Karun Prakash
Karun Prakash is a Partner with the firm and specializes in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and general corporate matters.
He has advised domestic and international clients in a wide range of domestic and cross border transactions in sectors such as infrastructure, renewable energy, manufacturing, information technology, insurance and media.
Karun has experience in advising clients on both strategic and financial investments, and in both buy side and sell side mandates. He also regularly advises assists clients on general commercial contracts, corporate restructuring and corporate compliance.
Selected Experience Statement
- Representing Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited and Bangla Entertainment Private Limited (entities belonging to the Sony group), on the ongoing amalgamation of ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Limited and Bangla Entertainment Private Limited with and into Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited (earlier known as Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited).
- Represented Bain Capital Credit on the set up of a digital infrastructure platform by Bain Capital Credit, Ivanhoé Cambridge and Macrotech Developers Limited (Lodha group).
- Advised ChrysCapital on its investment in Dream 11, a fantasy sports operator.
- Advised ChrysCapital on its investment in QuEST Global, a product engineering company in aero engine, aero-space and defense.
- Advised ChrysCapital and Apollo on their investments in Hero FinCorp Limited.
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- Advised Amphenol Corporation on acquisition of 100% of Exa Thermometrics India Private Limited.
- Advised Boardwalk Parent LLC (an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, Inc.) on its acquisition of power and energy unit of SPX Flow, Inc.
- Advised Brookfield in its investment in a subsidiary of UPL Limited.
- Regularly advice Whirlpool on corporate and compliance matters.
- Advised ChrysCapital on its investment in a logistics company.
- Advised ChrysCapital on its investment in Corona Remedies.
- Advised Aon in restructuring its India business through a court approved scheme of demerger, followed by the sale of Aon’s human resource outsourcing business to Blackstone.
- Advised Aon in setting up an insurance broking joint venture with Hober Mallow Trust.
- Advised General Electric in the carve-out of its water solution business and in the subsequent sale of its water solution business to Suez.
- Advised General Electric in the India leg of the sale of its industrial solutions business to ABB.
- Advised General Electric in the slump sale of its energy management solutions business to Pace Power.
- Advised Actis Energy in structuring its investments in Ostro Energy, including advice on their management co-investment and incentive plan. Also advised Actis Energy in the 100 % sale of Ostro Energy to Renew Power.
- Advised ADB and DEG in their investment in Welspun Renewables.
- Advised DEG in its subsequent exit from Welspun Renewables. The exit was part of the 100 % sale of Welspun Renewables to Tata Power.
- Advised Everstone Capital in its investment in Ritu Kumar, a leading Indian fashion house.
- Advised Sprng Energy in its acquisition of approximately 200 MW of renewable energy assets from the Shapoorji Pallonji group.
- Advised Under Armour on its India entry strategy and on its distribution and marketing contracts with Amazon.
- Advised Corning in connection with their joint venture with Finolex Cables.
- Advised Snapdeal in the sale of its logistics business to the Future Group.
- Advised Anthelio, an Actis Fund portfolio company in the overseas acquisition of Pyramid Healthcare Solutions from the Avantha Group.
- Advised Linedata in its acquisition of Gravitas Technology Services.
- Advised Oracle in the India leg of its 100 % acquisition of Aconex.
- Acted as India legal counsel in the listing of Caparo Energy on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange.
- Advised Caparo Energy in various rounds of debt and equity raises from IDFC and PTC.
- Advised the Indian joint venture partners of Dentstu India in their exit from the joint venture.
- Advised General Electric in its investment in Allgreen Energy.
- Advised Mogae Media, a mobile marketing services company in raising investments from Multiples Private equity.
- Advised Wipro GE in various transactions for equipment supply and financing.
- Advised Punjab National Bank in reorganizing its insurance joint ventures with the Principal group.
- Advised SPML Infra in setting up various joint ventures for infrastructure projects.
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Professional Memberships
- Bar Council of Delhi
Education
- B.S.L. LL.B, ILS Law College, Pune University