Bio

Amit Kataria is a Mergers & Acquisitions/Private Equity corporate partner based in King & Spalding’s London and New York offices. Amit has extensive experience advising on mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, securities offerings, as well as a broad range of cross-border transactional and corporate advisory matters. He represents corporations, financial sponsors, and their portfolio companies in global mergers and acquisitions across a wide range of industries, including Technology, Energy, Infrastructure (including renewables, digital energy, power, media, telecommunications, fiber and telecom), Financial services, Biotech, Life Sciences, Hospitality, Insurance, Logistics, Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, and Real estate. Amit focuses on advising strategic acquirers and financial investors in connection with global cross-border transactions involving the United States of America, Europe, Latin America, China, South Korea, India, rest of South Asia, and South East Asia. Amit is distinguished by his clients and peers who describe him as a “ferocious negotiator [who] understands the market extremely well” and as being “head and shoulders above the competitors” (IBLJ, 2022). Amit's expertise is further highlighted by his clients who praise his “meticulous attention to detail in drafting” (Chambers Global) and describe him as a “a seasoned partner who is able to negotiate [his clients] interests and give valuable insights into structure and risk” and that he has a “laser-focus on delivering high-quality commercial results”. Amit is admitted to practice in New York, Hong Kong, and India.