Khaitan & Co and Herbert Smith Freehills have guided Indian billionaire Sajjan Jindal’s JSW Energy on its $1.47 billion proposed acquisition of 4,696 MW renewable energy platform O2 Power from Temasek and EQT Infrastructure. Both sellers were represented by Trilegal and A&O Shearman.
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas closed out a strong year for its capital markets practice, assisting discount retailer Vishal Mega Mart on its $945 million initial public offering in India.
Indian law firm Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has advised longstanding clients Adani Enterprises and Adani Commodities on their proposed exit from its FMCG joint venture Adani Wilmar (AWL), through the sale of its 44 percent stake for $2 billion.
Indian law firm Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co has bolstered its corporate offering in the National Capital Region (NCR) with the addition of partner Srikant CV from Khaitan & Co.
Indian law firm Khaitan & Co advised Bharat Forge, a leading Indian forging company, on its $195 million equity offering through a qualified placement of shares. Freshfields and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co advised the bookrunning lead managers.
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co and Sidley Austin have advised their longstanding client Brookfield India Real Estate Trust (BIRET) on its $415 million equity offering through a qualified institutional placement of shares – the only QIP by an Indian REIT in 2024.
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Denmark’s Carlsberg Breweries on its $744 million acquisition of the remaining 33.33 percent stake in its Indian and Nepalese operations from partner CSAPL.
Talwar Thakore & Associates has advised India’s Zomato on its 20 million rupees ($244.2 million) acquisition of the movie and events ticketing businesses of digital payments firm Paytm, owned by One97 Communications, which was represented by Luthra and Luthra Law Offices.
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has advised Gautam Adani’s Ambuja Cement on its acquisition of Penna Cement Industries from its promoter group for 104 billion rupees ($1.24 billion). Penna and its promoters were advised by Tatva Legal, Hyderabad on the deal.
Indian law firm Kochhar & Co has appointed Ashish Kothari as partner in its dispute resolution and litigation practice in Gurgaon.
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