Firm Matters
BackKhaitan & Co advised Palo Alto Networks, the global cybersecurity leader, on its acquisition of Portkey Inc., a pioneer in AI Gateways — a deal that establishes the AI Gateway as a mission-critical control plane for the enterprise, enabling organizations to accelerate AI innovation with confidence.
The Firm acted as legal advisors to Palo Alto Networks Inc. in undertaking the legal due diligence, regulatory advisory, drafting and negotiation of transaction documents for the India leg of the acquisition of Portkey Inc.
Deal Team
The core team consisted of Rajiv Khaitan (Senior Partner), B N Vivek (Partner), Divya Rau (Senior Associate) and Prinson Pais (Associate)
The deal was assisted by:
Direct Tax: Anshul Khemuka (Partner), Ashish Sarda (Senior Associate), Vrinda Bhardwaj (Associate) and Anuraag Bukkapatnam (Associate)
Competition / Antitrust: Anisha Chand (Partner) and Siddharth Pravin Bagul (Principal Associate)
Employment, Labour & Benefits: Vinay Joy (Partner), Srishti Ramkrishnan (Partner) and Aditya J Nair (Senior Associate)
Intellectual Property: P H D Rangappa (Principal Associate)
