UK-based developer of natural bioactive ingredients on its reverse takeover by a developer of food and drink products on its placing and re-admission to the AIM.
• Advising a London Stock Exchange-listed independent private banking group on a recommended cash bid by a Bermuda-based bank.
• Advising a France-headquartered global insurance provider on its recommended cash offer for an online insurer.

United States

• Advising a Nasdaq-listed provider of specialized products and services on the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of a UK-based provider of document scanning and archiving services.
• Advising a Nasdaq-listed provider of specialized products and services on the acquisition of a UK-based document and data storage, scanning and confidential document destruction business.
• Advising a US-based short-term loan provider on the UK and European Economic Area A securities law implications in connection with a note offering exempt from registration in the United States under Regulation D, Rule 144A and Regulation S.
• Advising a US-based statutory trust on certain UK securities law aspects in connection with an offering of trust preferred securities to be listed on Nasdaq.
• Advising a US developer of novel anti-infectious drugs on changes to its compliance policies in light of the implementation of the UK Bribery Act 2010.
• Advising a US health insurance plan provider on changes to its compliance policies in light of the implementation of the UK Bribery Act 2010.
• Advising a NYSE-listed developer of audio, imaging and voice technologies on changes to its compliance policies in light of the implementation of the UK Bribery Act 2010.