Blackstone Advised By Khaitan & Co In Relation To 40% Stake In Kolte-Patil Developers Limited
This transaction is Blackstone’s first substantive foray into the residential real estate sector in India.;

Blackstone Advised By Khaitan & Co In Relation To 40% Stake In Kolte-Patil Developers Limited
This transaction is Blackstone’s first substantive foray into the residential real estate sector in India.
Blackstone was advised by Khaitan & Co in relation to the acquisition of 40% stake and joint control in Kolte-Patil Developers Limited. BREP Asia III India Holding Co VII Pte Ltd acquired shares through preferential allotment by Kolte-Patil Developers, a mandatory open offer and secondary purchase from existing promoters. A leading real estate company, Kolte-Patil Developers has a strong presence in the Pune residential market and growing presence in Bengaluru and Mumbai. This is Blackstone’s first significant foray into the residential real estate sector in India.
Shishir Jose Vayttaden (Partner), Abhishek Dadoo (Partner), Aditi Singhvi (Partner), Jayantika Khanna (Principal Associate) and Suyashi Mishra (Associate) constituted the core team with assistance from Harsh Parikh (Partner), Abhiraj Gandhi (Partner), Anirudh Jakhotia (Senior Associate), Ekta Sawant (Senior Associate), Deepesh Pillai (Associate) and Snehil Singhvi (Associate) in real estate-related aspects; Abhishek Dadoo (Partner), Shashank Patil (Counsel), Jayantika Khanna (Principal Associate), Vritika Lakhwani (Associate) and Niyati Karia (Associate) in open offer and securities law-related aspects; Shweta Sriram (Principal Associate), Surbhi Ajitsaria (Principal Associate), Amanee Kadakia (Senior Associate), Kashish Mahajan (Senior Associate), Gitika Lahiri (Associate), Tawishi Beria (Associate) and Chelsea Sawlani (Associate) in diligence-related aspects; Anisha Chand (Partner), Soham Banerjee (Principal Associate) and Nilav Banerjee (Senior Associate) in merger control-related aspects; Deepak Kumar (Partner) and Deeksha Malik (Principal Associate) in employment-related aspects; Supratim Chakraborty (Partner), Shramana Dwibedi (Senior Associate) and Mayank Barman (Associate) in data privacy-related aspects; and Nirupam Lodha (Partner), Shivangi Narang (Principal Associate) and Gautam Wadhwa (Senior Associate) in intellectual property-related aspects.