AZB, Anagram, Khaitan and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett act on KKR acquiring majority stake in LEAP India

KKR and LEAP India have announced the signing of definitive agreements under which funds managed by KKR will acquire a majority stake in the LEAP India.

AZB & Partners acted as the legal advisor to KKR in terms of Indian law.

The AZB team was led by Senior Partners Ashwath Rau and Atreya Bhattarcharya along with Senior Associates Pranav Tolani and Raina Upadhyay and Associates Preshit Khandelwal and Shubhalakshmi Bhattacharya.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett acted as the legal advisor to KKR in terms of International law.

Anagram Partners acted as the legal advisor for LEAP India. The team was led by Partners Simone Reis, Rajesh Simhan and comprised Senior Associates Shwetank Chaubey, Vivek Narang and Associates Aditya A, Avantika Mehndiratta and Rishabh Chhabaria.

Khaitan & Co acted for TVS Shriram Growth Fund 3, a major shareholder.

The team members on the matter are Kartikeya Prakash (Partner), Aman Dwivedi (Principal Associate) and Shaktibhushan Shukla (Associate).

LEAP India is a leading pallet pooling platform in India, providing a wide range of innovative and high-quality supply chain solutions.

KKR is making this investment as part of its Asia infrastructure strategy. The acquisition of LEAP marks KKR’s latest infrastructure investment in India. 

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