Tag: AZB & Partners

Emirates NBD’s USD3 billion RBL Bank deal sets a new FDI record in India’s financial sector

India must ensure its Digital Competition Bill aligns with market realities and promotes innovation

Tata Capital launches India’s largest NBFC IPO led by top law firms

IHC’s billion-dollar investment boosts Sammaan Capital’s growth in India’s NBFC sector

R for Rabbit raises USD27m in Series B with counsel from AK Law Chambers, AZB, IndusLaw and SAM

Evolving worker classifications and stricter rules on dismissal highlight the challenges businesses face in navigating labour laws in these jurisdictions

Advances in technology are reshaping media and telecoms, with regulators in the Philippines

Foreign investment in Asia’s real estate is surging, but navigating diverse regulations is essential to avoid costly missteps

India’s competition law appeals face delays as NCLAT handles multiple mandates

MMGY Global acquires Think Strawberries, expanding into South Asia and the Middle East

CG Power raised INR30 billion via QIP, advised by CAM, AZB & Partners, and Hogan Lovells

The CCI's new penalty guidelines aim to bring clarity, fairness and consistency to antitrust enforcement in India

BAT’s USD1.4 billion stake sale in ITC, advised by SAM, AZB, Ashurst, and Herbert Smith Freehills, marks a pivotal move in its long-term India strategy

Experts from India, Malaysia and Taiwan are closely monitoring market regulatory shifts and investor behaviours to identify emerging opportunities

India’s new law recognizes hub and spoke cartels and expands liability for intent-based participation

India’s definitive legal awards celebrate and commend innovation, expertise, and excellence in the profession

AZB, CAM, and JSA advised on IDFC FIRST Bank’s INR75 billion fundraising from Warburg Pincus and ADIA

Arjun Uppal has joined KARM Legal in Abu Dhabi as of counsel after leaving AZB & Partners to pursue cross-border legal experience

AZB, CAM, and Cooley advised on the RISE esports joint venture between Reliance’s RISE Worldwide and Denmark-based BLAST Esports

CAM and AZB advised on ITC’s USD407m acquisition of Century Pulp and Paper from Aditya Birla Real Estate

SAM, AZB & Partners, and Khaitan & Co advised on the insolvency of Vadraj Cements

Mohapatra, previously a counsel at Trilegal, is a qualified lawyer with more than 10 years of experience, focusing on M&A, and private equity

A year into Europe’s DMA, gatekeepers face compliance rules to boost fairness, innovation, and consumer choice

Alpesh Parekh joined Khaitan & Co as a partner in the real estate practice at the Pune office

M&A specialist Sneha Nagvekar has joined Veritas Legal as a partner, bringing over a decade of experience with a focus on public M&A

Asia is moving to regulate generative AI to prevent misuse while leveraging its business potential

The most complex and interesting deals and disputes that have taken place in the past year

Kaustubh Nandan Sinha joined Jaypee Infratech as general counsel

SAM hires Anant Dang as a partner in its general corporate practice; he will be based in New Delhi

Asia faces legal and regulatory uncertainties in 2025 due to global and regional challenges

A celebration of the exceptional legal achievements of general counsel and their legal teams

Atul N Menon joins Saga Legal’s Bengaluru office as a partner to lead litigation and disputes

AZB & Partners and Tempus Law Associates advised on PAG’s USD200 million majority stake acquisition in Pravesha Industries

In an era where robust leadership is vital for success in the legal sector, India Business Law Journal recognises the rising stars of India’s legal community

Three firms advised on the USD142 million acquisition of Del Monte Foods by Agro Tech Foods, soon to be Sundrop Brands

Based on insights from in-house counsel and top business leaders, India Business Law Journal celebrates India’s most popular lawyers making the A-List

An update of regulatory amendments and trends in mainland China, India and Taiwan

Six firms advised on the USD 244 million Vastu Housing Finance share sale to a consortium of investors

Professional attrition, technology, and foreign firms are the key challenges for Indian law firms, according to our annual legal market survey

Trilegal and AZB & Partners have advised on Bansal Wire Industries’ INR 7.45 billion (USD89 million) IPO on the NSE.

IndusLaw, AZB & Partners and Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee have advised on liquor distributor Allied Blenders & Distillers’ USD180 million IPO on the NSE and BSE

We recognise the ingenuity and achievements of the country’s top law firms

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and AZB & Partners are acting for two branches of the Godrej family advising on a settlement arrangement

Aditya Vikram Bhat, a former senior partner at AZB & Partners, has decided to fly solo with his independent practice

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co has advised Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited (AHEL) and Apollo Healthco in a multi-phase transaction

Asia Business Law Journal reveals the leading talent in Singapore’s legal profession

Elections, political tensions, accelerated regulation and shifting sands of opportunity are some of the factors influencing law firm movements in the region

Elections, political tensions, accelerated regulation and shifting sands of opportunity are some of the factors influencing law firm movements in the region

India Business Law Journal reveals 50 standout deals and disputes of 2023, and the law firms that successfully concluded them

Seven law firms seal Reliance-Viacom18-Disney USD8.5B joint venture deal

In-house counsel and corporate legal teams honoured by their peers for outstanding legal work. Katherine Abraham reports

Corporate counsel Ankit Jaiswal has taken over as the head of legal and compliance for the SEA region at CarDekho Southeast Asia

Disputes lawyers take up the cudgels over unpopular ruling on unstamped arbitration agreements

India's future legal leaders show what it takes to stand out to clients and industry peers

AZB & Partners and Anagram have advised on AU Small Finance Bank’s acquisition of peer Fincare Small Finance Bank for USD529.8 million

Following an extensive nomination process, we reveal which Indian lawyers are most frequently recommended by their clients and international counterparts

'State of the Legal Market' survey finds that AI, specialist firms, discerning clients and the paired trends of fragmentation and consolidation are preoccupying the legal community

Partner Lionel D’Almeida and senior associate Sweta Ananthanarayanan worked on the deal

Seven law firms assisted various parties involved in the Samhi Hotels IPO on the NSE and BSE, raising USD164 million for the Indian hospitality giant

This marks the first Indian company to raise funds via a QIP of both equity shares and compulsorily convertible debentures (CCDs)

What developments are affecting the property sector in often volatile regional markets?

Sarkar brings to the firm nearly two decades of expertise in general corporate and commercial law, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, venture capital, and private equity

AZB & Partners has assisted French pay-TV leader Canal+ Group on the Indian aspects of its acquisition of PCCW-owned Asian streaming company Viu

The Society of Indian Law Firms has introduced the SILF Lady Lawyers Group to support women, including associates, partners and managing partners

Debashree Dutta and Roopali Singh have joined co-founders Shameek Chaudhuri and Arvind Ramesh as founding partners at Vritti Law Partners

AZB & Partners and Baker McKenzie advised Swiss multinational chemical company, Sika, to successfully acquire renowned international chemicals supplier, the MBCC Group, for an undisclosed amount

We recognise the ingenuity and achievements of the country’s top law firms

Two former AZB & Partners lawyers, Shameek Chaudhuri and Arvind Ramesh, have teamed up to start Vritti Law Partners, that will initially start operating from Mumbai

Government indecision on a major appointment to India's antitrust watchdog has left it in a regulatory limbo, unable to properly enforce or protect, Freny Patel reports

India Business Law Journal reveals the achievements of the country’s leading in-house counsel and corporate legal teams who have been selected as this year’s winners

Link Legal hires Prashanth Sabheshan, formerly of Argus Partners, to strengthen the corporate, renewables, infrastructure, and environment, social and governance practices in the firm’s Bengaluru office

Pioneer Legal and AZB & Partners acted for parties involved in the Tata Capital Healthcare Fund’s (TCHF) USD10 million investment in Cellcure

Leaders from across various sectors, have provided us with personal accounts of why they prefer to work with certain lawyers and why they consider them outstanding

AZB & Partners advised India Infrastructure Fund II (IIF), a fund managed by Global Infrastructure Partners India, on the sale of energy company Vector Green for INR 27.8 billion (USD336 million) to Sembcorp.

The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) has expanded its highways and ports portfolio with the acquisition of two major projects in Jammu and Kashmir

Khaitan & Co helped Axis Bank in gaining the green light in record time for its INR123 billion (USD1.6 billion) acquisition of Citibank’s Indian consumer business

Saraf & Partners assisted the government’s divestment of a majority stake in Neelachal Ispat Nigam (NINL) in India’s first privatisation of a steel manufacturing public sector undertaking (PSU) company

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas & Co (CAM) acted as legal counsel to Adani, while AZB & Partners advised Holcim, along with Ambuja Cements and ACC, on the deal.

Argus Partners represented the Board of Control for Cricket in India when the BCCI secured a whopping INR483.9 billion (USD6.2 billion) from an auction of four media rights packages

Argus Partners named Bhavya Mohan as a partner in the dispute resolution practice from June at the firm’s Bengaluru office

The five have brought along their teams, comprising 35 lawyers in total

Enduring challenges amid a perfect storm

A merger between two subsidiaries of HDFC by way of an all-stock amalgamation is set to go ahead with the deal expected to be completed in 18 months subject to regulatory approval

In a celebration of hard work, ingenuity and excellence, India Business Law Journal reveals the winners of the 2022 Indian Law Firm Awards

India Business Law Journal reveals the standout deals and disputes of 2021 and the law firms that worked hard to successfully conclude them

100 lawyers feature in the A-List. A further 71 are recognised as Legal Icons.