
Tax
Vivek Ratnam is a partner in the Tax Practice Group at Kirkland & Ellis, based in the New York office. He specializes in the federal income tax consequences of complex business transactions. Vivek has been recognized by Best Lawyers in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for his expertise in Tax Law. He has played a significant role in high-profile transactions, including mergers and acquisitions in various sectors such as healthcare, investment funds, and energy. Vivek holds a JD from Harvard Law School and an AB in Economics from Princeton University.
Vivek Ratnam's representative experience includes advising:

- Blackstone acquired the target/assets from Databricks in a Private Equity transaction on a date not available. - Deal value was 1800000000 Sector: Technology; Location: USA. - On the acquirer side, counsel was not available; lawyers included Chris Burwell, Peter Martelli, Emily Hong, Siddharth Rai, Mike Beinus, Vivek Ratnam, Shellie Freedman.
Dec 16 2025
2B
Private Equity

Partner
2020 – Unknown
Associate
2014 – 2020

- 26North Partners acquired the target/assets from The Middleby Corporation in a acquisition on not available. - Deal value was 885000000 Sector: Consumer Products; Location: Global. - On the acquirer side, not available advised, led by Eduardo Leal, Peter Martelli, Aseda Ghartey-Tagoe, Doug Tedeschi, Andrew Hurley, Judson Oswald, Vivek Ratnam, Mike Beinus.
Dec 05 2025
885M
Private Equity