Corporate

CAM acts for Glenmark Pharma on sale of gynaecology division to True North company Integrace (Jan ‘20)

Glenmark Pharma has sold its gynaecology business to private equity firm True North backed Integrace Pharma in an attempt to cut down debt of the company. The sale of the gynac business comes two years after it sold its orthopedic business to the same company. Integrace will pay Rs 115 crore for fou...

JMP, Bharuchas help funding $6.8m in (Happily Unmarried) men’s grooming start-up Ustaraa

Financial services company Group’s second seed fund has invested Rs 50 crore in men’s grooming start-up Happily Unmarried Marketing, which sells products online under the brand name of Ustaraa. IIFL Seed Ventures Fund II, which was set up by IIFL Asset Management in July last year, has a corpus of a...

After lateral HSA move, DSK now acts Eternis Fine Chemicals buy of UK’s Tennants Fine Chemicals

metadesc: DSK Legal advised Eternis Fine Chemicals Limited, as well as Eternis UK Limited and the promoter / Mariwala Family and related trusts. DSK partner Aparajit Bhattacharya , acted as the lead/relationship partner on the transaction, with a transaction team led by partner Aninda Pal , and asso...

Phoenix acts on Höegh LNG’s shipping import terminal (India’s first such project)

Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. (“Höegh LNG”) is pleased to announce that it today has completed and signed all documentation for its 10-year charter with H-Energy and selected the FSRU Höegh Giant to serve this agreement. The binding commitment was announced in a stock exchange notice on 19 November 2020. ...

TT&A acts on India leg of Sydney’s Ceridian HR buy of Ascender with Minter Ellison

Ceridian’s (a global leader in human capital management (HCM) technology) acquisition of Ascender, a leading payroll and HR solutions provider in Asia Pacific Japan (APJ), according to a company press release . TT&A (Talwar Thakore & Associates) advised Ascender , which is backed by a priv...

AZB acts $53m Cube Highways Karnataka deal

Cube Highways acquired an NHAI four-lane toll road connecting Neelamangala and Devihalli in Karnataka - Cube Highways from Lanco Devihalli Highways, according to a company press release . AZB & Partners advised Cube Highways and Infrastructure I-D Pte Ltd (a portfolio company of I Squared Capit...

AZB acts for Tata Cap on $20m fundraise from NTT Docomo (Oct ‘19)

NTT DOCOMO announced that it would invest USD 20 million in the Tata Capital Growth Fund II LP in Singapore with the aim of investment focusing on growth-stage companies in India. — Thefastmode AZB & Partners advised Tata Capital Limited led by a team of partners Ashwath Rau , Pallabi Ghosal , ...

Rajaram unicorn DailyHunt raises $200m from Alpha, Google, MS with CAM x 2, Trilegal x 3, JSA, Touchstone

Dailyhunt’s parent VerSe is on a funding streak. Barely one-and-a-half months after completing a USD 100 million-plus funding round from AlphaWave, Google, and Microsoft, at a valuation of over USD 1 billion, the holding company of the local language news aggregator app has raised another USD 100 mi...

Khaitan acts on $89.7m FRV solar assets sale to India Grid

FRV Group entered into definitive agreements with India Grid Trust, with IndiGrid Investment Managers Limited acting as Investment Manager for India Grid Trust, for sale of 100% securities holding in FRV Andhra Pradesh Solar Farm-I Private Limited & FRV India Solar Park II – Private Limited, ea...

JSA acts on further 6% Advent markets sell from Crompton Greaves CE for $205m

PE firm Advent International Corp’s Amalfiaco sold 6.06% in CG Consumer Electricals for ₹1,492 crore in an open market transaction on Tuesday. — Mint J Sagar Associates (JSA) advised Advent International led by a team of partners Vikram Raghani and Bir Bahadur Sachar and senior associate Abhilash Ch...

Gujarat SEZ hints foreign entities can open branches for legal work • JSA did not renew GIFT office during Covid

The Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) has released a new framework for attracting legal services, including potentially foreign law firms, into the special economic zone (SEZ).

Pioneer, Indus act on $3m Zephyr Peacock investment in Ripplr

Intelligent Retail Pvt Ltd, which operates distribution and logistics startup Ripplr, has raised $3 million (around Rs 22 crore) in a Series A funding round. — VCCircle Pioneer Legal advised Zephyr Peacock India Growth Fund led by a team of partner Mayank Mehta , senior associate Sameer Raina and as...

TT&A-AZB act on India leg of Capita sale to Montagu PE with Linklaters-Kirkland

Capita PLC sold the entire share capital of Capita SIMS (India) Private Limited (a member of the Capita group) to Tiger UK Bidco Limited, a newly formed company established by funds advised by Montagu Private Equity . This transaction forms part of the global sale of the Education Software Solutions...

Bharucha, CGM act for Kalpataru Power on $8.8m buy in Brazil

New Delhi: Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd (KPTL) on Friday said its wholly owned subsidiary in Brazil has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 51 per cent stake in Fasttel Engenharia Ltd in the South American country, for USD 8.80 million (over Rs 64 crore). — The Economic Times Bharucha &...

Rajaram, in-house do $4m seed round of Saveo Healthtech from Matrix

Saveo Healthtech, a B2B e-commerce marketplace for pharmacies, … said it has raised $4 million (about Rs 29.1 crore) in funding, co-led by Matrix Partners India and RTP Global. — Moneycontrol Rajaram Legal advised Matrix Partners India and RTP Global led by a team of senior associate Mihir Roy , ass...

Touchstone, Indus, Quillon, Desai fire up $20m pre-IPO BBQ Nation stake by Jubilant, others

Jubilant (the lead investor), Xponentia (the new investor) along with certain other investors invested in the pre-IPO fundraising of Barbeque Nation and acquired around 17% of equity stake in the Barbeque Nation out of which Jubilant acquired 10.76 % equity stake. Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd (JFL) … said...

HSA at 26 partners with Delhi-hire of litigator-academic Dr Madhumita Kothari (no plans to grow beyond 30)

HSA Advocates has hired Dr Madhumita Kothari as a dispute resolution partner based in Delhi.

D&D, Kochhar, Legasis do 16% HT Media investment in Hubhopper

Investment of Hindustan Media Ventures Limited in Parijat Innovations Private Limited (Hubhopper), by subscribing to certain equity and compulsorily convertible preference shares, aggregating to 15.79% stake in the company on a fully diluted basis. It is the first investment of HT Group in a company...

Legasis acts on Series A in Snackible

Snackible, an affordable health snacks company, has announced that it has garnered an undisclosed amount in Pre-Series A round through ah! Ventures. The funding round also saw the participation of 1Crowd, JITO and Mumbai Angels. — Asiatechjournal Legasis Partners advised 1Crowd Fund led by a team of...

AZB acts on India leg of Velocity by US’ Navisite

Acquisition of Velocity Tech-Sol India Private Limited and others by Navisite LLC, according to a press release . Navisite has acquired global cloud managed service provider Velocity Technology Solutions, Inc. Velocity is set to enhance Navisite’s service portfolio through the addition of deep enter...