JSA advised Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) in its merger with EQT to combine forces thereby creating a global leader in active ownership strategies. The combination delivers on EQT’s strategic ambition to expand its presence in Asia, bringing together BPEA’s strong track record and deep experience of investing across Asia with EQT’s expertise in areas such as sustainability and digitalization.
BPEA EQT combines the private equity teams from BPEA and EQT Asia, with teams based in Beijing, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo. It builds on 25 years of success in which it has invested in companies such as Hexaware Technologies, Virtusa, and Nord Anglia Education.
Deal Value: Euro 6.8 billion
JSA Transaction Team Comprised Partner – Vikram Raghani, Partner – Anand Lakra, Senior Associate – Ami Shah, and Associate – Sonakshi Verma.
Anand is an equity partner at JSA’s Mumbai office. His practice includes private and public M&A, private equity, venture capital and capital market transactions, with a particular focus on securities law matters.