Public Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers and Acquisitions involving public listed companies are highly complex transactions which are intricately regulated and time sensitive in nature. They demand meticulous advance planning and careful navigation through the deal process. All of this necessitates a specialised practice offering by the Firm.  

Khaitan & Co’s Public M&A practice is all-encompassing one-stop shop from transaction advisory, execution of trades, tax advisory to regulatory interface.  Our team routinely advises on new capital raise (preferential allotment, rights issues, QIPs and the like), securities acquisitions (including by way of block deals, bulk trades, on-market purchases and off-market deals), take-private transactions, carve-out transactions, co-operative or hostile takeovers, buybacks, court approved mergers, amalgamations, demergers and restructuring, leveraged buy-outs and management buy-outs.

Our clients include strategic and financial investors, large and mid-cap listed companies, promoter groups, merchant banks and investment banks. We also continually represent domestic and international clients, including Indian conglomerates, multinational corporations and international private equity funds, across sectors.

We have a highly specialised team that focusses on Public M&A transactions. We have experience and expertise in dealing with all aspects of a Public M&A transaction, including navigating through complex public market laws. Several of our partners have been part of committees set up by the Securities and Exchange Board of India and various stock exchanges, and therefore, enjoy deep understanding of the regulatory framework.