Corporate/M&A: The Elite

Khaitan & Co offers a well-regarded legal team in India that regularly assists domestic companies with their acquisitions abroad. The firm is additionally involved in large inbound M&A transactions, regularly acting as counsel to both foreign investors and Indian target companies. The team is also experienced in distressed asset transactions. The department's impressive client roster includes prominent companies from the energy, finance, retail and technology arenas, among others. Khaitan & Co has offices across major cities in India, including Mumbai, Bengaluru and New Delhi. Clients include Digital Edge DC, Godrej Consumer Products and Warner Music India.

"They provide great, practical advice. They have broad experience and are incredibly responsive."

"The Khaitan & Co legal team have had the breadth and depth we hoped for, expected and obtained."

Khaitan & Co advised Poonawalla Fincorp on the sale of its housing finance subsidiary Poonawalla Housing Finance to TPG, in a deal worth USD473 million.

Haigreve Khaitan is a well-recognised lawyer in the market, based in Khaitan & Co's Mumbai office. He has extensive and varied corporate and private equity expertise, representing both buyers and sellers in high-value M&A transactions.

Bharat Anand in New Delhi is well recognised for his experience working in India and abroad. He is well versed in acting on a range of different corporate agreements. "Bharat is an exceptional lawyer with commendable skills. He provides very viable and practical solutions to even the most complicated matters." "He is highly experienced, very responsive, wise and commercially savvy."

Ganesh Prasad advises on M&A, joint ventures and private equity investments, especially in the TMT sector. Based in Bengaluru, he oversees high-value inbound investments.

Rabindra Jhunjhunwala in Mumbai advises on significant cross-border agreements and is well regarded by sources. He often advises on the India component of global M&A transactions.

Aakash Choubey in Mumbai is capable of handling a range of work covering investments and acquisitions. He is a well-regarded lawyer with expertise in handling M&A and private equity deals.

Rajat Mukherjee's practice spans cross-border M&A and joint ventures which he handles from New Delhi. He also advises on market entry issues.