Nikesh Arya is a corporate associate based in the London office of Morrison Foerster, with a particular focus on private equity, impact investment and growth capital transactions.

Nikesh has a range of experience acting for financial sponsors, institutional investors, portfolio companies and management teams on a broad range of transactions, including acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, venture and growth capital investments, disposals and other corporate matters.

Nikesh is a member of the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA)’s Impact Investing Taskforce; a regional board member of the Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers; and a coordinator for the London Impact Investing Network.

Nikesh holds a M.Sci in Natural Sciences (first class) from University College London. He completed the Graduate Diploma in Law and the Legal Practice Course at BPP University. Nikesh spent six months seconded to a global asset manager in 2024.

Representative Experience

Private Equity/M&A

• Third Point Investors Limited on landmark proposed all-share combination with Malibu Life and re-IPO.
• Aquiline Capital Partners on its investment in Isio Topco Limited.
• Barnett Waddingham on its sale to Howden Group Holdings.
• A strategic purchaser on its proposed bid for Zentiva.
• EQT and Icon Group on its acquisition of the Pharmaxo Group from its existing management shareholders.
• A financial sponsor on its proposed bid for Perspective Wealth.
• A Certares-led consortium on its proposed investment in the FTI Group.
• O.C.S. Group on the sale of its Facilities Services business to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.
• Epiris on its acquisition of Sepura Limited.
• The founders, Inflexion and shareholders on the sale of Medivet Group Holdings Limited to CVC Capital Partners VIII.

ECVC

• Low Carbon Materials (an Earthshot Prize finalist) on the equity fundraising of its £3 million funding round led by Ada Ventures.
• Standard Chartered Bank and SC Ventures on a number of investments, including in Elwood Holdings, United Fintech, Twinstake, and SC Ventures joint venture with Next176 combining 22seven Proprietary Limited and Autumn Life.
• Goldman Sachs Asset Management on its investment in Form3's $160 million Series C funding round and subsequent participation in the Series C extension round.
• Kalda Limited on its investment from the Growth Impact Fund, developed by Big Issue Invest and UnLtd.
• Sustainable Development Capital in relation to its Series D investment in Turntide Technologies Inc.