Rajnish Puri
Partner, Attorney at Buchalter
About
Rajnish Puri represents companies in mergers and acquisitions as a Corporate Practice Group Partner at Buchalter in Los Angeles. He represents private companies, middle market companies, and emerging growth companies. He represents those companies in joint ventures and venture capital financing. He advises companies and individuals, among them healthcare, manufacturing, and aerospace, on due diligence and target evaluation. Before Buchalter, he practiced corporate finance for publicly owned and privately held businesses at international and boutique firms. He holds a J.D. from Southwestern Law School and an M.B.A. from Institute of Rural Management, India. He represents companies in digital media, entertainment, and information technology. Clients also come from bio-agriculture and from wealth management.
Who is a good fit for Rajnish Puri
- Family-owned businesses merging with another company.
- Entrepreneurs raising venture capital for their company.
- Partnerships forming a joint venture with another business.
Education and admissions
- Education
- Southwestern Law School, J.D.
- Institute of Rural Management, India, M.B.A.
- University of Delhi, India, B.S.
- Bar admissions
- California
Recognition
- Legal 500 U.S. Elite, Banking and Finance (2026)
Specialties
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- A family-owned corporation in the aerospace manufacturing business, in its sale of assets to a public company for $150 million ($150,000,000)
- A privately-owned corporation in the furniture manufacturing business, and its shareholders, in the sale of the outstanding securities in the company to a private equity group, in a transaction valued at $84 million ($84,000,000)
- A private equity group in its acquisition of a school supplies company, in a transaction valued at $75 million ($75,000,000)
- A privately-owned corporation in the imaging business, in its sale to a private equity group for $31 million ($31,000,000)
- A privately-owned corporation formed under the laws of India and engaged in the information technology business, and its shareholders, in the $29 million sale of its outstanding securities to a European enterprise ($29,000,000)
- A privately-owned corporation in the HVAC business, in its sale of assets to a strategic partner for $28 million ($28,000,000)
- A privately-owned corporation, in its $28 million acquisition of the shares held by its minority shareholder ($28,000,000)
- Members of a privately-owned limited liability company in the insurance services industry, in the sale of their membership interests to an international insurance group for $20 million ($20,000,000)
- A privately-owned corporation in the insurance services industry, in its sale of assets to a U.S.-based insurance group for $5 million ($5,000,000)
- A privately-owned corporation in the accessories manufacturing business, in its acquisition of the assets of a subsidiary of a public company, for $5 million ($5,000,000)
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional