“Reliance to acquire 87% stake in chatbot maker Haptik: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has agreed to acquire an 87% stake in artificial intelligence-based conversational platform Haptik,” reported VCCircle . Jio acquired the entire business undertaking of Haptik for a total consideration of Rs 700 cr...

Verus Advocates partner Charles De Souza has started up Meraki Chambers with his team, which he is intending to be a “hybrid between a partnership and a barrister style chamber”.

Boutique Mumbai law firm M Mulla Associates, which had been started in 2010 by Mulla & Mulla partner Maneck Mulla, has internally promoted one senior associate to associate partner, after having hired former Naik Naik & Company partner Anuja Jhunjhunwala as a partner in January 2019.

Kolkata-headquartered firm Aquilaw, which had opened its third national office in Mumbai last year, has promoted two associate partners to its partnership, one to associate partner and has also announced its associate promotions, according to its press release.

S&R Associates partner of 13 years, Uday Walia, has resigned and is due to join Platinum Partners in Delhi, we understand from reliable sources.

J Sagar Associates (JSA) has announced the promotion of 12 of its lawyers to associate partner level.

Advaita Legal senior principal Dharnendra Kumar Rana has joined indirect tax boutique Nitya Tax Associates as a partner in Delhi.

DLA Piper London-based India group member and legal director Joywin Mathew has been promoted to its partnership, in a promotion round of 77 lawyers across 43 different offices in 20 countries, according to DLA’s press release.

DSK Legal has promoted Mumbai-based associate partner Vikrant Singh Negi to partner, and four principal associates to associate partner.

Bangalore firm Mundkur Law Offices, which was set up in 2007 by Ramanand Mundkur, has merged its practice with Mumbai-headquartered Bharucha & Partners, under the new branding Bharucha Singh Mundkur (BSM).

HSA Advocates has promoted Delhi-based associate partners Rahul Talwar and Shreshth Sharma to its partnership.

Samvad Partners has hired ex J Sagar Associates (JSA) Mumbai partner Srabonee Roy as a partner in its Mumbai office.

AZB & Partners has made a massive promotion round of 15 to its partnership, with effect from today.

KKR & Co and Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC) are monetising part of their holdings in India’s largest mortgage lender, Housing Development Finance Corporation, through secondary market transactions, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the matter told ET. The transaction woul...

“Samara buys majority in skin-care brand Nature’s Essence: Established in 1998, NEPL is among the leaders in the skin-whitening market, competing with companies such as Dabur, VLCC and Patanjali,” reported The Economic Times , about the deal by way of subscription and transfer of equity shares of NE...

LetsTransport, a tech-enabled logistics marketplace for intra-city deliveries, has raised Rs 100 crore (around $13.5 million) in a fresh funding round jointly led by Chinese conglomerate Fosun RZ Capital and strategic investment firm Bertelsmann India Investments, as reported by VC Circle . Desai &#...

T alwar Thakore & Associates has promoted two of its managing associates to counsel, and three associates to managing associate, following its partner promotion of P Ram Kumar last week. The new counsel are: Neville Golwalla (GLC Mumbai, 2007) Neville has been an integral part of the firm’s cor...

Trilegal has promoted six of its lawyers to its equity partnership, more than at any point in its history, growing to a total partnership size of 50.*

Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan (LKS) is closing its three-year-old London office, after the UK’s negotiations to leave the European Union (EU) have proved more hairy than anyone could have anticipated.

Auto components maker Minda Industries is merging with Harita Seating Systems in a share swap deal. “The Uno Minda group flagship would also get 51% stake in Harita Fehrer, HSSL’s JV with Fehrer Automotive GmbH, which is a major player in the automotive seating business in Europe,” reported the Time...