Khaitan, Paul Weiss, Ashurst and Kirkland act on this 96 Billion dollar merger

General Atlantic has acquired Actis to create a diversified, global investment platform with approximately $96 billion in combined assets under management. 

Actis has India investments in the space of renewable energy. In 2022, Actis acquired Atha Group in India.

Khaitan & Co advised General Atlantic in this acquisition deal.

The core team consisted of Rabindra Jhunjhunwala (Partner), Aman Anand (Principal Associate) and Sushmita Som (Associate) with assistance from the following:

FDI and regulatory advisory: Moin Ladha (Partner), Divaspati Singh (Partner) and Khusboo Agarwal (Principal Associate)

Anti-trust and competition related aspects: Anisha Chand (Partner), Tanveer Verma (Principal Associate) and Nilav Banerjee (Associate)

Intellectual property aspects: Smriti Yadav (Partner) and Shubham Shende (Associate)

Employment and labour related aspects: Deepak Kumar (Partner) and Deeksha Malik (Senior Associate)

Disputes and litigation related diligence matters: Kingshuk Banerjee (Partner) and Shayan Dasgupta (Senior Associate)

Real estate related diligence matters: Avnish Sharma (Partner), Abhiraj Gandhi (Partner), Siddharth Godha (Principal Associate) and Shivam Sachdeva (Senior Associate)

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and Ashurst LLP advised General Atlantic.

Paul Weiss team was led by Matthew Abbott (Partner), Cullen Sinclair (Partner) and Conrad van Loggerenberg (Partner) along with 16 other Partners from the Firm.

Ashurst team was led by Rob Aird and financial regulatory partner Jake Green and supported by partners Etay Katz and Lorraine Johnston.

Actis was advised by Kirkland & Ellis. The Kirkland team is led by asset management M&A partner Peter Vaglio.

Actis will become the sustainable infrastructure arm within General Atlantic’s global investment platform.

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