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Indhu Birdy

Associate
Baker & McKenzie LLP

Biography

Indhu is a senior associate in Baker McKenzie's London office. Indhu is a member of both the Global and London M&A Healthcare Groups.

Practice Focus

Indhu has a broad range of experience in advising private and public companies, and acting as the day-to-day primary contact for clients on both domestic and cross border mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures, with a specific focus on Healthcare and CGR.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Advising Coats Group plc on the acquisition of Texon, a leading manufacturer of high-performance sustainable materials for footwear, accessories and functional apparel, from Navis Capital Partners for USD 237 million.
  • Advising Coats Group plc on the acquisition of Rhenoflex group, a leading global producer of reinforcement solutions for the footwear and accessories industries.
  • Advising Novo Nordisk on its acquisition of Ziylo Ltd, a University of Bristol spin-out company pioneering the use of its platform technology - synthetic glucose binding molecules - for therapeutic and diagnostic applications.
  • Advising Platinum Equity on the global implementation of it’s acquisition of Johnson & Johnson’s LifeScan blood glucose monitoring business. Including, local medical device regulatory and operational legal requirements, and business transfer considerations for local markets.
  • Advising Takeda Pharmaceutical on the post-acquisition integration following its acquisition of Shire Plc in 2019. Working on a wide range of in-house matters during a client secondment with Takeda Pharmaceutical.

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Law Society of England and Wales - Member

Admissions

  • England & Wales~United Kingdom (2014)

Education

  • College of Law at London (L.P.C.) (2009)
  • University of Reading (B.A. Law, Honors) (2008)

Languages

  • English
  • Punjabi