Sundeep (Sunny) Thandi is an English-qualified senior associate in the global Corporate Finance team at Eversheds Sutherland, based in the firm’s Doha office.
Sunny advises on a broad spectrum of cross-border corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital, corporate governance, and strategic reorganisations. His practice spans both listed and private entities across the UK, the Middle East, and wider international markets.
He has acted for multinational corporates, private equity sponsors, founders, and sovereign-backed entities on high-value and complex transactions across sectors such as technology, energy, hospitality, education, and manufacturing.
Prior to joining Eversheds Sutherland, Sunny worked in a leading international law firm, advising on M&A, growth capital, and venture capital transactions. He trained at a US firm in the UAE and has over three years’ experience in the Middle East.
Sunny holds an LLB (Hons) from the University of Warwick and completed the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law, UK.
Clients testimonials:
“Sunny is a commercially savvy lawyer and helped navigate us through the transaction in a bold way, only bringing to attention those critical items that we needed to know and understand”.
“He was responsive, understood the commercial imperatives and provided options and solutions to solve issues that we faced during the negotiations”.
“Sunny inspires confidence beyond his years; he is a trusted business advisor who I now have on my speed-dial”.
Latest News
- client newsEversheds Sutherland advised Al Mahhar Holding Q.P.S.C. on the sale of its 49% stake in Al Mahhar Al Kuwaitiyya
- client newsEversheds Sutherland advises Al Mahhar Holding Q.P.S.C. on strategic acquisition in the construction equipment sector
- firm newsEversheds Sutherland advise the majority shareholders of Snoonu on the sale of a 76.56% stake to Jahez International Company for Information System Technology
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March 17, 2026
Eversheds Sutherland advised Al Mahhar Holding Q.P.S.C. on the sale of its ...
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July 21, 2025
Eversheds Sutherland advises Al Mahhar Holding Q.P.S.C. on strategic acquis...
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July 10, 2025
Eversheds Sutherland advise the majority shareholders of Snoonu on the sale...
A selection of Sundeep’s experience includes advising:
- Lead senior associate advising on the landmark cross-border sale of a majority stake in Snoonu Corporation Holding LLC—Qatar’s first tech unicorn—to Saudi-based Jahez International Company. The transaction marked a significant milestone in the region’s digital economy and is recognised as one of the most high-profile tech exits in Qatar to date. Transaction value QAR 1.165 billion.
- £200 million auction sale of a cloud-based field service management software company to international private equity bidders. *
- £105 million sale of a UK-based energy storage business to a listed Indian conglomerate.
- Advised on the £145 million acquisition of a UK-based telecommunications company by a publicly listed European acquirer. *
- Advised on the £105 million sale of a sodium-ion battery business to a listed Indian conglomerate. *
- Advised on the £75 million acquisition of a UK-based tech and app development company by an international buyer. *
- Advised on the £65 million acquisition of a UK IT infrastructure business by a global conglomerate. *
*Includes representations prior to joining Eversheds Sutherland.
- Legal Practice Course, The College of Law, UK (2012)
- LLB (Hons), University of Warwick, UK (2008)