Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has added KZ Kuriyan as a partner in its General Corporate Practice. He specialises in M&A transactions, private equity investments and exits, joint ventures and general corporate commercial matters. He will be based in the Bengaluru office. Kuriyan assists private equity funds, as well as Indian and international corporates, on complex cross-border transactions in the unlisted space, including private M&A, private equity investments and exits, and joint ventures. He has significant industry knowledge across a range of industries, particularly in the real estate, logistics and IT/ITES sectors, and acts as counsel for several Indian and international corporate and investment funds on matters relating to transaction structuring, entry and exit strategies, foreign direct investments, overseas direct investments, and general corporate commercial work. Kuriyan graduated from Symbiosis Law School, Pune in 2011.