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Veritas, AZB act on Swedish firm Recipharm’s acquisition of Kemwell businesses

April 21, 2016, 3:01 am
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Recipharm AB, a Swedish a pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) is acquiring Kemwell’s CDMO businesses in India, US and Sweden in a strategic deal worth $ 205 million (1360 crore). Veritas Legal acted for Recipharm with a team led by Partner Nandish Vyas along with Associates, Natasha Sethna and Tejasvi Saxena. AZB & Partners acted for Kemwell and the team included Partners Srinath Dasari and Nanditha Gopal and Associates Bhuvana Veeraragavan and Gautam Suseel. While the acquisition price for Kemwell’s operations in the US and Sweden amounts to approximately $ 85 million, while Indian operations amounts to $ […]

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BMR, AZB, Veritas, Samvad help Lenskart raise 400 crore from IFC and others

May 4, 2016, 6:05 am
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Lenskart has raised a Series D round of investment of 400 crore from World Bank arm IFC along with the existing investors – TPG Growth, Adveq Management, IDG Ventures. Ratan Tata and Kris Gopalakrishnan (founders of Infosys) also participated in this round. IFC has invested 171 crore as the lead investor in this round, reports Mint. BMR Legal acted for Lenskart and its Promoters with a team led by Partner Amit Khansaheb along with Principal Rishi Jain and Managing Associate Tejas Patel. AZB & Partners acted for its long standing client – IFC, with a team led by Partners Gautam Saha and Shuchi […]

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BMR, AZB, SAM & Co, Themis lead on MobiKwik $50 million fund raise

May 6, 2016, 12:24 am
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MobiKwik Systems, mobile wallet company, has raised about $50 million (332 crore) in fresh capital, in a new round led by Japan’s GMO Payment Gateway and Taiwanese fabless semiconductor company MediaTek. The Series-C round, also saw participation from the company’s existing investors Sequoia Capital and Asia-focused hedge fund Tree Line Asia. BMR Legal acted for MobiKwik with a team led by Partner Amit Khansaheb along with Rishi Jain, Ankita Kumar and Tejas Patel. Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas acted for GMO and MediaTek and the team included Partner Nishant Joshi, Principal Associate Promode Morgavelu and Associate Ishita Bharadwaj. AZB & Partners acted for […]

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[Exclusive]: AZB poaches Cyril Amarchand’s Competition Practice Head Nisha Kaur Uberoi

May 20, 2016, 3:46 am
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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas’ star partner and Competition practice head Nisha Kaur Uberoi has resigned from the firm to join AZB & Partners in Mumbai, according to authoritative sources. This is the second big hire for AZB from Cyril Amarchand – the first one being Ashwath Rau along with his team of 3 partners. Both Cyril Shroff and Zia Mody were unavailable for comment. Nisha Kaur Uberoi was also not reachable at the time of publishing the story. At this point, it is not clear if Uberoi’s entire team will be moving along with her. A graduate of National Law School […]

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[Breaking]:Quid pro quo? AZB Senior Partner Percival Billimoria to head Cyril Amarchand in Delhi

May 20, 2016, 7:26 am
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AZB & Partners’ Senior Partner Percival Billimoria will soon be leaving the firm to join Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas in Delhi. According to sources, Percy will head Cyril Shroff’s Delhi office. Interestingly, AZB has just poached Cyril Amarchand’s Competition Partner Nisha Kaur Uberoi. Confirming Percy’s departure, Managing Partner Ajay Bahl said, “We wish Percy the best.”  Both Percy and Cyril Shroff were not available for comment at the time of publishing the story. Percy joined AZB & Partners in 2000 and has been with the firm ever since. His expertise includes commercial litigation with special focus on antitrust litigation. Cyril Amarchand’s Delhi […]

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AZB, Duane Morris Selvam, Crawford Bayley in Govt’s 2700 crore NHPC disinvestment

May 24, 2016, 3:36 am
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The Ministry of Power, Government of India, has put up its shares worth 2700 crore in National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) for an offer for sale on the stock exchanges in India. Crawford Bayley & Co. acted as Indian counsel for the government through Counsel Shikhil Suri. Duane Morris Selvam LLP, led by India Practice Head Jamie Benson, was US counsel for the Government of India. AZB & Partners acted for the brokers, through a team comprising Partner Madhurima Mukherjee, Senior Associate Agnik Bhattacharya, and Associate Kumar Prashant. The sale will bring the government’s shareholding in NHPC down to 74.6%.

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ILP, AZB act on Burmans’ Exit from Haitong Securities India

June 1, 2016, 4:09 am
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Indian Law Partners (ILP) advised Portuguese bank, Haitong Bank S.A.  on the acquisition of the Burman Group’s 25% stake in Haitong Securities India. The ILP team included Partner Gopika Pant, Senior Associate Rakshika Kaul and Associates Abhimanyu Kaul and Lavina Manghnani. Counsel, Vineet Gupta who is currently on a long term secondment to Mori Hamada & Matsumoto in Tokyo, also assisted the team. AZB & Partners acted for the Burman Group with a team led by Delhi Partners Gautam Saha and Amrita Patnaik along with Associates Swati Chauhan and Avantika Gupta, Associates. With this transaction, Haitong Securities India has now become a wholly owned subsidiary […]

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Its Official: We are very excited about Ashwath Rau’s addition, says Zia Mody

June 6, 2016, 5:38 am
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AZB & Partners has announced the joining of Ashwath Rau as a Senior Partner based out of the firm’s Mumbai office. Rau will be a part of the firm’s general corporate practice. Commented Managing Partner Zia Mody, “Naturally we are very very pleased Ashwath is joining us and all the energy that he is sure to bring to AZB”, In the firm’s press release, Senior Partners Zia Mody, Ajay Bahl and Bahram Vakil said, “Having known and worked with Ashwath on many complex deals over the years, we have the highest regard for his ability as a lawyer.” Ashwath Rau said, “I […]

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SAM, BMR, AZB lead on Sumitomo Corp’s acquisition of Excel Crop

June 7, 2016, 12:04 am
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Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo Corp is acquiring 44% stake in Mumbai-based Excel Crop Care for 623.44 crore ($93m). Sumitomo has also launched an open offer to acquire an additional 30% in Excel Crop Care, entailing an investment of 415.80 crore, reports Mint. Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, BMR Legal and Japanese law firm Kojima Law Office acted for Sumitomo Corp. The Shardul Amarchand team included Mumbai Managing Partner Akshay Chudasama along with Partner Yogesh Chande and Principal Associate Roopal Kulsretha. BMR Legal team was led by Partners Amit Khansaheb and Kaushik Mukherjee along with Principal Vishruta Kaul, Senior Associate Deep Jain and Associates Murtaza […]

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AZB, Cyril Amarchand lead on largest solar M&A deal: Tata Power acquires Welspun’s renewable energy assets

June 13, 2016, 2:51 am
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Tata Power has acquired the renewable energy subsidiary of Delhi-based Welspun Energy. It is estimated to be a 9,900-crore deal, making it the largest transaction in renewables in India. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acted for Welspun with a team led by Infrastructure and Project Finance Partner L Vishwanathan and Corporate Partner Jaya Singhania. AZB & Partners advised Tata Power with a team led by Partner Shameek Chaudhuri. The portfolio Tata has bought comprises 990 Mw of solar power projects and about 150 Mw of wind power projects. The assets of Welspun Energy have been on the block for a year; the […]

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[Breaking]: AZB, SAM, CAM on biggest pvt insurance sector consolidation; MaxLife to merge with HDFC Standard Life

June 17, 2016, 4:15 am
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In the biggest consolidation in India’s private insurance sector, Max Life Insurance and Max Financial Services will merge into HDFC Standard Life Insurance, reported ET. AZB & Partners acted for its long standing client Max Life Insurance and Maz Financial Services, with a team led by Delhi Partners Anil Kasturi and Niladri Maulik. Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas advised HDFC Standard Life Insurance through a team led by Executive Chairman Shardul Shroff and Partner Shailaja Lall. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acted for Standard Life and the team included Managing Partner Cyril Shroff and Partner Shishir Vayttaden. The merger will be the first among […]

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[Breaking]: AZB, CAM, Crawford Bayley act on LafargeHolcim sale of India biz to Nirma for $1.4 billion

July 11, 2016, 3:35 am
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LafargeHolcim is selling its Lafarge India business to Nirma Ltd. for an enterprise value of around $1.4 billion (9,300 crore). AZB & Partners’ Ashwath Rau along with Dhruv Singhal, who recently moved from Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, are advising LafargeHolcim. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Competition Partner Nisha Kaur Uberoi, who has also resigned to move to AZB, is advising Holcim Lafarge on competition law aspect. Uberoi is still on notice period. Crawford Bayley advised Nirma with a team led by Partner Sanjay Asher and Associate Partner Bhumika Batra along with Sanchita Shetty, Sanskriti Relekar, Anuja Takle Aparajita Chakraborty and Megha Shankar. The […]

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[Exclusive]: Cyril Amarchand to lose 11th Partner? VP Singh may be heading to AZB Delhi

July 16, 2016, 9:08 am
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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Mumbai litigation Partner Vijayendra Pratap Singh is likely to resign from the firm to join AZB & Partners in Delhi, according to authoritative sources. VP Singh’s probable hire comes after the recent exit of Percival Billimoria for Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. AZB Managing Partner Ajay Bahl and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Managing Partner Cyril Shroff did not respond to messages seeking comment. VP Singh, who had relocated to Mumbai from the Delhi office of Amarchand Mangaldas in 2013, will be moving back to Delhi. A graduate of National Law School of India University, Bangalore, VP Singh started his career […]

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The Percy effect? Cyril Amarchand gets AZB’s Sidhartha Barua (plus team) as Partner

July 18, 2016, 6:18 am
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The number of inter-firm movements between Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and AZB & Partners are ratcheting up. And the latest one to switch firms is AZB & Partners’ Sidhartha Barua who has joined Cyril Amarchand as Partner at the firm’s New Delhi office where he would be part of the firm’s Disputes Practice. Barua, and a team of seven lawyers, have joined former AZB Litigation Partner, Percival Billimoria in AZB. The seven lawyers are – Umang Pathak, Juvraj Singh Bindra (as Principal Associates), Manpreet Lamba (as Senior Associate) and Shaurya Singh, Akshat Razdan, Madhav Khosla, Shivank Singh (as Associates). Managing Partner Cyril Shroff commented, […]

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[Exclusive]: Five new Partners at AZB’s Delhi office weeks after Percival Billimoria’s exit

July 18, 2016, 6:30 am
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There has been plenty of senior-level movement when it comes to Indian law firms. And AZB & Partners is no different. Days after its Litigation Partner Percy Billimoria moved to Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, the firm has bagged the prize catch of VP Singh. And now, the firm’s Delhi office will see five senior associates being promoted to Partnership, two of whom are in the litigation team. The five freshly minted Partners are: Aditya Singh Chandel Agnik Bhattacharyya Anindita Roy Chowdhury Heena Singh Roopali Singh Aditya Singh Chandel is part of the tax team led by Managing Partner Ajay Bahl. He is a graduate […]

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[Exclusive]: Ajay Bahl confirms VP Singh’s appointment as Head of Litigation, Delhi

July 18, 2016, 7:10 am
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It is now confirmed that Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Mumbai litigation Partner Vijayendra Pratap Singh is joining AZB & Partners in Delhi as Head of Litigation, Delhi. Confirming the move, Managing Partner Ajay Bahl told Bar & Bench that, “We are very excited that VP Singh is joining us. He will be joining us as Head of Litigation, Delhi”. VP Singh’s hire comes after the recent exit of Percival Billimoria for Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. Singh had relocated to Mumbai from the Delhi office of Amarchand Mangaldas in 2013, and will now be moving back to Delhi. On his decision to leave Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, VP Singh […]

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SBI turns to AZB, Shardul Amarchand for merger with associate banks

July 27, 2016, 11:09 pm
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The State Bank of India has appointed AZB & Partners and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co as the legal counsels for the merger with associate banks and Bhartiya Mahila Bank, reported Economic Times. AZB & Partners team would be led by Partner Ashwath Rau, who recently joined the firm from Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. Shardul Amarchand’s National Banking Head Sapan Gupta would be leading the team. SBI has mandated JM Financial as an independent merchant banker while E&Y, PWC, Grant Thornton, BDO Consulting are working on valuations of all the banks involved. This merger would create a banking entity with total assets […]

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“We hope to soon put blue water between us and the rest” Zia Mody on Nisha Uberoi joining as Competition Co-Head

August 3, 2016, 6:29 am
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AZB & Partners has announced the joining of Nisha Kaur Uberoi as the Co-Head of the Competition Law Practice. Nisha will Co-Head the practice with Samir Gandhi and will be based out of the firm’s Mumbai office. This is the second big hire for AZB from Cyril Amarchand – the first one being Ashwath Rau along with his team of 3 partners. Senior Partners, Zia Mody, Ajay Bahl and Bahram Vakil said, “Having Nisha come on board as Co-Head will even further accelerate and deepen our existing Top Tier position in this practice and we hope to soon put blue water between us and […]

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[Exclusive]: AZB gets (another) CAM lawyer in Partner Designate, Prerak Ved

August 4, 2016, 11:05 pm
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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Partner Designate Prerak Ved will be leaving the firm to join AZB & Partners in Mumbai, according to authoritative sources. Both Zia Mody and Cyril Shroff were not available for comment at the time of publication. When the move comes through, Prerak will be the seventh senior-level move following the similar trajectory. All of AZB’s recent hires have been from Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas including Ashwath Rau and his team of three partners, Nisha Kaur Uberoi and VP Singh. Prerak was made Partner Designate in June this year, six years after he joined the firm. The ex-Crawford Bayley hand is […]

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[Breaking]: AZB, SAM, CAM on biggest pvt insurance sector consolidation; MaxLife to merge with HDFC Standard Life (Updated)

August 8, 2016, 10:15 pm
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In the biggest consolidation in India’s private insurance sector, Max Life Insurance and Max Financial Services will merge into HDFC Standard Life Insurance, reported ET. AZB & Partners acted for its long standing client Max Life Insurance and Max Financial Services, with a team led by Delhi Partners Anil Kasturi and Niladri Maulik along with  Senior Associates Jaishree Tolani Lamba, Ashish Pareek, Abhiroop Datta, and Kanchan Puri and Associates Ankit Bhasin, Shreya Basu, and Paras Chopra. Strategic Advisory: Ajay Bahl The Competition team was led by Partner Samir Gandhi, along with Senior Associate Kamya Rajagopal, and Associate Shashank Sharma. Tax: Partner Ravi Prakash Intellectual Property: […]

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