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Bharath represents leading private equity and growth equity firms, as well as public and multinational corporations, across a wide range of complex, high-value M&A transactions. His work spans industries and borders, with a focus on delivering strategic and customized legal solutions that drive business success. Regarded as a trusted advisor to general counsels and deal teams, Bharath has deep experience structuring and negotiating control, minority, preferred equity, and growth equity investments, consistently aligning deal structures with his clients’ strategic and financial objectives. In addition to negotiating mergers, acquisitions, and sales, he regularly structures and drafts a wide range of sophisticated agreements including purchase agreements, merger agreements, joint ventures, shareholder agreements, investor rights agreements, and other bespoke deal documentation. He brings a collaborative, cross-disciplinary approach to each matter, working closely with colleagues across regulatory, tax, IP, finance, and executive compensation to provide seamless, integrated counsel.