Prior to joining Linklaters, Vasudha worked as a manager at a Big Four accounting firm and advised investment funds and investors, including tax-exempt investors and sovereign wealth fund investors, on the tax issues applicable to them, such as FIRPTA, REIT, UBTI and PFIC. Vasudha also advised multinational companies on the international tax issues in connection with their cross-border reorganizations, including Subpart F, GILTI and FTC.
Vasudha has significant experience advising clients on the U.S. federal income tax aspects of forming and investing in private funds, including credit and debt funds, private equity funds, real estate funds, and infrastructure funds, and advising clients with sensitive tax profiles, including tax-exempt investors, sovereign wealth fund investors and certain foreign pension funds. In addition, Vasudha specializes on the U.S. federal income tax aspects of private equity transactions, capital markets transactions, securitizations, risk transfer transactions, and mergers and acquisitions.
Vasudha also has particular expertise in secondary transactions. She regularly advises investors and sponsors in secondary transactions, including GP-led fund restructurings, GP stakes transactions, and primary investments.
Vasudha has written on U.S. federal income tax issues for various publications.
Vasudha holds a B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) degree from Christ University, India, and a Masters of Law from Harvard Law School.
Vasudha speaks Hindi (fluent) and German (conversational).
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