Khaitan & Co advised Airties S.A.S. in relation to entering into a definitive agreement to acquire Aprecomm Pvt Ltd, a Bengaluru-based leading provider of intuitive, self-healing network and customer experience solutions. The acquisition brings complementary go-to-market capabilities for ISPs across the globe and accelerates expansion into high-growth broadband markets, including India, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and South America. Under the terms of the agreement, Aprecomm will operate as a subsidiary of Airties following the close of the deal. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close later in 2026.
The deal was assisted by:
Employment, Labour & Benefits: Vinay Joy (Partner), Srishti Ramkrishnan (Partner), Shaaryl Dsouza (Associate) and Tanvi Uday Shetty (Associate)
Corporate & Commercial: Moin Ladha (Partner), Sameer Sah (Partner), Ravitej Chilumuri (Partner) and Tanish Prabhakar (Principal Associate)
Direct Tax: Jimmy Bhatt (Partner), Gaurav Rajan (Senior Associate) and Rahul Chatwani (Associate)
Indirect Tax aspects: Sudipta Bhattacharjee (Partner), Brijesh Kothary (Partner) and Arjyadeep Roy (Principal Associate), Saundarya Sinha (Senior Associate)
Intellectual Property: Shailendra Bhandare (Partner) and Vaishali Adhikari (Senior Associate)
Privacy and Data Protection: Harsh Walia (Partner), Shobhit Chandra (Counsel) and Khyati Goel (Senior Associate)
Banking & Financie: Rolwine Alva (Partner), Priyansh Priyadarshi (Associate) and Shaurya Ranjan (Associate)
Competition / Antitrust: Anshuman Sakle (Partner) and Siddharth Bagul (Principal Associate)
The core team consisted of Rabindra Jhunjhunwala (Partner), Aman Anand (Counsel), Dnyaneshwari Dayanand Chincholikar (Senior Associate), Priya Maharishi (Senior Associate) and Vaidehi Chipkar (Associate)