Mumbai
Aakash Parihar
Managing Partner – Practice Head, Private Equity, M&A and General Corporate
Private Equity, M&A & General Corporate
About Aakash
Aakash Parihar is the Managing Partner of Forvint Law Partners and heads the Firm's Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions and General Corporate practice. With nearly a decade of experience, his practice spans private equity and venture capital investments, domestic and cross-border M&A, corporate restructuring and regulatory advisory, with particular exposure to the financial services, NBFC and fintech sectors.
He represents investment funds, venture capital investors, syndicates, promoters and companies across the investment lifecycle, from early-stage capital raises and growth investments to secondary transactions and exits. His transactional work covers the structuring, negotiation and documentation of equity and quasi-equity investments, including Compulsorily Convertible Preference Shares (CCPS), Compulsorily Convertible Debentures (CCDs) and other convertible securities, and investment and shareholders' agreements, with particular attention to liquidation preferences, anti-dilution protections, governance rights, reserved matters, transfer restrictions and exit arrangements.
His M&A practice covers acquisitions and divestments through share purchases, business transfers, slump sales, asset acquisitions and corporate reorganisations, across operating businesses, technology platforms, consumer brands and intellectual property assets. He also works on joint ventures, strategic acquisitions and holding and investment structures across jurisdictions, including ADGM and DIFC structures.
In financial services and fintech, Aakash advises NBFCs and technology-led financial businesses on Reserve Bank of India requirements, including digital lending, co-lending, outsourcing of financial services, financing structures and the issuance of listed non-convertible debentures. He also handles foreign investment and exchange-control matters under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, including FDI structuring and cross-border investment transactions.
He holds a B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore.