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Akin
ONE BRYANT PARK
NEW YORK, NY 10036
NEW YORK
United States
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Work Department

Partner; Investment Funds

Position

Prakash Mehta advises some of the world’s most prominent fund sponsors, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and other institutional investors. He provides strategic advice on private equity-style investments, exit transactions, joint ventures, and stock and asset sales. He also counsels on investor portfolio company matters and serves as corporate counsel to public and private portfolio companies. Representative work includes advising on economically transformative private equity, venture capital and infrastructure fund manager-level transactions, including seed arrangements, joint ventures and minority stake sales; counseling funds on restructuring shale-play investments impacted by volatility in the energy sector; providing advice on debt and equity investments in shipping and entertainment assets around the world; assisting Asian clients on U.S. inbound investments in a variety of sectors; and representing limited partner advisory boards regarding zombie fund manager disputes, with extensive work on funds divorce matters involving fund principals and investors. He is co-leader of the firm’s investment management practice, leader of the India practice and member of the management committee.

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Memberships

Advisory council, Committee for Global Thought, Columbia University; Board of directors, U.S.-India Business Council; Advisory council, South Asia Center, Atlantic Council

Education

BS, Georgetown University; JD, Georgetown University Law Center

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)

Akin has a longstanding practice in private equity funds, where it is particularly well-known in the area of emerging market funds. As well as benefitting from a global network of offices that has expanded over recent years to give on-the-ground assistance in various jurisdictions, Prakash Mehta advises a notable selection of clients based in India. The practice has diverse experience acting for clients in other markets too, from buyout funds and credit funds, to secondaries and institutional investors. Stephen Vine retired from practice in December 2022.