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
CarVal
Advised on its recent acquisition of the Uttam steel businesses in Maharashtra.
Lake Shore
Advised Lake Shore on its recent acquisition of the Viviana Mall in Thane, Maharashtra.
TPG
Advised TPG on various investments in India across sectors like IT services, consumer and financial services.
Apax Partners
Represented Apax on several portfolio acquisition / divestment processes in India (pharma, health care, IT services, etc)
NTT Data
Represented NTT Data on various acquisitions of IT services businesses in India
Pinebridge
Advised 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.
Maj Invest
Advised on minority positions in Satin Creditcare, Arohan Financial, Belstar / Muthoot and several other unlisted NBFCs.
Global Infrastructure Partners
Advised Global Infrastructure Partners on buy-outs of various solar platforms in India (FirstSolar, Rattan India, etc).
HarbourVest
Represented on the acquisition of a portfolio of six Indian growth assets from Norwest Venture
Publications
Ergo Update
Ergo Newsflash
Regulatory Updates
Ergo Newsflash
Ergo Newsflash
