Deals round-up of more than a dozen recent instructions.

Amarchand Mangaldas maintained status quo as project finance leader for the third year running and reported a greater overall deal revenue since last year, according to data provider dealogic’s year end table for 2013.

Fortune Financial Services will be acquired by billionaire Sudhir Valia in a Rs 55 crore open offer, who is also acquiring Mumbai-based brokerage Antique Stock Broking and two subsidiaries for Rs 30 crore, as reported by Hindu Business Line . A Desai Diwanji Mumbai team led by partner Srishti Ojha, ...

Desai & Diwanji advised Indore-based steroids manufacturer Symbiotec Pharmalab and shareholders in the Rs 292 crore ($48m) PE investment by Actis Medal Sports, advised by Platinum Partners.

Trilegal advised the Tata Group’s power utility Tata Power in buying AES Saurashtra wind farms from the US-based private power producer AES Corporation which was advised by Desai & Diwanji. Trilegal Delhi partner Charandeep Kaur with senior associates Ramakant Rai and Anuja Tiwari and associate...

Desai & Diwanji has acted for US NASDAQ-listed Philadelphia-headquartered bank Customers Bancorp, which invested $22m in Religare Enterprises that was assisted by AZB & Partners in Delhi. This was Desai & Diwanji’s first instruction for Customers Bancorp, which bought a 5 per cent sta...

Desai & Diwanji advised Mumbai-based infrastructure company Shapoorji Pallonji Group as Bharucha & Partners advised Malaysia-based IJM Corporation in jointly selling 74 per cent equity in their Tamil Nadu highway expansion project concessionaire Trichy Tollway (TTPL) to Macquarie SBI Infra...

Desai & Diwanji advised Delhi-based Ozone Ayurvedics and its parent Ozone UK in selling off India’s second largest skin-care brand “Nomarks” to Bajaj Corp, which was advised by Khaitan & Co, for Rs 150 crore ($22.7m) according to the Economic Times . Desai & Diwanji Mumbai partner Vih...

Desai & Diwanji advised ICICI Securities and a number of acquirers in the open offer of Delhi-based non-banking financial institution Intec Capital. India Business Excellence Fund, which is taking a preferential allotment of Intec shares, was represented by Amarchand Mangaldas on the initial st...

Desai & Diwanji advised auto parts maker Amtek Auto, which bought 51.2 per cent in the Jamshedpur-based JMT Auto for Rs 110 crore ($18.4m), according to VCCircle . JMT Auto was advised by Amicus. Desai & Diwanji Gurgaon-based partner Raghav Mathur assisted by senior associates Nikhil Sachd...

Desai Diwanji, Freshfields, Linklaters, TTA sold German machining company to India auto maker

Desai Diwanji, Freshfields, Linklaters, TTA sold German machining company to India auto maker

Amarchand Mangaldas, Desai & Diwanji, Luthra & Luthra and Linklaters are advising Fortis Healthcare on its institutional placement programme (IPP) that could raise up to $58m (Rs 320 crore). Amarchand capital markets partner Yash Ashar in Mumbai acted for Fortis, while Luthra & Luthra...

Desai & Diwanji has announced the promotion of five associate partners to partner in Mumbai yesterday.

Big project M&A in the project space with Desai & Diwanji and Amarchand, while a project finance take-out scheme keeps Dhir busy.

Dua Associates v Saikrishna in trademarks; PXV, Desai & Diwanji in PE.

We know what Desai & Diwanji, HSA Advocates, I&S Associates, AZB & Partners, Fox Mandal and KS Partners and others did this month.

Desai & Diwanji has promoted five associate partners to salaried partner level in the National Capital Region (NCR) following the recent loss of its office head and up to eight associates in Delhi.

Amarchand Mangaldas topped the 2012 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) India rankings released by data provider mergermarket, in terms of advising on the biggest value M&As in 2012. In terms of the total number of M&A deals advised on, Amarchand was runners up to third-time leader Desai & Diwanji.

Amarchand Mangaldas acts on a hoard of financings, while Luthra & Luthra sticks to the markets. Also in this deal round-up: JSA, Crawford, Tatva, AZB, Kochhar, Desai & Diwanji, Trilegal, Linklaters, Clifford Chance, Jones Day, Allen & Overy, Milbank, and other foreign firms..