Muklesur Bharuya, Attorney-at-law & Barrister, Fund Manager
Founder
WESTMINSTER & PARTNERS · LONDON
Legal advice for financial businesses and significant transactions.
A London legal boutique advising financial institutions, investors and growing companies on regulation, transactions, finance, commercial agreements, technology, data and AI.
People behind the advice
As founder, Muklesur brings experience in public prosecution and legal work at Slaughter and May, a Magic Circle firm. Called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2021 and admitted to the Paris Bar in 2022, he combines a cross-border legal perspective with an emphasis on clear analysis and considered judgement.
Selected client results
Financial significance. Precise legal work.
£39m
in selected acquisition transactions
End-to-end legal advice on five acquisitions within the five years to October 2026. Stated transaction values: £2m, £4m, £5m, £8m and £20m.
£8m
committed financing facility
A financing commitment, distinct from the amount drawn. It is not presented as cash received.
£30,000
net benefit in a selected contract negotiation
A contract matter completed within the five years to October 2026. £50,000 gross contractual cost reduction less £20,000 relevant legal fees. A 150% net return on those fees, or 2.5 times the fees in gross benefit.
These figures describe different aspects of selected matters and are not added together. Transaction values are not firm revenue or assets under management. Client identities remain confidential. Outcomes depend on the matter and do not guarantee future results.
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Muklesur Bharuya, founder of Westminster & Partners.
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Clear advice. Commercial context.
Legal issues rarely sit in isolation. A financing affects control. An acquisition creates regulatory questions. A commercial agreement shapes how a business can grow.
We help clients understand those connections, identify the decisions that matter and put the right documents and processes in place.
The terms behind the numbers.
- Financial Services Regulation
Resolve the regulatory questions before committing the wider budget.
- Corporate & M&A
Protect the price, proceeds and control in your next transaction.
- Finance
Understand the full cost and obligations of your financing.
- Commercial Contracts
Make your agreements support revenue, margin and cash collection.
- Technology, Data & AI
Protect the economics of the technology you buy, build and license.
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Built around the businesses we advise.
Financial institutions and fintechs. Investors and management teams. Founders building and growing a business.
Our work follows their commercial priorities: entering a market, making an investment, completing a transaction or strengthening the agreements and governance behind the business.
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Advice directed at the commercial decision.
The objective may be a workable investment structure, a clearer allocation of acquisition risk or a commercial agreement that supports how the business operates. We define the legal work around that objective and make the key decisions, dependencies and next steps explicit.
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A focused relationship.
- Clear responsibility — Know who is responsible for your matter and how to reach them.
- Advice in context — Understand the practical choices, material risks and next steps.
- Scope agreed early — Set the objectives, responsibilities and fee basis before work begins, and revisit them if the matter changes.
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Selected writing and perspectives
FT Adviser
- AI will make managing money a whole lot easier — 13 May 2024.
- AI in advice firms: what advisers need to know — 18 July 2024.
Book
Smart-Contract: The Rise of Decentralised Finance — a book by Muklesur Bharuya, referenced in City’s author profile.
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Enterprise and innovation
Westminster & Partners supports AI Founders Connect, which brings together artificial intelligence founders, investors and industry leaders. Through presentations, discussions and introductions, the initiative provides a forum for exchange across the AI community. Its community activities are distinct from the legal services offered by the firm.
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A matter to discuss?
Tell us briefly what you are looking to achieve, the parties involved and any immediate deadline. We will consider whether the matter falls within our practice and the next steps for an initial discussion.