Law Firm League Tables

Financial Year (March-end)
2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22
All Firms

Gunderson Dettmer
US international law firm
Core India Group Partners Ferish Patel (Singapore), Jonathan Pentzien (Singapore), Steve Baglio (New York and Singapore), Ward Breeze (New York and Singapore),
David Sharrow (New York)
Number of India-related arbitrations in H1 2018 0
(headcounts dated 30 June 2018)
Corporate M&A Private Equity / VC Both

M&A + PE/VC table 2020-21

Deal
Count

Deal
Values
($m)

$1bn+
count

$200m+
count

$50m+
count

$10m+
count

<$10m
count

7964132

#

Deal

Client

Lawyers
(show associates)

Other
firms

Deal
Value
($m)

Date

Sub category

Unacademy $50m stake increaseDragoneer
Tiger		IndusLaw
Bharucha and Partners
Nishith Desai Associates		50Jan 2021
Unacademy mega fundraise into two billiion dollar valuation territoryDragoneer
Tiger Global		IndusLaw
Bharucha & Partners
Nishith Desai Associates
General Atlantic		Dec 2020
Retains Zomato in $660m round investors foreignsTiger GlobalJonathan Pentzien, David He, Soo Guo Kai,IndusLaw
L&L Partners
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
AZB & Partners
Khaitan & Co
Sidley Austin		660Dec 2020
$160m Series J: Zomato, Tiger, MacRitchieTiger GlobalJonathan Pentzien, David He, Soo Guo Kai,IndusLaw
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
AZB & Partners		160Sep 2020
3rd time Zetwerk in $21m Series CGreenoaks
Lightspeed		Samvad Partners
Algo Legal		21Jun 2020
Foreigns $60m Series B Khatabook from Facebook co founders B CapKhatabookDavid He, Greg Volkmar, Zahrah Devji, Lauren Fleming,Khaitan & Co
Algo Legal
J Sagar Associates (JSA)
Ropes & Gray		60May 2020
S $13m Series B deal biz travel SAAS start Itilite TechGreenoaks CapitalRajaram Legal
Goodwin Procter		13Apr 2020