Trilegal has advised Edelweiss-backed Epic Concesiones 2 on its $272 million acquisition of 11 road projects from Ashoka Buildcon and Ashoka Concessions, which were represented by Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas.
Indian law firm Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co has been mandated to assist Hexaware Technologies, an AI-focused tech company backed by Carlyle Group, on its upcoming initial public offering (IPO) in India, which is expected to raise $1.2 billion.
AZB & Partners and Kirkland & Ellis have guided Bain Capital’s investment into Indian automotive component maker Dhoot Transmission Group, which was represented by Trilegal.
Talwar Thakore & Associates advised Quadria Capital, a private equity fund focused on Asian healthcare, on its $100 million acquisition of a minority stake in Aragen Life Sciences. Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. represented Aragen in the transaction.
DMD Advocates has advised HBM Healthcare Investments and other associated investors in leading OneSource Specialty Pharma’s $100 million fundraising through a pre-listing round, with DSK Legal representing OneSource on the deal.
Fox & Mandal has become the latest Indian law firm to bolster its capital markets offering, with the addition of Timothy Franklyn as national practice head and deputy managing partner from Tatva Legal.
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acted as Indian counsel to Ventive Hospitality, a joint venture between Blackstone and Panchshil Realty, on its initial public offering valued at $187 million. Latham & Watkins and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co advised the bookrunning lead managers (BRLMs).
Ajit Mishra is the founder and chair of the UK-India Legal Partnership (UKILP), which aims to bring about networking and closer ties between lawyers in the two countries. He explains his reasons behind setting up the UKILP, talks about why most UK law firms prefer to run their India desks from Singapore and Dubai instead of opening offices in India, and the industry view from within the country about the liberalisation of the legal market.
The proposed stock and cash media and entertainment mega-merger between Disney’s India business and Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance’s media unit Viacom18 is now in its final stages, with antitrust due diligence reportedly underway.
A Thomson Reuters Market Insights research report has revealed that law firms conducting formal client feedback programs can earn nearly twice the share of a client’s external legal spend compared to those not engaging in feedback. Client feedback plays a pivotal role in helping law firms evaluate their performance, improve service quality, build strong client relationships, and differentiate themselves in a competitive Indian legal market.
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