SGS India Private Limited, a subsidiary of SGS SA, has acquired Prescient Cyber Audit & Assurance Private Limited - forming part of SGS Group’s global acquisition of the Prescient Security group.

Khaitan & Co advised SGS India on this acquisition. The Firm assisted on the deal end to end including diligence, and transaction documentation for the acquisition of Prescient Cyber Audit & Assurance. 

The transaction team consisted of Rabindra Jhunjhunwala (Senior Partner), Kevin Shah (Partner), Niyanta Munyal (Principal Associate) and Pratyusha Dasgupta (Associate). The following provided assistance:  

Employment and labour benefits aspects: Deepak Kumar (Partner) and Aakarsh Chandranahu (Associate);

Data privacy aspects: Harsh Walia (Partner), Shobhit Chandra (Counsel) and Khyati Goel (Senior Associate);

Specific corporate law aspects: Dnyaneshwari Chincholikar (Senior Associate).

Eversheds Sutherland was the instructing counsel on the overall global transaction.

Prescient Security is a leading penetration testing and offensive security firm helping engineering and security teams validate defences, prove compliance and reduce real-world risk.

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