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Karan Dinamani

Karan Dinamani

UK 2026

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Karan Dinamani is co-head of Sullivan and Cromwell's Global Private Equity Group. He has extensive experience supporting private equity clients across a range of markets, industries and sectors, including financial services, Fintech, consumer, healthcare, technology, and has been trusted to advise on some of the most complex cross-border financial sponsor-led transactions in Europe. He acts for private equity firms and other financial sponsors in relation to all strategic investment matters including all forms of M&A, co-investment, restructurings and supporting their portfolio companies through their life cycle with the sponsor.

Karan is recognized as a leading lawyer in legal directories including being in the Hall of Fame for Private Equity by Legal 500, named to the “40 Under 40 Rising Stars” list by Financial News and various other industry accolades. He is described as “an exceptional partner, with an enormous dedication to his profession and his clients [and] has a unique ability to understand and distil very complex problems into pragmatic and actionable advice” and having “an incredible ability to adapt to a deal in any sector and in any geography almost immediately.”

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Private Equity: Buyouts: £500 million and above - UK-wide

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Karan Dinamani of Sullivan & Cromwell is an established practitioner who is proficient at advising private equity clients on a range of complex cross-border transactions. He sits as co-head of the firm's global private equity group.

Strengths

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  • Karan is exceptionally diligent, hard-working, knowledgeable and balanced. He is more than a lawyer; he is an adviser in the truest sense.

    Private Equity: Buyouts: £500 million and aboveChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Karan has an absolute commitment to his clients. He is smart, creative and vastly experienced.

    Private Equity: Buyouts: £500 million and aboveChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Karan will do anything for his clients at any time.

    Private Equity: Buyouts: £500 million and aboveChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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