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• Amarchand and Luthra lead league table of Indian dealmakers in the first quarter of 2012

  Apr 27 2012 A league table of dealmakers in the Indian legal services market has put Amarchand Mangaldas Suresh A Shroff & Co and Luthra & Luthra at the top of the list - each... more

• AZB makes an internal partner promotion in Delhi

  Mar 19 2012 AZB & Partners has promoted corporate senior associate Debashish Sankhari to its partnership, bringing the Delhi office to 18 partners. Sankhari commented on the... more

• Top indian law firms compared: Amarchand & Mangaldas and AZB & Partners

  Mar 15 2012 Here is an interesting article that makes an account of differences between India's top two corporate law firms: Amarchand & Mangaldas and AZB & Partners. Via these... more

• Salaries for Indian graduates double in five years

  Dec 05 2011 There is an interesting account – published in The Lawyer – of the dramatic increase in the salaries paid to graduates in top Indian law firms over the past five... more

• State of play: bribery and corruption in the Indian justice system

  Nov 18 2011 Seminars on bribery and corruption in the Indian justice system were held in Mumbai and Delhi last month. The seminars examined bribery & corruption laws and assessed... more

• The legal services market in India - bird's eye view

  Nov 15 2011 Here is a very interesting article providing a kind of anatomy of the Indian legal services market, ad touching upon the major players, changes, and the nature of the... more

• ALMT Legal adds a partner in London and one in Delhi

  Aug 12 2011 ALMT Legal has boosted its partnership team with the hire of two new partners. M&A and private equity specialist Garima Basu joins the firm from her independent... more

• Amarchand Mangaldas takes top spot in Indian corporate law ranking

  Jul 12 2011 RSG India Law Centre’s annual survey of the top 40 Indian corporate law firms has reached its conclusion. Amarchand Mangaldas remained in first place as India’s top... more

• AZB & Partners appoint new CEO

  Jul 05 2011 AZB & Partners has beefed up its management team with the appointment of senior partner Abhijit Joshi to the newly created chief executive officer (CEO) role. In the... more

• AZB and Khaitan advise on $50m Indian agrochemical deal

  Jun 20 2011 AZB & Partners and Khaitan & Co have taken lead roles on the acquisition of 42.2 per cent of Mumbai-based agrochemical manufacturer Sabero Organics Gujarat Limited by... more

• ALB Law Awards: Amarchand, AZB and Talwar Thakore take top honours

  Jun 08 2011 Amarchand & Mangaldas has been chosen as the ‘Indian Deal Firm of the Year’ for 2011 at ALB SE Asia 2011 Law Awards. Amarchand & Mangaldas took the award for ‘Debt... more

• AZB, Anderson Mori and JSA advise Kokuyo on $79.78 million stationary company acquisition

  Jun 01 2011 Japan's Kokuyo S&T Co. will acquire 50.3 percent stake in stationary products maker, Camlin for estimated Rs. 360 crore ($79.78 million). Japanese firm, Anderson... more

• AZB, Amarchand, Simpson Thacher and Wadia Gandhy advise on KKR, IFC investment in Magma Fincorp

  May 31 2011 Global investment firm, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) are investing Rs. 440 crore ($ 100 million) in Kolkata-based... more

• AZB and Amarchand act on $150 million (Rs.670 crore) power investmenr

  May 17 2011 Private equity Warburg Pincus has invested around $150 million (Rs.670 crore) in Diligent Power Private Limited (DPPL) to enable the Dainik Bhaskar group’s power... more

• Khaitan, AZB and Morrison on Krosaki’s acquisition of 51 percent shares in Tata Refractories

  May 17 2011 Tata Steel has sold its 51 per cent stake in group company Tata Refractories to Nippon Steel's associate Krosaki Harima Corporation (KHC) for Rs. 576.3 crore ($ 128... more

• Clifford Chance leads $1.5b Indian energy deal

  Apr 25 2011 Clifford Chance has taken a leading role on Vedanta Resources’ $1.5 billion stock purchase of Cairn Energy’s India business. Under the deal, Vedanta will buy a 10.4... more

• AZB and Blake Lapthorn advise on Rs. 65 crore tech deal

  Feb 11 2011 R Systems International Limited, an Indian company engaged in providing outsourced product development has acquired UK based Computaris for Rs. 65 crore (£9 million).... more

• AZB, JSA and Clifford Chance advise Bayer on Indian JV with Cadila Healthcare

  Feb 11 2011 Cadila Healthcare Limited (a part of the Zydus group) has entered into an equal joint venture with Bayer HealthCare (a unit of Bayer AG) to form Bayer Zydus Pharma... more

• Indian firm AZB in hiring spree

  Feb 09 2011 Indian firm AZB & Partners has hired 26 new lawyers, including fresh graduates, in an effort to bolster its ranks. In the past six months the firm lost key alliances... more

• AZB, JSA and Clifford Chance lead JV deal between Bayer and Cadila Healthcare

  Feb 07 2011 Cadila Healthcare Limited (a part of the Zydus group) has entered into an equal joint venture with Bayer HealthCare (a unit of Bayer AG) to form Bayer Zydus Pharma... more

• Hemant Sahai Associates and AZB advise micro-pension deal

  Feb 07 2011 Michael & Susan Dell Foundation have invested in the micro pension sector through Invest India Micro Pension Services Private Limited (IIMPS). Hemant Sahai... more

• Clifford Chance and AZB end alliance in India

  Jan 22 2011 The alliance between Clifford Chance and India's AZB & Partners has been brought to an end. The "best friends" referral agreement was commenced just two years ago,... more

• Indian firm RDA Legal rebrands as PXV Law Partners

  Jan 18 2011 PXV Law Partners (PXV) formerly known as RDA Legal has changed its name. It is a three year old firm and has started an office in Mumbai and inducted three partners... more

• AZB Bangalore merger Anup Shah to go independent again

  Dec 25 2010 One-and-a-half years after merging with Anup S Shah law firm in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai, AZB & Partners and Anup Shah and his firm have decided to part ways... more

• AZB and Amarchand advise Axis Bank’s acquisition of Enam’s financial services business for $450 million

  Nov 26 2010 Axis Bank Limited has acquired the investment banking and broking units of Enam Securities Private Limited for Rs. 2,070 crore ($450 million). Amarchand advised... more

• Amarchand and AZB advise FedEx to acquire AFL India to boost delivery networks

  Nov 11 2010 Federal Express International Corporation (FedEx) has bought over AFL Private Limited (AFL) and its affiliate Unifreight India Private Limited, to boost up their... more

• AZB and FoxMandal advise Sequoia Capital to invest $15 million in biopharmaceutical company Celon

  Nov 02 2010 Sequoia has invested Rs. 70 crore ($15 million) in a Hyderabad based biopharmaceutical company Celon Laboratories Limited (Celon). Sequoia thus acquires 33 percent of... more

• AZB and SRGR advise Centre for Sight hospitals to raise $11 million

  Oct 27 2010 Matrix Partners India Investment Holdings has invested Rs. 50 crore ($11 million) in New Delhi based Centre for Sight Private Limited, a hospital with specialization... more

• ET honours Zia Mody with Businesswoman of the Year award

  Oct 12 2010 Founding Partner of AZB & Partners, Zia Mody has been announced as the recipient of the Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence as the Businesswoman of the... more

• AZB and JSA assists American Tower Corporation to acquire Essar Telecom for Rs.2,100 crore

  Aug 23 2010 American Tower Corporation (ATC) has acquired Essar Telecom Infrastructure Private Limited (ETIPL) wholly, with a 100 percent equity acquisition, amounting to Rs.... more

• AZB buys Turkish cosmetic companies for Dabur

  Aug 09 2010 Dabur has acquired a 100 percent stake in three Turkish companies belonging to the Hobi Group comprising of Hobi Kozmetik Imalat Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi; Zeki... more

• AZB, Amarchand and Clifford Chance advise Embassy Group on 2400 crore IPO

  Jul 27 2010 The Bangalore based real estate company, Embassy Property Developers Ltd. (Embassy) had filed for a Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and... more

• Amarchand and AZB on Actis and Khazanah’s $180 million investment in IDFC

  Jul 14 2010 Malaysian Sovereign wealth fund Khazanah along with Actis have invested Rs. 840 crore ($ 180 million) in IDFC. AZB & Partners advised Khazanah group with Partner... more

• AZB, Luthra and Jones Day advise on Ind Barath Power Infra IPO

  Jul 06 2010 AZB & Partners, Luthra & Luthra and Jones Day have advised on the initial public offering (IPO) of Ind Barath Power Infra Limited. more

• AZB & Amarchand help Sumitomo Mitsui buy 1366 crore stake in Kotak

  Jul 01 2010 Kotak Mahindra Bank (Kotak) has announced that it has agreed to sell a 4.5 percent stake to Japanese banking giant Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC). more

• AZB wins Chambers Asia; Poovayya is 'Rising Star' in Legal Alliance Summit

  May 05 2010 AZB & Partners has won the award for the Best National Law Firm in the India category at the Chambers Asia Law Awards, held on May 1 in Singapore. AZB was created when... more

• Herbert Smith, Linklaters join India's AZB on Bharti Airtel bid

  Feb 19 2010 Herbert Smith and Linklaters have won roles alongside India’s AZB & Partners on Indian company Bharti Airtel’s $10.7bn (£6.8bn) bid for the African business of Kuwaiti... more

• Clifford Chance offers training courses to Indian ally AZB

  Oct 13 2009 AZB & Partners, Clifford Chance’s Indian best friend, is sending four associates from from Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore for training at the magic circle firm’s European... more

• Indian law firms join forces to take on global rivals

  Sep 14 2009 Indian law firms gear up for an entry of big foreign law firms. Mumbai-based law firm AZB & Partners acquired Bangalore’s real estate firm Anup S Shah. Later this... more

• AZB & Partners acquires Bangalore-based Anup S. Shah Law Firm

  Jul 28 2009 Mumbai law firm AZB & Partners, Indian ally of Clifford Chance, has bought Bangalore-based Anup S. Shah Law Firm in a move to strengthen its operations in southern... more

• Clifford Chance signs best friends agreement with India's AZB

  Jan 15 2009 Clifford Chance has signed a best friends agreement with major Indian firm AZB. The magic circle firm is putting a strong strategic emphasis on the Asian markets after... more

• Clifford Chance eyeing Indian firm AZB & Partners

  Dec 23 2008 Clifford Chance is in tie-up talks with Indian firm AZB & Partners. The union with the Mumbai-based law firm would involve client referrals, consultation, and joint... more