Rachit has extensive experience in privacy matters, service contracts, patent prosecution, freedom-to-operate and patent counseling, intellectual property technology transaction, and trademark counseling.
He has worked on analyzing and drafting patent applications and response strategies for domestic and foreign office action for a broad array of mechanical, electrical, biomechanical, and software-based technologies while counseling clients on patenting strategies. In addition, Rachit has worked on conducting IP due diligence for M&A transactions, including preparing disclosure schedule and diligence reports, as well drafting non-disclosure agreements and intellectual property sections for various licensing & purchase agreements.
He has worked on analyzing and drafting various services agreements from both a vendor perspective and a customer perspective as well as counseling clients on risks associated with such services agreements. Additionally, Rachit has drafted various privacy policies, data processing addendums, and counseled clients through data breaches.
Representative Experience
- Represented Alpine Investors and its portfolio company Ascend, a provider of practice management services to accounting businesses, in an add-on acquisition.
- Represented Loar Holdings Inc., a diversified manufacturer and supplier of niche aerospace and defense components, in its acquisition of Applied Avionics, Inc., a manufacturer of highly engineered avionics interface solutions catering to the aviation industry, valued at $385 million.
- Represented Qualus Power Services, a portfolio company of New Mountain Capital, in its acquisition of Linda Rogers & Associates, a specialized advisory, program management, and engineering firm with differentiated capabilities in information technology, regulatory compliance, and cybersecurity, in support of critical power infrastructure and network resiliency and reliability.
- Represented Qualus Power Services, a portfolio company of New Mountain Capital, in its acquisition of The Asset Company, PLLC (d/b/a ASSET Engineering), a provider of specialized engineering services to utilities, renewable and energy storage developers, and industrial clients throughout the United States.
- Represented Trivest in the platform acquisition of Province, a leading and nationally recognized restructuring and advisory firm.
- Represented private equity sponsor in its simultaneous acquisitions of an oncology practice service provider and a group purchasing organization.
- Represented Qualus Power Services, a portfolio company of New Mountain Capital, in its acquisition via merger of GridBright, a leading power industry technology solutions firm.