“Co-working space startup IndiQube, operated by Innovent Spaces Pvt. Ltd, on Monday said it has raised $15 million (close to Rs 100 crore) in a Series A round from WestBridge Capital Partners, a public markets-focused private equity firm. The round also saw participation from Ashish Gupta, co-founder of venture capital firm Helion Ventures, who serves on the advisory board of the company,” reported VCCircle.

“UPL Corporation Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of agrochemical solutions provider UPL Ltd, has signed a definitive agreement with Platform Specialty Products Corporation to acquire Arysta LifeScience Inc, a global provider of innovative crop protection solutions, and its subsidiaries for approximat...

Tatva Legal has promoted Bangalore of counsel Nanjappa Ganapathy to its partnership, in a bid to ramp up its litigation presence in the city.

Swiss-based leading energy storage solution company, Leclanche have entered into a joint-venture agreement with India’s largest manufacturer of lead acid storage batteries and power storage solutions provider, Exide Industries to make lithium-ion batteries and provide energy storage systems for Indi...

US-based PE firm TA Associates, has announced that it has acquired a minority stake of 40% in Ahmedabad-based distributor of mutual funds and other wealth products, Prudent Corporate Advisory Services for an undisclosed sum, as reported by VC Circle and The Economic Times . DSK Legal advised and ass...

“Pipe and adhesive maker Astral Poly Technik Ltd has agreed to acquire Rex Polyextrusion Pvt. Ltd for Rs 147.50 crore ($21.4 million) in a cash-and-stock deal to expand its product offerings,” reported VCCircle . Astral said in a stock exchange disclosure it will pick up a 51% stake in Rex Polyextru...

The Bharat Aluminium (BALCO) head of legal and compliance Pankaj Kapoor joined Sembcorp Energy India as vice president legal in Hyderabad, according to authoritative sources.

Indian consumer goods company Marico has added former Unilever general manager legal Gaurav Mediratta as executive vice president and general counsel (GC).

Veritas Legal has promoted 2015-lateral hire Vineet Nalawalla to partner, growing the firm to tp;;7 partners.

Further to our report last week, Trilegal has today voted to admit former partners of AZB & Partners, Ganesh Rao and Aditya Jha, as partners in its asset management and funds practice in Mumbai, growing its partnership to 44.

Fortis Healthcare Limited was aquired by Malaysian-Singaporean healthcare group IHH Healthcare Berhad (through its wholly owned subsidiary, Northern TK Venture Pte Ltd), through a preferential issue of equity shares of Fortis for a consideration of Rs 4,000 crores at a price of Rs 170 per Equity Share amounting to 31.1% of Fortis’ share capital, as reported by Mint and others.

Sujit Ghosh, the co-founding partner of two best friends of Big 4 consultancies - BMR Legal and most recently Advaita Legal - is set to leave the firm soon, we have learned.

Law firm P&A Law Offices has hired SREI Infrastructure Finance senior vice president Ketan Mukhija as corporate partner in Delhi.

Former LafargeHolcim India country head legal and secretarial, Ajai Jain, has joined Godrej & Boyce as senior vice president and general counsel (GC) in a new role, earlier this month.

Online micro-lending platform SMECorner, operated by DigiKredit Finance has raised around Rs 47.5 crores (approximately $7m) through a mix of equity and debt from Capital First, existing investor Accion Africa-Asia Investment Company along with investment from a clutch of high net worth individuals,...

The Indian subsidiary of Penguin Random House is said to have acquired prominent Hindi language publishers, Hind Pocket Books, for an undisclosed sum, as reported by VC Circle . As per the press release by PRH India , Vaishali Mathur, who was earlier handling the Indian language publishing and right...

“Belgium-based Aliaxis SA has agreed to acquire the 40% stake it doesn’t already own in joint venture Ashirvad Pipes Pvt. Ltd from the partner Poddar family,” reported VCCircle . Debevoise & Plimpton partners Geoffrey P Burgess , Lord Goldsmith QC and Samantha J Rowe with associates Shashwat Pa...

Funds partners Ganesh Rao and Aditya Jha from AZB & Partners are understood to be heading to Trilegal, though we understand that the partnership vote to admit them into Trilegal has not yet completed.

“Indiabulls Real Estate (IBREL) on Friday announced sale of its office project in Chennai to global investor Blackstone for Rs 850 crore as part of its strategy to monetise commercial asset,” reported Mint . Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas partner Mithun V Thanks , principal associate Anjali Menon , sen...

IDFC Alternatives vice president legal Vedant Shukla, has joined Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas in Mumbai as a partner.