“China’s largest online travel agency now owns nearly half of India’s largest travel e-portal, MakeMyTrip, after a share-swap deal with South African internet giant Naspers Ltd,” reported Mint . Trilegal advised Naspers led by partner Yogesh Singh . National competition practice head and partner Nis...

“Texmaco Rail and Engineering Ltd on Friday said its board has approved the acquisition of a steel casting foundry of manufacturing company Simplex Castings Ltd,” reported VCCircle about the slump sale. KT Advisors advised Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited led by a team of managing partner Kal...

“In its first asset sale since going bust last year, Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS) on Monday said it has agreed to sell its 874 megawatts (MW) operational wind energy portfolio to state-run gas utility GAIL (India) Ltd for ₹4,800 crore. The sale will close in three w...

Shareholders of UAE-company Sun Packaging Systems (FZC) have sold a majority stake to Thai Plastic and Packaging Public Company Limited, giving the company a toehold in the UAE, according to a Thai news report . PDS Legal advised Sun Packaging Systems (FZC) and its shareholders led by a team of part...

Cooper-Standard France SAS divested Cooper Standard’s anti-vibration systems (AVS) business to ContiTech USA Inc (a division of Continental AG), which involved the transfer of Cooper-Standard France SAS’ equity interest in a joint venture company in India, according to the company’s press release . ...

Three-year-old firm Vertices Partners has promoted two senior associates to associate partner and has laterally hired one associate partner, according to the firm’s press release.

DSK co-founding partner Satish Kishanchandani’s start-up is now live as Pioneer Legal in Mumbai, coming out of the gate with a partner promotion, a headcount of 20 fee-earners, 4 partners and plans for national expansion.

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas Delhi disputes partner Surjendu Sankar Das is going independent to set up a Supreme Court advocate-on-record and arbitration practice.

J Sagar Associates (JSA) has hired Rishabh Gupta as a retained partner in its private equity, corporate and securities practices.

D ua Associates has promoted two partners to equity and four to salaried partnership, reported Bar & Bench . New equity partners Jaspreet Sareen - Gurgaon (corporate) Hetal Thakore - Mumbai (disputes) New salaried partners Chitranshul Sinha - Delhi (disputes) Kapil Mahajan - Gurgaon (corporate)...

Anoma Legal, the firm started in May 2018, by an exodus of seven partners from K Law, has promoted five of its principal associates to partner level:Anisha Jayaram – Bangalore (corporate / PE)Aparnaa Bhalotia – Mumbai (corporate / debt)Apeksha Amin – Mumbai (real estate)Arjun Sharma – Bangalore (corporate / pe)Natasha Rao – Bangalore (commercial / corporate)

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas (SAM) Bangalore private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) partner Siddharth Nair has resigned, we understand from sources.

Former Economic Laws Practice (ELP) partner Anay Banhatti, whom we had reported went independent at the Bombay bar in March, has joined DMD Advocates as a tax partner in its Mumbai office.

Amitabh Sharma, the managing partner of HSA Advocates who had joined in April 2016 from Khaitan & Co, has laid down his management duties at the firm.

“Mfine, a new on-demand doctor consultation start-up by two former Myntra executives, has raised $1.5 million from venture capital firm Stellaris Venture Partners”, according to Mint . Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised Stellaris Venture Partners India I and Novocura Tech Health Services Private Limi...

“Private equity fund Apis has picked up a 25.1 per cent stake in L&T Infra Debt Fund for $110 million, giving the L&T Finance Holdings arm access to low-cost global funds to refinance infrastructure projects in India,” reported ET . Phoenix Legal advised Apis Partners led by a team of part...

US private equity major Blackstone has proposed acquiring a majority stake in Indian packaging company Essel Propack Ltd (EPL) for an amount up-to ?3,211 crore (approximately $462 million), according to Bloomberg . Trilegal advised Blackstone led by a team of partners Nishant Parikh and Anirudh Agar...

Karl Mayer, a German headquartered group focusing on manufacturing of textile machinery, entered into a joint venture with Rabatex Industries and A.T.E. Group in India. The joint venture company named Karl Mayer Textile Machinery India Private Limited, will be majority owned and controlled by Karl M...

Argus Partners has continued its steady hiring policy and bulked up its Mumbai corporate and private equity practice with Global Infrastructured Partners (GIP) India legal counsel Vinod Joseph.

Former (long-time-ago) Amarchand Mangaldas senior associate and 2003 NLSIU Bangalore graduate Gauri Manglik has joined Japanese-headquartered private equity powerhouse Softbank Group International as corporate counsel in San Carlos, in California’s Silicon Valley.