Pritesh P. Shah
Advises on complex carve-outs and spinoffs with a focus on IP and data privacy matters, as well as a variety of commercial, licensing and strategic transactions.
Pri advises on complex carve-outs and spinoffs as well as on IP, data privacy and technology aspects of transactions including commercial and licensing agreements, acquisitions, JVs, financings, IPOs, restructurings and strategic collaborations.
He has extensive experience on tech and commercial driven carve-outs and spinoffs, including advising on bespoke commercial and service agreements, such as IT stand-up and transition arrangements; software, algorithm and mobile apps; data monetization; brand and franchise licensing; programming rights; manufacturing, supply and distribution; e-commerce and IT outsourcing; and mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) and IoT connectivity. Pri also advises clients on IP, data privacy and commercial issues related to artificial intelligence and machine learning (including GenAI), the metaverse, NFTs and blockchain-related platforms.
Pri is one of Davis Polk’s two hiring partners and serves on the boards of iCivics and Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.
Experience
Carve-Outs and Spinoffs
- Airbus acquisition of major activities related to its commercial aircraft activities from Spirit AeroSystems
- TPG:
- $2.5 billion acquisition of Forcepoint G2CI from Francisco Partners
- acquisition of majority stake in Thomson Reuters’ Elite business
- Dollar Tree $1 billion divestiture of Family Dollar business
- NYDIG acquisition of Crusoe Energy’s bitcoin mining operations
- SSW Partners:
- $4.5 billion acquisition of Veoneer and sale of Arriver business to Qualcomm
- $1.6 billion sale of Veoneer Active Safety business to Magna
- Veoneer sale of Restraint Control Systems business to AIP
- IHS Markit:
- $1.2 billion sale of its Oil Price Information Services businesses to News Corp
- $470 million sale of Jane’s Information Group to Montagu Private Equity
- $295 million sale of its Base Chemicals business to News Corp
- Bath & Body Works spinoff of Victoria’s Secret
- Truist:
- $15.5 billion sale of remaining stake in Truist Insurance to investor group
- sale of Sterling Capital Management to Guardian Capital
- sale of BB&T Commercial Equipment Capital
- FirstGroup $4.6 billion sale of First Student and First Transit to EQT
- Technip Energies $2.8 billion spinoff from TechnipFMC
- PwC $2.2 billion sale of Global Mobility Tax and Immigration practice to CD&R
- Digicel Group $1.9 billion sale of Pacific operations to Telstra
- Hexion Holdings $1.2 billion sale of its epoxy businesses to Westlake Chemical
Tech, Media & Telcom
- CoreWeave acquisition of Weights and Biases
- Comcast MVNO and other strategic wireless arrangements
- Reliance commercial arrangements with Facebook and Google as part of their investment in Jio Platforms
- Taboola and Yahoo 30-year commercial agreement
Consumer Products & Retail
- Sycamore Partners up to $23.7 billion acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance
- Ferrero $2.8 billion acquisition of Nestlé’s U.S. confectionary business
- Heineken strategic partnership with China Resources to join forces in China
Fintech & Cryptocurrency
- MoneyLion $1 billion acquisition by Gen Digital
- IHS Markit $44 billion merger with S&P Global
- MSCI acquisitions of Foxberry, Fabric RQ and Trove Research
Sports
- Josh Harris acquisition of Washington Commanders
- Sterling Equities sale of the New York Mets
IPOs
Insights
News
Recognition
Chambers USA – Technology, New York
Legal 500 U.S. – Technology Transactions
MCCA – “Rising Star,” 2023
New York Law Journal – “Rising Star,” 2019
Education
- Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
- Managing Editor, Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts
- magna cum laude
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York