Sand Hill Counsel advised media giant Times of India group’s digital product company Times Internet in buying a majority stake in India’s largest digital coupon marketplace Coupondunia, which was advised by ALMT Legal. Sand Hill Counsel partner Anand Kumar and senior associate Khozema Rangwala acted...

Nishith Desai Associates (NDA) advised India’s largest e-commerce player Flipkart on buying out online fashion retailer Myntra which was advised by Indus Law. One of the existing investors IDG Ventures India I LLC which was advised by Samvad Partners

Amarchand Mangaldas advised India’s largest port operator Adani Ports Special Economic Zone in its Rs 5,500 crore ($930m) buy of the Dhamra port from L&T Infrastructure and Tata Steel, which were advised by AZB & Partners Mumbai partner Shameek Chaudhuri. Amarchand Mumbai managing partner ...

Nishith Desai Associates acted as Indian legal and tax counsel for Cognizant, which bought Atlanta-based digital video solutions company itaas, which was represented by P&A Associates. Nishith Desai’s Munich-based European operations head Ruchi Biyani , with partner Nishchal Joshipura and Singa...

Desai & Diwanji advised Delhi-based oil company HAL Offshore and its investment bank Equirus Capital in a controlling stake buy-out of the BSE and NSE-listed company Seamec for around Rs 253 crore, opposite AZB. AZB Mumbai capital markets partner Shameek Chaudhuri and senior associate Rinki Gan...

AZB, Trilegal and Luthra had the biggest reported deals in the first quarter of the year, which was a bit of a let down compared to the first quarter of 2014 but is looking up.

At least three domestic law firms acted on Vodafone UK’s buyout of Vodafone India shareholders to take full control over its Indian subsidiary for more than $1.6bn.

Indian Law Partners (ILP) and Ashurst acted for Japanese Toshiba in its investment in Delhi-based clean water solutions provider company UEM India.

Sun Pharma bought debt-ridden pharmaceutical giant Ranbaxy for $4bn from Daiichi Sankyo.

Indus Law advised textile and apparel retailer Arvind Brands, which bought 49 per cent of the Indian licensee of global fashion giant Calvin Klein (CK) for Rs 100 crore. J Sagar Associates (JSA) advised the previous licensee Premium Garments and Wholesale Trading.

AZB & Partners acted for Tata’s subsidiaries Trent and Trent Hypermarket that entered into a joint venture with Anglo-global supermarket retail behemoth Tesco, which drafted in Trilegal.

Leapfrog Investment bought a Rs 174 crore ($29m) stake in IFMR Capital Finance, advised by Desai & Diwanji and Trilegal.

Trilegal and Japanese firm Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (MHM) advised Japanese metal giant Hitachi Metals in buying a majority stake in two Vikas Group entities.

AZB & Partners Mumbai is advising Loop Telecom, which is being acquired by Bharti Airtel that is handling the legal work in-house.

J Sagar Associates (JSA) Bangalore has bagged the mandate for global e-auction giant eBay, which took a $133.7m stake in Indian online marketplace Snapdeal, advised by IndusLaw.

Economic Laws Practice advised watches and jewellery retailer Titan in hatching a joint venture with luxury goods maker Montblanc International for single brand retail in India.

Nishith Desai Associates (NDA) advised the world’s largest palm oil maker, Singapore-based Wilmar International, in buying a controlling stake in Renuka Sugars for $200m (Rs 1,242 crore). Renuka Sugars was advised by Crawford Bayley while AZB & Partners advised the promoters the Murkumbi family...

A law firm started seven months ago by a Kerala advocate and two ex-senior associates from Amarchand Mangaldas and Trilegal, have acted opposite J Sagar Associates (JSA) and DLA Piper to advise on the takeover of a Kerala-based vocational training company by a German services giant.

Seven years after advising India’s largest realtor DLF in its $250m buy of Aman resorts, Luthra & Luthra advised DLF in selling Aman back to its owner Adrian Zecha for $358m (Rs 1,600 crore).

Luthra & Luthra and Shearman & Sterling advised Capital Square Partners, CX Partners and a group of investors led by them, in buying Canada-based business process outsourcer Aditya Birla Minacs Worldwide. Aditya Birla Minacs was advised in house. Its parent Aditya Birla Nuvo will divest Ad...