Mythily Katsaris

I work with Indian companies, their owners and family offices on cross-border acquisitions, joint ventures and investment and shareholder agreements across diverse business sectors, with particular experience of corporate real estate transactions. I fulfil the role of a trusted adviser to several well-known families from the Indian diaspora, and work with them on their strategic plans and affairs, helping them to effect change to their governance and operating structures in family businesses and trust structures. A lot of my recent work concerns the transfer of business interests from one generation to the next, in a way that meets their commercial and personal objectives.

I have a pragmatic approach when advising clients who appreciate my handling of difficult situations with tact, calm and a positive, can-do attitude. I provide innovative commercial solutions to a wide ranging client base, and have enjoyed advising on a range of matters including the sale and purchase of container ships, private jets, helicopters, vintage cars, boutique hotels, restaurants and more.

I am a trustee of Sense UK, a national disability charity and Sense International UK, an international non-governmental organisation dedicated to supporting people with deaf-blindness and their families around the world. I am also passionate about equality and diversity in the legal profession, and was awarded ‘Law Firm Leader of the Year’ at the Women Influence & Power in Law UK Awards 2022 and highly commended as a ‘Diversity Champion of the Year’ at the Burberry British Diversity Awards in 2022.

Outside of work, I have two children and enjoy long walks, travelling to new destinations and trying new foods and drinks!

• Advised Bharti Group Limited on the sale of its 20% stake in SB Energy Holdings Limited to Adani Green Energy Limited, the largest acquisition in the renewable energy sector in India, valuing SB Energy Holdings Limited at an enterprise value of approximately USD 3.5 billion.

• Acted for Pune-based ABIL Group in the acquisition and financing of 5 Strand, London for a purchase price of £92.5 million. The property is to be redeveloped into a 5 star hotel, and I continue to be involved in ongoing matters.
• Acted for the owners of various Central London restaurants, including Jamavar, Bombay Bustle and Meraki in the acquisition and ongoing matters.
• Acted on the acquisition, financing, refinancing and development of the Taj hotel in the Burj Khalifa District, Dubai, including the hotel management arrangements with the Taj Group. I continue to be involved in ongoing matters for the owners.
• Acted for OneWeb Limited, a broadband satellite communications company owned by the UK Government and Bharti Global Limited, on a range of corporate and commercial matters.