Anu Balasubramanian

United Kingdom

Profile

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.

ACCOLADES AND RECOGNITIONS
Selected by the Financial Times as one of the 10 innovative lawyers in Europe, 2020

Named a ‘Leading Individual’ for Private Equity – Legal 500 UK 2020
Dealmaker of the Year – British Legal Awards 2019

Private Equity Dealmaker of the Year – The Deal Awards Europe 2019

TMT Lawyer of the Year – TMT M&A Awards 2019
Recognized as a “Dealmaker” by Legal Business 2018

Shortlisted for: Corporate & Commercial Lawyer of the Year – Legal 500 UK 2020 Awards

Recognized by The Lawyer 2017 as a “Private Equity Star”
Named as one of The Lawyer Magazine’s “Hot 100” 2015
Shortlisted for: Best in private equity – 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

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