Anurag (Ragi) Singh

Ragi Singh is co-lead of the firm’s Corporate team in the UK and is an M&A and private equity partner who advises clients on an extensive range of domestic and cross-border corporate matters. His practice covers mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, corporate carve-outs, joint ventures and fundraises. He acts for clients ranging from founders and management teams to FTSE-listed companies and multinational corporates.

A significant part of Ragi's role involves managing relationships with some of the firm’s largest and highest-profile clients. Ragi's commitment to understanding how clients operate, their strategic objectives and the commercial pressures they face enables him to provide pragmatic advice through both growth cycles and more challenging situations.

Ragi has been recognised as a Thomson Reuters Stand Out Lawyer every year from 2023 to 2026 (an award based entirely on independently procured recognition from General Counsels).

Cross-sector expertise

Ragi's comprehensive sector experience allows him to quickly understand different business models, identify growth opportunities and apply solutions drawn from experience across multiple industries.

Advanced manufacturing and EV

Ragi is the M&A lead for the firm’s Advanced Manufacturing sector teams, including aerospace, aviation, defence and automotive, and also leads the firm’s Electric Vehicle practice.

Tech

As a former technology lawyer, clients regularly draw on Ragi's background to seek guidance for their technology and tech-enabled businesses.

Sport

Ragi also leads the firm’s Sports sector team. Having previously pursued a career as a professional cricketer, he brings a unique perspective to advising businesses operating in this space. His experience includes advising clubs, teams, sports technology companies, equipment manufacturers, sponsors, agencies and players. He was a deputy client partner for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and is a member of the Cricket Regulator’s Cricket Disciplinary Panel, adjudicating on disciplinary matters in professional cricket.

India practice

In addition, Ragi leads the firm’s India practice, advising Indian clients investing or operating overseas, as well as overseas clients investing or operating in India. He has been recognised by India Business Law Journal as one of the Top 100 International Lawyers for India-related work every year from 2020 to 2026.

In his own words

We understand the importance of being responsive and giving our clients confidence that we are on top of their matters. We don’t sit on the fence and understand that we are paid to give an opinion (not just options). Our advice is clear, practical and focused on what matters most, so you can quickly make key decisions in an informed manner. We treat our clients’ money as if it is our own. We understand that our role is to manage risk but we also appreciate that you cannot do business without taking some risk. 

Recognition

Thomson Reuters Stand Out Lawyer 2023-2026. India Business Law Journal, Top 100 international lawyer for India-related work 2020-2026.

CEO, Rigby Group (RG) plc: "We knew this project would be complex given it involved a sale of business spanning numerous countries, a carve-out, a reinvestment and regulatory approval. Our previous experience with Ragi and the wider Gowling WLG team meant we were confident they had the expertise and resources to deliver in all respects against a challenging timetable. This, combined with the strategic importance of this sale, meant they were a natural choice for us."

General Counsel and Company Secretary, Halfords plc: "Gowling WLG was a natural choice for this transaction, given their knowledge of the sector, specialist Property M&A team and the level of resource they were able to call upon to ensure we completed the transaction as quickly and efficiently as possible. The business and I valued the fact that they genuinely advised us – across a broad range of, sometimes complex, issues - and demonstrated a balanced attitude to risk within the context of us being a listed company. My colleagues and I look forward to working with Ragi and the Gowling WLG team again."

Founder, JMAN: "Given the importance of this investment to us, we went through an exhaustive process to appoint the right adviser team. In particular, we knew we needed lawyers who had the ability to handle a complex pre-sale cross-border reorganisation, management incentive plan, deep experience of the issues arising from having an Indian business, and the bandwidth and skillset to negotiate with multiple domestic and international PE bidders. In Ragi and his team, we found exactly what we needed and more. It is not an exaggeration to say their prompt, clear and constructive advice, and seemingly indefatigable stamina, were absolutely key to us successfully closing this investment. Gowling WLG has become our trusted advisor."

Group Legal Counsel, TT Electronics plc: "Ragi was a huge draw in us instructing Gowling WLG, and his legal and commercial knowledge is "stand out". Ragi spots issues that are outside of his remit and flags them. When the team works with Ragi we get a good feeling that everything is under control."