Corporate

Lex Consult acts for Niyogin Fintech on $1.7m buy of Moneyfront

Niyogin Fintech, which provides platform for collateral free credit to MSME’s, Saturday said it has acquired 50.1 per cent stake in Moneyfront for Rs 12 crore. — Moneycontrol Lex Consult advised Niyogin Fintech Limited led by a team of partners Majid Siddiqi and Naresh Pareek . 2018-09-08 Deal value...

MD&T acts on Security & Intelligence’s $43m Singapore foray to buy Henderson Security

Through its subsidiary SIS Group International Holdings, Security & Intelligence Services India announced that its subsidiary, SIS Group International Holdings, on 25 January 2019 has signed definitive agreements to acquire initially 60% shareholding in Henderson Security Services and Henderson...

Lex Consult, Trilegal, LKS act on $7m Sukkhi Online Series A

Homegrown private equity firm Carpediem Advisors Pvt. Ltd has led a Series A investment round of $7 million (Rs 51 crore) in online fashion jewellery brand Sukkhi Online Pvt. Ltd. — VCCircle Lex Consult advised Sukkhi Online Private Limited led by a team of partners Naresh Pareek and Majid Siddiqi ....

500+ deals now captured in corp LI live league tables for FY 2018-19: Wednesday last submissions date

Our M&A and private equity / VC corporate law firm league tables - which we launched in December of last year and have been working on for a long time - are nearly finalised for the financial year 2018-19 (running from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019).

L&L acts on Indian part of Enterprise car rentals buy of Deem Inc

Enterprise Holdings acquired Deem Inc. globally and upon the final acquisition the transaction is expected to provide Deem with an infusion of capital and resources to help further expand its product roadmap and increase the pace of product development and enhancements. Deem Inc is present in India ...

L&L re India subsidiary for Emerson Electric on Canada buy of iSolutions

Emerson Electric acquired iSolutions Inc. (a Canadian-based consulting group) and its global operations. The transaction also involved the acquisition of iSolution’s Indian subisidiary, according to reports . L&L Partners advised Emerson Electric led by a team of partners William Vivian John , ...

L&L acts on India bit for Verscend Tech buy of Cotiviti

Cotiviti Holdings, Inc. COTV (“Cotiviti”), a leading provider of payment accuracy and analytics-driven solutions focused primarily on the healthcare industry, and Verscend Technologies, Inc. (“Verscend”), a portfolio company of Veritas Capital (“Veritas”) and a leader in data-driven healthcare solut...

L&L for US’ Emerson on India leg of Textron buy

Emerson… signed an agreement to purchase the Tools and Test Equipment (Tools & Test) business of Textron for $810 million. Tools & Test is a leading manufacturer of electrical and utility tools, diagnostics, and test and measurement instruments with strong global distribution and highly re...

L&L acts on JSW Sports buy of Delhi Daredevils IPL franchise

After venturing into football, wrestling and kabaddi, JSW Sports, a unit of Sajjan Jindal-owned JSW Group, on Friday said it will acquire a 50% stake in GMR Group-owned Indian Premiere League (IPL) franchise Delhi Daredevils for an undisclosed sum. — Mint L&L Partners advised JSW Sports Private...

Luthra acts for top Linux services company Red Hat in India, in global open source mega sale to IBM

IBM is making a big move to bring more software developers under its wing by acquiring Red Hat, the largest distributor of the popular open-source operating system Linux, for $34 billion. — New York Times The deal included Red Hat’s India subsidiary, Red Hat India Private Ltd. L&L Partners advi...

Big 4 consultant gobbles up LPO giant Pangea3: Luthra, CAM act for EY on buy from Thomson Reuters

In a major move by consultancies in the global legal markets, Big 4 consultant EY has gobbled up legal process outsourcer (LPO) Pangea3 from Thomson Reuters, which had bought the then-India-headquartered LPO in 2010 for up to $40m from its founders.

Samvad, Themis act on $4m LocoNav Series B from Sequoia

Delhi-based fleet management startup BT TechLabs, the parent company of LocoNav, has raised $4 Mn (INR 28 Cr) in a Series B round of funding. According to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs filings, the investment has come in from the company’s existing investor Sequoia Capital in two tranches from J...

Khaitan acts for California’s TIBCO Software on buy of India analytics platform SnappyData

Tibco Software Inc., a Palo Alto, CA-based provider of integration, API management, and analytics solutions, acquired SnappyData, an Indian high performance, in-memory data platform provider. — Finsmes Khaitan & Co advised TIBCO Software HK Ltd led by a team of counsel Stuti Galiya with assista...

L&L acts on $52m Cube Highways buy of HCC Farakka-Raiganj Highways

HCC Concessions Ltd (in which Company, through wholly owned subsidiary HCC Infrastructure Company Limited, holds 85.45%), being the infrastructure development arm of the HCC Group, has executed a definitive agreement in respect of 100% stake sale of Farakka-Raiganj Highways Ltd (FRHL), its concessio...

Luthra acts on insolvency resolution of $1.16bn Binani Cement sale to Ultratech

In a landmark decision, India’s bankruptcy appeals court ruled that the insolvency resolution process should aim to extract the maximum value from auctions of stressed assets as it approved UltraTech Cement Ltd’s revised ₹ 7,900 crore bid to acquire debt-laden Binani Cement Ltd. — Mint L&L Part...

Luthra, AZB act on $1bn Radiant Life-Max Healthcare merger

Radiant Life Care Private Limited, backed by global investment firm KKR has entered into a transaction whereby its shareholders it will acquire a majority stake in Max Healthcare Institute Limited from Max India Limited. The acquisition will be undertaken through a series of transactions, including ...

L&L acts on $119m Royale Partners insolvency buy of EPC Constructions

Lenders have voted to take an offer from Royale Partners, a Dubai-based fund, for EPC Constructions India Ltd (earlier known as Essar Projects India Ltd), which was sent to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for debt resolution. A conditional offer by ArcelorMittal was rejected. — Business Sta...

Luthra, AZB act on $653m Fortis buy of Singapore’s RHT Health Trust

Fortis Healthcare … said it has completed the acquisition of RHT Health Trust (RHT) assets. In February last year, Fortis had announced that it has entered into definitive agreements with RHT to acquire entire portfolio of assets of the Singapore-listed entity for an enterprise value of Rs 4,650 cro...

Luthra acts on $21m JSW buy of insolvent Vardhman Industries

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), New Delhi has approved the resolution plan submitted by JSW Steel as approved by the Committee of Creditors of Vardhman Industries Limited (VIL), which has been undergoing Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, ac...

Luthra, S&R acts on $185m Cube Highways buy of Delhi-Agra Toll road

New Delhi: Reliance Infrastructure on Thursday said it will sell its entire stake in Delhi-Agra Toll Roadway to Singapore-based Cube Highways for Rs 3,600 crore, following which the Anil Ambani led company’s debt will be reduced by 25 per cent to less than Rs 5,000 crore. Reliance Infrastructure (RI...