Kshitij Arora

Kshitij has over 11 years of experience and advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, strategic and cross-border investment transactions.

His practise has a specialized focus on domestic and cross-border M&A (both inbound and outbound), joint ventures, business restructuring, private equity investments, strategic acquisitions and other general corporate advisory matters. His industry and sector experience includes manufacturing, automotive and auto components, hospitality, technology, real estate infrastructure and insurance.

Kshitij is also a member of the firm’s Japan Desk and has developed extensive experience assisting Japanese corporations and Indian enterprises in navigating partnerships and investments across the India-Japan business landscape.

He has previously worked with Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. and Dua Associates in New Delhi.

Relevant Experience:

*Experience listed below are that of the Partner before he joined the Firm

Advised Samvardhana Motherson International Limited in connection with its acquisition of majority shareholding in Yutaka Giken Co. Ltd., a Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd along with indirect acquisition of Yutaka’s subsidiaries across nine countries, for approximately USD 184 million.
Advised Anand Group, one of India’s leading auto-component manufacturers, on (i) its acquisition of APAG AG, a Switzerland-based company, together with its subsidiaries operating across six countries in the automotive lighting business; and (ii) establishing a joint venture with Headspring, Japan, for developing design capabilities in power electronics.
Advised ITC Infotech India Limited on its acquisition of 100% of Blazeclan Technologies Private Limited and Cloudlytics Technologies Private Limited, together with their foreign subsidiaries, for approximately USD 83 million, including conditional payouts. Also, advised on a subsequent merger between the entities;
Advised ITC Hotels Limited in relation to the acquisition of The Zuri Kumarakom, Kerala Resort & Spa through the acquisition of 100% shares of Zuri Hotels and Resorts Private Limited.
Advised Netcore Cloud Private Limited on its acquisition of 100% of UNBXD Software Private Limited, together with its US subsidiary, on an earn-out basis for USD 100 million, one of the largest M&A transactions in the SaaS sector at the time.
Advised Reall Ltd. UK, in relation to (i) their equity investment in Syntellect India Private Limited; and (ii) debt funding through external commercial borrowings in affordable housing projects in Sanand, Gujarat.