JSA Advocates & Solicitors (JSA) represented and acted as the lead counsel for Vobis Ventures, a global technology investment firm focused on next-generation technologies, with AI-native cybersecurity, in its 100% acquisition of Optiv Services and its advisory, consulting and transformation project-based services business from Optiv Security, which will operate as ‘Optiv Consulting (formerly part of Optiv Security)’ following the acquisition.
Optiv Consulting is one of the world’s largest pure-play cybersecurity companies and will continue to advise, deploy and operate complete cybersecurity programs for more than 800+ enterprise clients across major industries.
The JSA Team comprised Anand Lakra, Partner, Prateek Mohapatra, Partner; Shikha Tripathi, Senior Associate; Jinay Shah, Principal Associate; Sukeshi Singh, Senior Associate; Nishi Shah, Associate; Rahi Barfiwala, Associate and Shubham Barua, Consultant.
The Employment Team advising on the matter included Preetha Soman, Partner, along with Madhur Khandelwal, Principal Associate; and Tia Matthew, Associate.
The Data Protection Team advising on the matter included Probir Roy Chowdhury, Partner and Pranavi Pera, Principal Associate and the Competition Team included Vaibhav Choukse, Partner; Ela Bali, Partner; and Aditi Khanna, Principal Associate.













Anand Lakra is an equity Partner at JSA’s Mumbai office, with a leading practice in private and public mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, and capital markets, with particular focus on securities law matters.