Baljit Chohan

Baljit is a corporate solicitor with more than 30 years’ experience advising businesses on growth, investment and strategic transactions, from high-growth start-ups through to FTSE 100 companies and international equivalents.

He advises on M&A strategy and execution, fundraising and joint ventures, with expertise in supporting technology-led businesses from start-up through growth, maturity and eventual exit by sale or IPO.

Baljit’s work includes:

• mergers and acquisitions
• fundraising and investment
• joint ventures
• growth and exit strategy
• cross-border transactions
• strategic corporate projects

He brings insight to ambitious, high-growth businesses through his work both as a lawyer and as a start-up adviser, non-executive director and board adviser. That broader commercial perspective helps him understand the decisions businesses face beyond the transaction itself and provide advice that reflects their wider growth ambitions.

Technology has been a consistent focus throughout Baljit’s career. He has significant experience advising high-growth technology businesses at different stages of their development, as well as working on sector initiatives across technology, defence and advanced engineering.

Baljit also has extensive international and cross-border experience. Throughout his career, he has developed and delivered cross-border strategies involving the Indian market.

Before joining Harper James, Baljit was a Partner at international law firms Gowling WLG and Squire Patton Boggs, where he led corporate teams and helped shape cross-border and sector strategies. His career has also included experience working within large commercial organisations and in-house roles.

Baljit combines technical corporate expertise with a strong understanding of how businesses grow, raise capital and prepare for exit, helping clients make strategic decisions with their longer-term objectives in mind.