Venture Capital
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : India
Band 1
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Khaitan & Co has an outstanding group of lawyers, renowned for expertise advising leading domestic and international funds and investors on their Indian transactions, as well as Indian companies receiving investments. The department fields an acclaimed team well-equipped to assist clients with the full range of matters, including fund formation and investment, portfolio management and exits. The firm is recognised for its impressive capabilities in tax, banking and regulatory approval issues. The lawyers are experienced in transactions in the real estate, power, financial services, technology and life sciences sectors, and well-placed to advise on minority and control investments.
Work Highlights
- Khaitan & Co advised Brookfield Asset Management on the sale of two large commercial assets, for a combined enterprise value of USD1.4 billion, to a partnership of Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, GIC and Brookfield's Indian listed Real Estate Investment Trust.
- Khaitan & Co acted for Perfios, its founders and other selling shareholdersregarding primary and secondary investment by Kedaara Capital as part of the Series D funding round.
- Khaitan & Co represented National Investment and Infrastructure Fundwith its collaboration with Japan Bank for International Cooperation to launch a USD600 million India-Japan Fund.
Strengths
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"They are highly skilled, knowledgeable, responsive, client-focussed and thorough, and the fees are reasonable."
"I am confident going to Khaitan with the most complex matters when I need strategic advice."
"The firm's strengths are its practicality in risk assessment, problem-solving and local market knowledge."
"They are highly skilled, knowledgeable, responsive, client-focussed and thorough, and the fees are reasonable."
"I am confident going to Khaitan with the most complex matters when I need strategic advice."
"The firm's strengths are its practicality in risk assessment, problem-solving and local market knowledge."
Notable Practitioners
Haigreve Khaitan is a senior partner at Khaitan & Co in Mumbai. He especially represents Indian companies receiving private equity investment, whilst also acting for promoters on such deals. He has been active on mandates in the finance and chemical sectors.
"We very much respect his views when called upon for certain matters and when we need that very senior support. He has given very commercial advice."
"He is an excellent lawyer to work with."
"Haigreve has exceptional commercial awareness and the incredible ability to deliver."
Siddharth Shah is a senior partner based in the Mumbai office of Khaitan & Co. He is one of India's leading investment funds lawyers, including on fund formation. He is well placed to advise on deals involving real estate investment platforms, as well as more general private equity transactions.
"Siddharth is an extremely professional and seasoned lawyer with expertise across jurisdictions when it comes to cross-border investments and fund management."
"He is extremely good."
Aakash Choubey is a partner at Khaitan & Co and is based in the firm's Mumbai office. He advises investee companies and private equity houses on deals in such sectors as finance and real estate.
"He provides very timely support."
Divaspati Singh is a partner at Khaitan & Co's Mumbai office. He advises on fund formation, as well as investments by funds.
Vivek Mimani is a partner at Khaitan & Co's Mumbai office. He has experience with venture capital funds and private equity funds in both domestic and cross-border contexts.
Kartick Maheshwari is a partner based in the Mumbai office of Khaitan & Co. He advises investors on a varied spread of deals, including in the finance and technology spaces.
Sanjay Khan Nagra is located in Khaitan & Co's Bengaluru office. He acts for venture capital funds and is particularly active in the technology sector, including fintech and e-commerce.
"He's great, reliable and loyal. He picks up the phone when I call him."
"Sanjay is very well clued into the system. He is very, very responsive and also available to give us his time."
Shishir Jose Vayttaden is a partner at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and is based in the firm's Mumbai office. He handles a broad range of private equity deals, representing leading Indian and global investors.
"He has a strong sense of commercial issues and potential considerations. He drives active prioritisation through that lens."
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