Kartick Maheshwari
Partner | Private Equity, Restructuring and Insolvency, Mergers and Acquisitions
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education
- LL.M, University of Pennsylvania Law School
- B.A., LL.B (Hons), National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
Kartick Maheshwari represents private equity firms, sovereign wealth funds and corporate strategic investors in a range of transactions in the healthcare, real estate, financial services, e-commerce and consumer sectors. This has included transactions involving complex restructurings and workouts in India.
He has been highly involved in several recent advisory mandates relating to Indian distressed assets and in particular has been advising several hedge funds and UHNI families on the new Indian insolvency regulations, acquisition of distressed loan portfolios and general enforcement related strategy.
Kartick also actively engages with Indian regulators on policy matters – not just when it comes to pushing a client agenda, but also when it comes to simplicity and efficiency in rule making.
Prior to joining Khaitan & Co as a partner in 2014, Kartick was part of the corporate practice at a large international firm.
Recognition and Accomplishment
- Recognised by Chambers & Partners (2020) as an Up & Coming private equity practitioner. The client feedback published by Chambers was “bright, pragmatic and deal-oriented”.
- Featured in the 40 Under 40 list of Asia Legal Business (Thomson Reuters), which recognises 40 outstanding lawyers in the region under the age of 40.
- Listed as an “Emerging Leader in India” by RSG’s 2019 market survey
- Recognised as a Notable Practitioner for his expertise in the Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions space by IFLR 1000.
Representative Matters
Kartick Maheshwari has represented and advised the following clients
Apax Partners
Advised Apax Partners on the sale of a controlling stake held by Apax in the Healthium Group, to a special purpose vehicle owned by KKR.
TPG
Advised various TPG platforms (TPG Capital, TPG Growth, TPG NewQuest) on transactions across sectors such as IT services, consumer, financial services.
GCC Sovereign Wealth Fund
Advised a GCC sovereign wealth fund on various investment in India in the financial services and health care sector.
Cerberus Capital Management
Advised Cerberus Capital Management and Canyon Capital Advisors LLC on their investment in the Shapoorji Pallonji Group.
CarVal Investors
Advised CarVal Investors in their acquisition of Uttam Galva Metallics Limited and Uttam Value Steel Ltd.
Pinebridge
Advised Pinebridge on exits from various legacy positions in India - Maini Precision, SKIL Infrastructure, Narayana Hrudayalaya.
Haier
Advised Haier on the acquisition of the GE India business.
India Resurgence Fund
Advised India Resurgence Fund (IndiaRF) in the acquisition of Ind-Swift Laboratories Ltd.’s active pharmaceutical ingredients and contract research and manufacturing services business by its portfolio company, Synthimed Labs for INR 1,650 crore.
Maj Invest
Advised Maj Invest on their investments in various financial services businesses in India.
Reliance Industries Limited
Advised Reliance Industries Limited and Viacom18 Media Private Limited on its strategic joint venture with The Walt Disney Company.
Famy Care Group
Advised the Famy Care Group / Taparia Family on their pharma exit transactions with Viatris.
Publications
Ergo Update
Ergo Newsflash
Regulatory Updates
Ergo Newsflash
Ergo Newsflash
News and Events
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