Pranav Atit
Partner - Corporate, Private Equity
M&A I Private Equity I M&A Restructurings
Overview
Pranav is a Partner in our M&A and PE practice in the Mumbai office.
Pranav has worked on varied matters in the public M&A and private equity space, including complex M&A restructurings, takeovers, flip structures, and family arrangements. He has also extensively advised on securities regulation, as well as on matters involving Press Note 3 (2020) considerations.
Pranav regularly advises corporates (and their boards and management), private equity funds and business groups, and his clients span an array of sectors, with a focus on technology, consumer, infrastructure and financial services. He regularly advises on market leading deals in the M&A and PE space, and several of his deals have won awards.
Education
National Law University, Jodhpur
Admissions
The Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa
Select representative clients/matters
Vadilal Group
- restructuring & professionalization of group, and family arrangement
Dhoot Transmission
- strategic investment by Bain Capital
Apis Partners
- investment in Leap Technologies and reverse flip to India
Carlyle
- acquisition of a controlling stake in VLCC Healthcare
- merger of Viyash Life Sciences with Sequent Scientific
Tata Consumer Products
- acquisition of up to 100% of Organic India, a subsidiary of Fabindia
GIC
- reverse flip of Flipkart to India
Goldman Sachs
- acquisition of minority stake in Aragen Lifesciences by Quadria Capital
Indoedge India Fund (through Everstone Capital)
- investment in MG Motor India
JM Baxi
- exit for Bain Capital and JM Baxi’s joint venture with Hapag Llyod
Apax Partners
- acquisition of stake in IBS Software
- investment in Fractal Analytics and sale of a partial stake to TPG
- sale of Candela Labs by Azentio (Apax portfolio)
- acquisition of 3i Infotech’s software products business
Baring Private Equity India
- investments and exits in Xyma Analytics; Battery Smart; Aditya Auto; Satsure Analytics, HomeLane
Tanla
- acquisition of ValueFirst
India-Japan Fund
- investment in Mahindra Last Mile Mobility Ltd., a subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra
API Holdings (Pharmeasy)
- acquisition of Thyrocare Technologies
Brookfield
- acquisition of a majority stake in IndoStar Capital Finance
KKR & Co. Inc.
- investment in Sterlite-sponsored India Grid Trust
- setting up a renewables investment platform in India (Virescent Infrastructure).
Reliance Group
- acquisition of Sterling & Wilson Renewables Energy
- sale of its natural gas pipeline to the Brookfield group
Schneider Electric
- acquisition of Larsen & Toubro’s electrical and automation business
Mr. Meghraj Gore
- management related matters in relation to KKR’s acquisition of HealthCare Global Enterprises from CVC
Tablespace
- investment from Hillhouse Capital Group
Recognition
- Recognized amongst the Top 50 Lawyers in India in Private Capital in the RISE 50 Private Capital Rankings 2025 by RSGI
- ‘Next Generation Partner‘ for Private Equity Funds (Including Venture Capital) by Legal500 Asia Pacific Guide, 2025
- ‘Notable Practitioner‘ for Corporate & M&A by Asialaw Profiles, 2025
- ‘Notable Practitioner‘ for M&A by IFLR1000, 2018-2025
