Bengaluru-based private equity boutique Rajaram Legal has recruited Chitra Raghavan as the head of its M&A and general corporate practice. Raghavan joins from an in-house role at Reliance Industries.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Khaitan & Co, and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co are advising Reliance Industries and its media subsidiary Viacom18 on a planned $8.5 billion media merger with Walt Disney’s Star India.