Firm Matters
BackKhaitan & Co advised PricewaterhouseCoopers Services (PwC US) on the formation of a joint venture between PwC India and PwC US. The joint venture will unite PwC India's Consulting business and PwC US Advisory's India-based capabilities into a single, integrated platform to serve clients in India, the US, and around the world. The combined platform spans the full spectrum of client needs — from strategy and transformation through technology, engineering, and AI. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of calendar year 2027, subject to closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
Deal Team
The deal was led by Partners Kartick Maheshwari, Nayantara Kutty, Megha Agarwal, Rahul Jain, Ritu Shaktawat with support from Aishwarya Nagpal on documentation
The deal was assisted by:
Corporate & Commercial: Atif Ahmed (Principal Associate), Prankul Boobana (Senior Associate), Devika Vasandani (Consultant), Chirag Mittal (Associate), Pavitra Khaitan (Associate), Aanya Desai (Associate) and Jahanvi Tuli (Associate)
Employment, Labour & Benefits: Deepak Kumar (Partner), Avik Biswas (Partner) and Rithika Reddy Varanasi (Partner)
Intellectual Property: Nirupam Lodha (Partner), Malika Nandkeolyar (Principal Associate) and Rebecca Cardoso (Associate)
Dispute Resolution: Tomu Francis (Partner), Manavendra Mishra (Partner), Sneha Janakiraman (Partner), Madhav Khosla (Partner), Susanah Naushad (Counsel), Zarnaab Aswad (Principal Associate), Alok Vajpeyi (Principal Associate), Aayush Pandey (Associate), Yajas Achal (Associate) and Parimal Kaushik (Associate)
Data privacy related aspects: Supratim Chakraborty (Partner) and Shramana Dwibedi (Principal Associate)
Banking & Finance: Manisha Shroff (Partner), Mohit Nad (Counsel), and Aparna Arya (Senior Associate)
Competition / Antitrust: Anisha Chand (Partner), Soham Banerjee (Counsel) and Joshua Kurien George (Associate)
Direct Tax: Jinisha Jain (Senior Associate) and Vishakha Ranga (Associate)
Indirect Tax related aspects: Mayank Jain (Partner), Pranay Sahay (Principal Associate) and Rajshree Lohia (Senior Associate)
