Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, JSA, and Latham & Watkins advised on US company Marvell Technology’s USD3.25 billion acquisition of American peer Celestial AI in a deal completed in February 2026.
JSA counselled Marvell Technology on the India aspects of its acquisition of Celestial AI, a company working on advanced optical interconnect technology for AI-driven data centres. Partner Probir Roy Chowdhury led the JSA team, alongside partner Yajas Setlur and associate Bhargavi Kuchewar from the mergers and acquisitions practice.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Marvell on this acquisition, comprising USD1 billion in cash and around 27.2 million shares of Marvell’s common stock valued at around USD2.25 billion. The acquisition deal was struck in December 2025.
As part of the transaction, Celestial AI’s flagship photonic fabric platform will be integrated into Marvell’s product portfolio, enhancing its capabilities in next-generation AI infrastructure and cloud data centre solutions.
JSA advised on the Indian leg of the acquisition, including the transfer of employees and assets from Celestial AI India to Marvell India. The firm further assisted with the restatement of Celestial AI 含羞草社区 LLP agreement following the merger of the parent entities, in sync with the requisite corporate and regulatory filings in India.
The transaction will strengthen Marvell’s optical connectivity solutions and expand its portfolio to meet the rapidly growing demand for high-performance AI infrastructure and data centre technologies.
Latham & Watkins acted as international legal counsel to Celestial AI.
Marvell Technology, a leader in data infrastructure semiconductor solutions, is a Nasdaq-listed company with corporate offices worldwide. Celestial AI, which focuses on building AI infrastructure, has locations in the US, Canada and India.
