Firm Matters
BackKhaitan & Co acted as legal advisors to Lightspeed Venture Partners (through Lightspeed Venture Partners Select VI L.P.) as lead investor in the Series B1 round, and to Premji Invest (as existing lead investor making a follow-on investment), on their investments in Weaver Services Pvt Ltd, a technology-led housing finance platform focused on the affordable housing segment.
Deal Team
The core team for Lightspeed comprised of Bharat Anand (Senior Partner), Nidhi Killawala (Partner), Anupama Singh (Principal Associate) and Ishaan Chopra (Senior Associate).
The core team advising Premji Invest included Sanjay Khan Nagra (Partner), B N Vivek (Partner), Mahima Sharon Selvakumar (Senior Associate), and Insaf Ahamad T K (Associate).
The deal team for Lightspeed was assisted by:
Corporate and Commercial: Vidushi Gupta (Partner) and Shriya Kamat (Senior Associate)
Competition / Antitrust: Pranjal Prateek (Partner)
The deal team for Premji Invest was assisted by:
Banking and Finance: Smita Jha (Partner), Diksha Singh (Principal Associate), Ganesh Bhaskar Lata (Senior Associate), Navya Saxena (Associate) and Nayana J M (Associate)
Employment Labour & Benefits: Vinay Joy (Partner), Srishti Ramkrishnan (Counsel), Aditya J Nair (Senior Associate) and Tanvi Uday Shetty (Associate)
Corporate and Commercial: Akash Srinivasan (Principal Associate), Unnita Bhattacharya (Principal Associate), Anjali S Kumar (Associate), Khushi Sharma (Associate) and Maansi Reddy Basani (Associate)
Competition / Antitrust: Anisha Chand (Partner) and Alisha Mehra (Principal Associate)
Direct Tax: Akshika Harikrishnan (Director)
