Divya Thakur, who leads the firm’s investment management practice in Singapore, has an extensive background in advising both established and first-time fund sponsors and managers in the formation of a broad range of investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds, real estate funds, and other structured fund products. She is also highly skilled in advising institutional investors on their fund investments. Her practice includes counseling clients on carried interest plans, co-investment arrangements, structuring business and ongoing operational, management, and compliance issues. Divya co-chairs the firm’s India Initiative.
Divya is qualified in New York and England and Wales and brings her deep knowledge of international fund offerings and market terms to her representation of an array of clients, including sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions, investment banks, multinational companies, and US, European, and Asian companies.
She has long represented sponsors and managers focused on emerging markets, including in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Clients describe her as “client-oriented,” “good at problem solving,” and “technically strong.”
Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Divya worked in the London and Singapore offices of another global law firm.
Ranked, Investment Funds: International, Singapore, Chambers Asia-Pacific (2024)
Leading Lawyer, International A-List, India Business Law Journal (2019–2021, 2024)
Rising Star: Investment Funds: Foreign Firms, The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2021)
Recommended, Private Funds, The Legal 500 UK (2019)
Recommended, Investment Funds: Foreign Firms, The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2016, 2018, 2019)