K&S Partners Gurgaon partner Samuel Niranjan joined Khaitan & Co in Bangalore as a counsel in its intellectual property practice.

“Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Communications Ltd (R-Com) has signed a definitive agreement to merge its wireless business with smaller rival Aircel Ltd to create India’s third largest telecom operator by users,” reported Mint.

Singapore-based Baring Private Equity Asia deputy general counsel Kirti Ram Hariharan has been promoted to general counsel transactions at the company last month.

India-based language service provider Mayflower Language Services has entered into a joint venture with Polish language services provider Summa Linguae, which will see both companies take 25% minority stakes in each other. to “generate cost and revenue synergies” and “expand their existing range of services in new language pairs” to “cater to clients with more complex needs and higher expectations”, according to a company press release.

CloveLegal and _Carle, Mackie, Power and Ross_ advised IQR Consulting on its acquisition by ExlService Holdings which was advised by DMD Advocates and Ropes & Gray. Clove partner Dharmesh Kotadia and associates Nupur Rustagi and Akshat Shrivastava, and Carle partner Simon Inman and Kathryn Andr...

Former Amarchand Mangaldas private client practice (PCP) director Mugdha Sahal, who had started her own practice Metasis Legal two years ago, has joined Sanctum Wealth Management as head of wealth planning in Mumbai, according to a press release.

IL&FS Financial Services legal head and general counsel (GC) Damini Marwah has quit, VCCircle first reported today, with Bar & Bench reporting today that she has joined Axis Bank as its general counsel to replace TS Asokraj who is retiring.

AZB & Partners recent lateral partner Nisha Kaur Uberoi has on 8 August obtained phase 1 merger clearance from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for Ultratech Cement’s Rs 16,189 crore ($2.4bn) acquisition of the cement assets of the Jaypee Group.

Three Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) Delhi partners will be leaving the firm, according to multiple authoritative sources.

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) advised Prime Focus Technologies and Prime Focus whereby on Ambit Pragma Fund II’s investment into Prime Focus Technologies. Ambit was advised by Nishit Desai Associates. CAM Mumbai corporate partner Ravi Kumar acted for Prime. NDA’s Huzefa Tavawalla and Nikhil Joseph...

“Piramal Fund Management Pvt. Ltd will invest Rs 2,320 crore in Lodha Developers Pvt. Ltd’s signature World Towers project in central Mumbai, it what is probably the single largest debt financing deal in Indian real estate. A part of this money will be used to repay debt and the remaining will be used to complete construction of the project.”

“In what could be termed as the biggest news in the gaming industry this year, Delta Corp Ltd., India’s largest gaming and hospitality company announced its foray into the online gaming space in a regulatory filing to the stock exchanges. In its note to the stock exchanges and shareholders, Delta Corp informed its intention to acquire 26% shares in Gauss Networks Pvt. Ltd., the holding company which owns and operates Adda52.com and is saide to be the market leader in the online poker space in India,” reported gaming industry law blog GLaws.

K Law has hired Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Delhi senior associate Sharad Joshi as an associate partner in Mumbai.

“Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) on Wednesday announced the sale of its sports network TEN Sports to Sony Pictures Network (SPN) in an all cash deal for $385 million,” reported Mint.

DMD Advocates, the firm formerly known as Dutt Menon Dunmorrsett, has just promoted 2005 Delhi University graudate Anish Kapur to its partnership.

and Gandhi”)PKA Advocates litigation partner Amit Jajoo, associate partner Sushmita Gandhi and three lawyers are joining HSA Advocates in Mumbai.

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) Mumbai corporate partner Gurpreet Vasir Ashar has resigned.

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) Mumbai financial regulatory partner Ipsita Dutta has left the firm, according to authoritative sources, and is understood to be joining Morgan Stanley as an executive director in the legal department.

“Courier service provider Pigeon Express Pvt. Ltd is in advanced talks to acquire e-commerce focused logistics service provider GoJavas (Quickdel Logistics Pvt. Ltd), which suspended operations last week amid an organisational overhaul, in a cash and stock deal, said two people aware of the development,” reported Mint and others earlier this month.

The Society of Indian Law Firms (Silf) has sent its notes to the commerce ministry in the latest stage of the liberalisation talks.