Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has advised Brigade Enterprises, a real estate developer in India, on its fundraising through qualified institutional placement (QIP) of equity shares totalling approximately $179 million. Khaitan & Co and Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee advised the book-running lead managers to the deal.
Luthra and Luthra has continued its strong rebuild in September, following a cluster of exits from the firm, with the addition of a five-member disputes team in Hyderabad from Kings Stubb & Kasiva (KSK) led by partner Rajeev Rambhatla, and healthcare-focused corporate partner Pradnesh Warke from Dentons Link Legal in Mumbai.
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has advised real estate developer Prestige Estates Projects on its $595 million qualified institutional placement of shares. Trilegal and White & Case advised the lead managers on the deal.
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co is advising Indian electric two-wheeler maker Ather Energy on its upcoming $536.2 million initial public offering (45 billion rupees), as more emerging companies than ever before turn to India’s red-hot stock market to raise funds.
Ratnadeep Roychowdhury, co-head of Nishith Desai Associates’ private equity and sovereign wealth funds group has moved to Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, making him the second NDA practice head to move to CAM in a week.
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised its longstanding client Adani on Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone’s acquisition of 80 percent stake in Astro Offshore, an offshore support vessel operator. Watson Farley & Williams advised the selling shareholders of Astro Offshore.
Nayara Energy’s former assistant general counsel Aayush Kumar is moving back to private practice, joining Argus Law as a partner in its Mumbai-based corporate practice, as law firms continue to hire in-house lawyers to bolster their capabilities.
SGBS Unnati Foundation, a Bengaluru-based not-for-profit organisation (NPO), became the first such entity to be listed on India’s social stock exchanges (SSE) just a year after the authorities allowed for such listings in order to promote a transparent and credible way for NPOs to raise funds
The year gone by was a big one for the Indian legal market. The market opened to international law firms and disruptive technology-based tools and practices. More lawyers set up specialised firms, and in-house counsel got a lot more sophisticated. Continuous regulatory reforms promised new work as transactional lawyers looked to adapt to a global slowdown and a funding winter. Law firms say that 2024 will bring more investment in in-house capabilities, adoption of technology, focus on new laws like data privacy, and increase of sectoral and business knowledge.
India has experienced a record year in terms of patent filings and grants as per the latest international and government indicators, signalling an increase in innovation-driven growth in the country, and a rise in demand for technically savvy lawyers.
As one of Japan’s Big Four law firms, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune has made it its mission to improve diversity and inclusion, or D&I, across the firm and Japan’s legal industry. ALB talks to Mari Itoh, a partner at AMT and a