
S.K. Honnesh
Group General Counsel, Piramal Group
SK. Honnesh, Group General Counsel at the Piramal Group, is responsible for overseeing the legal function across the Piramal Group. He also heads the Secretarial and Compliance functions of the Company.
Honnesh joined Piramal Group in 2013 and has helped set up and organise the legal function across the group. He plays a critical role in identifying, mitigating and managing legal risk across the group companies. Honnesh also plays an important role in executing corporate transactions, acquisitions, mergers, sale and transitions in the Company. He has worked on diverse deals through his tenure with the Group. Some of the major transactions include fund raising of USD 770 Mn at PEL by QIP of Compulsorily Convertible Debentures (the first and largest by a non-banking company) and Rights Issue, investments in the financial services companies, Shriram Transport and Shriram Capital, acquisition of the product portfolio from Janssen, Mallinckrodt and setting up of IndiaRF, the company’s Distressed Asset Platform.
Honnesh is a qualified Corporate lawyer and holds a Degree in Law from National Law School of India University, Bangalore.