BharatPe appoints Sumeet Singh as General Counsel & Head- Corporate Strategy

BharatPe is one of India’s leading financial services company for merchants. The company today announced the appointment of Sumeet Singh as the ‘General Counsel and Head- Corporate Strategy’. The appointment will further bolster the leadership team at BharatPe. It already has a mix of renowned professionals across industries. To BharatPe, Sumeet brings a deep understanding of legal, compliance, regulatory and structuring aspects of multiple sectors. Major sectors include non-banking financial, retail, e-commerce, FMCG, digital media and technology.

About Sumeet Singh

Sumeet will soon join BharatPe from Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas Suresh A Shroff & Co. He is a legal professional with 10+ years of experience across leading law firms. His resume has some marvellous work. Sumeet has actively represented some of India’s biggest eCommerce, retail entities, financial companies and startups. Recently, he was an integral part of the core team advising RRVL's acquisition of Future Group.

He has also advised Norwest Venture Partners (a US$ 9 billion investment fund) in all their recent investments in India. They have invested in Xpressbess, OFB Tech, Ess Kay Fin Corp, Veritas Finance etc. He has been an advisor to Grofers since its early days leading their fundraising work. Sumeet also represented Indiamart on its pre-IPO fundraising. His other marquee representations also include clients like Nestle, IFC, Inshorts, IDFC Alternatives Limited (now Global Infrastructure Partners), Qatar based Q Invest, Raine Group and NewsCorp.

From the leaders

“2020 has been an exciting and solid growth year for BharatPe. As we get ready to welcome 2021, I welcome Sumeet to the team,” stated Ashneer Grover, Co-Founder and CEO, BharatPe. A partner at a major law firm to join a startup, Sumeet will help BharatPe to become India’s first true digital-bank. Grover further adds, “I’ve known Sumeet professionally and personally for 5 years and there is no one better to steer. He will be responsible for corporate strategy, compliance, licensing, equity and debt deals, ESOP schemes, cap table management and preparation for eventual listing.”

Further, Sumeet stated, “The way BharatPe has broken away from the Fintech crowd to create a solid business bodes well for the future and I am honoured to contribute to this amazing growth.”