Arijeet is a Senior Associate specialising in private equity.
He has extensive experience advising on complex private equity transactions, including leveraged buyouts, buy and build, co-investments, exits, and restructurings. His clients include PE funds, management teams, sovereign wealth funds, development and multilateral finance institutions, strategic investors, and portfolio companies.
Arijeet is particularly active in the mid-market private equity segment and has worked on market-leading deals. He was recognised as a 'rising star' in private equity in Europe by Law.com international in 2025. Clients consistently commend his strong commercial acumen and ability to navigate sophisticated deal structures balancing the competing interests of multiple stakeholders.
He is dual qualified in England & Wales and India and also holds a qualification from the National Committee on Accreditation of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada.
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- Waterland Private Equity on its sale of Cooper Parry Group to Lee Equity Partners
- La Caisse (formerly Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec) on its investment in Sizewell 'C' nuclear power project, investments in an online pharmacy and acquisition of finance arm of Edelweiss
- A NY mid-market PE sponsor on its bid for a professional services firm in the UK
- A NY mid-market PE sponsor on its bid for a financial data provider firm in the UK
- A German mid-market PE sponsor on its bid for a UK ready to eat business
- Everstone Capital on its sale of its portfolio 'Everise' to Warburg Pincus and on its investment in a defence chemicals company
- DWS on its investment and take private of Global Ports Holding, and on various growth equity projects
- A middle east sovereign wealth fund on post take-private co-investments in a US based payment processor and in US based chemical distributor
- Korea Investment Corporation on co-investments in road assets and portable modular building assets
- Audley capital on its investment in coal resources in Australia
- Pension Protection Fund on its investment in forestry assets in Australia
- International Finance Corporation (member of World Bank group) on various investments across APAC and MENA across various sectors, with latest ones being an investment in banking and insurance space in Morocco and a pre-IPO investment in a HK based manufacturing company
- Asian Development Bank on its investment in a microfinance company and animal healthcare company
- Headway Capital on various investments in Europe
- responsAbility Switzerland on its investment in a MENA and India based organic foods business
- Management team of Acteon on its sale by KKR
- Management team of Discover Exploration on its sale by Carlyle
- Coca Cola HBC on its acquisition of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, creating the second largest Coca-Cola bottling partner by volume globally
- Coca Cola HBC on its acquisition of 'Finlandia' vodka
- Bharti Global on sale of their telecom business in Channel Islands to Bahrain Telecom
- Marcol on advisory and fundraising for its flagship European portfolio, Atida
- Certares on aviation portfolio advisory
- Goldman Sachs on portfolio advisory for Biocon Biologics
Sectors
Background
Arijeet is dual qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales and as an advocate in India. He also holds a qualification from the National Committee on Accreditation of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada.
