List of M&A Firms and Lawyers

This blog is inscribed by Disha Chaturvedi, Research Assistant at National Centre for Mergers and Acquisitions Laws, Law Essentials and a student at DSNLU, Vishakapatnam. 

1. AZB & Partners –

Achievements- 

• Received M&A law firm of the year in India by Corporate Intl Global Awards Winner” 2020.
• 2018 - Ranked ‘tier 1 firm’ for M&A by Asian Legal Business.
• 2019 - Awarded in the category of M&A by Business Law journal.

Key clients - Tata Group, HDFC, Bharti Airtel, Reliance

Famous M&A Deals – 

• 2018- IDFC Bank merger with capital first. 
• 2017- Idea’s merger with Vodafone. 
• 2019 and 2018 - Acquisition of Bhushan Steel by Tata Steel through the IBC process.

2. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas – 

Achievements- 

• 2019 – Received best M&A deal in the ALB India LAw awards for AION Capital Partners and JSW Steel’s Acquisition of Monnet Ispat.
• 2018 - Awarded the ‘M&A deal of the year: South Asia’ at the Asian Legal Awards for Walmart’s acquisition of Flipkart.
• 2016 - Awarded ‘M&A Deal of the Year: Energy’ for Tata’s Acquisition of Welspun Rene

Key Clients- BlackRock group, Tatas capital, ICCI, Kotak Mahindra, Axis Bank, etc.

Famous M&A Deals – 

• Walmart’s acquisition of Flipkart.
• 2019 - Acquisition of Essar steel by ArcelorMittal.
• 2018 - Restro Power Ventures’ purchase of Ostro Energy - the biggest acquisition deal in the renewable energy sector.

3. Khaitan and Co.-

Achievements- 

• 2020 – Received award for top tier firm by the “International Financial Law Review” for Merger and Acquisition.
• 2019 – Awarded in the category of the Largest merger and acquisition law firm of the year in IDEX Legal Awards.
• ‘Firm of the Year 2017 – India’ in mergers and acquisitions category, in the Asian-Mena Counsel awards.

Key Clients- Harley Davidson India, LN Bangur Group, I Gate, Nippon Life, Blackstone, Vedanta resources, etc.

Famous M&A Deals – 

it has advised/acted in the following cases related to M&A

• 2018- Flipkart group comprising, inter alia, of Flipkart, Myntra, Jabong, and PhonePe sale to Walmart. 
• 2016 - Aircel merger with reliance 
• 2015- Acquisition of free charge by the snap deal

4. S&R Associates- 

Achievements-

• Asia Pacific 2020- Ranked as Top Tier Firm in Corporate M&A
• Asia Legal Awards,2017 – M&A Deal of the Year
• India League Tables,2019 – Ranked 6th in M&A

Famous M&A Deals –

• Advised ArcelorMittal in its joint bid with Nippon Steel, for Essar Steel India Limited. - 2019
• Make My Trip’s acquisition of Ibibo – 2016

5. Shardul Amarchand & Mangaldas-

Achievements-

• 2019- Business Law Journal – Best M&A Deal of the year for Walmart’s acquisition of Flipkart. 
• India league tables – Ranked 1 in Deal count and Deal value in Merger market
• 2017- Received National Law Firm of the Year award in Asia-Pacific Awards
• 2016 – Received M&A Law Firm of the Year by Idexlaw.

Key Clients - Microsoft, State Bank of India, standard chartered bank, Vodafone, Facebook, etc.

Famous M&A Deals – 

It has advised/acted in the following cases related to M&A

• 2019 – Merger of Baroda, Vijaya and Dena bank
• 2018 – Walmart Acquisition of Flipkart 
• 2019 - Merger of Gruh Bandhan finance bank with Argus

6. Trilegal – 

Achievements- 

• 2019 – Ranked 7th in top 10 M&A Law Firms by RSG Report
• Ranked Tier 1 Law firm by Asian Law Business
• 2018 – Recieved Best law firm in M&A by India Business Law Journal 

Key Clients – Tata power, Standard Chartered and Mumbai international airport.

Famous M&A Deals – 

It has advised/acted in the following cases related to M&A

• Ultratech Cement’s acquisition of Binani Cement

7. J Sagar Associates-

Achievements- 

• M&A Law Firm of the Year  in BW Legal Leaders Awards 
• 2018 - Ranked 3rd by Thomson Reuters by deal count in M&A deals.

Famous M&A Deals – 

It has advised/acted in the following cases related to M&A

• 2019 - Indiabulls and Blackstone

8. L&L Partners-

Achievements- 

• 2019 – Received ‘M&A Deal of the Year’ by International Financial Law Review
• India Business Law Journal’s 2019 – Best overall Law Firm

Key Clients – Ascott, Tata Group, Essel Group, JSN Steel, etc.

Famous M&A Deals – 

it has advised/acted in the following cases related to M&A-

• 2019 - JSW Steel Limited’s acquisition of Bhushan Steel.
• 2018 - IHH Healthcare’s acquisition of Fortis Healthcare.
• 2016 - DISH TV merger with Videocon D2H

9. Nishith Desai Associates- 

Achievements- 

• 2019 - Ranked Tier 1, in corporate M&A by Legal 500 Asia Pacific.
• 2015 – Received M&A deal of the year (Domestic)

Famous M&A Deals – 

It has advised/acted in the following cases related to M&A

• 2019 – Sale of Euro Kids International to KKR and Co.
• 2018 - Bharti Infratel-Indus Tower mergers
• 2017 – Zensar’s purchase of US-based supply chain management firm, Keystone Logics.
• 2016 – Birla Corp. acquisition of acquisition of Reliance Cement.

10.  Platinum Partners –

Achievements- 

• Chambers and Partners 2019 – Received Band 2 in Corporate M&A
• Ranked 16 in 2017 M&A league tables by Mergermarket.

Famous M&A Deals – 

It has advised/acted in the following cases related to M&A

• 2019- Acquisition of Arysta life science by UPL Corporation
• 2018 - WPP’s acquisition of digitally-led creative agency, The Glitch
• 2016 - HP’s sale to Blackstone

11. Indus Law Firm 

Achievements-

• Received Awards from Venture Intelligence many times for, M&A;
• Received recognition from Legal 500 Asia Pacific for M&A in - 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Key Clients - Olacabs.com, Mahindra Group, Myntra, redBus, Snapdeal.com, Cipla Limited, CSS Corp, Yes Bank

Famous M&A Deals – 

it has advised/acted in the following cases related to M&A

• 2016 - Emvantage Payments Private Limited’s acquisition by Amazon
• 2016 - Acquisition Project of SunEdsion
• Acquisition of Studyplaces.com by Educomp Solutions

12. Fox Mandal –

Key Clients - Alcatel India Limited, Ansal Housing & Construction Ltd, Jindal Thermal Power Corporation (JTPC), Posco – India Private Limited, I.T.C. Limited, Citigroup, Skoda Auto India Private Limited, Kamath Group of Hotels, Navratna Energy Cables Private Limited, Saladino Continental Private Limited (Modi Group), Tata AIG, Max New York Life insurance Co. Ltd.

Famous M&A Deals – 

• It has advised/acted in the following cases related to M&A
• Acquisition of Allied Domecq Spirits and Wines, India by Fortune Brands USA.
• Acquisition and subscription of equity of Noida Cyberpark Pvt. Ltd. by Citigroup.
• Merger in Park Hotel Group

Famous Lawyers dealing with M&A - 

1. Anand Pathak-

• Currently employed at P&A law offices, and has more than 25 years of experience
• Represented clients in proceedings before the CCI, CLAT and the Supreme Court of India, including Apple Inc, MCX-SX, Financial Technologies (India) Limited, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Daiichi Sankyo, Eli Lilly, General Motors, Bull Machines, Ericsson, Amazon, Super Cassettes and DLF Limited.
• Received Best M&A Lawyer in India in 2008 , India M&A Legal Counsel of the Year in 2009 & India M&A Lawyer of the Year in 2011 and 2012

2. Aparajit Bhattacharya-

• Sr. Partner in HSA Advocates, and has been practicing for more than a decade.
• Received - Leading Lawyer in Corporate Commercial/M&A by Legal 500 (Asia Pacific) in 2016. 
• Leading Indian M&A corporate lawyer by Chambers Asia 2010, Chambers Asia 2011 and by Chambers Global. 

3. Bomi Daruwala-

• Currently heads Mumbai Office of Vaish Associates and has 30 years of experience.
• Received – ‘Leading Lawyer’ in Corporate/ M&A by Asia law Leading Lawyers 2018.
• Leading practitioner in the Corporate/ M&A practice areas by Chambers and Partners (2018).
• Leading practitioner in the Corporate/ M&A practice areas Asia Pacific Guide and Asia Pacific Legal 500 (2018).

4. Diljit Titus-

• Founding partner of Titus & Co. and has more than 28 years of experience.
• Ranked - “Leading Lawyer” in Project Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions by Asialaw Leading Lawyer Survey for the years 2000 through 2016.
• “Recommended Individual” in Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions and Project Finance by Which Lawyer?
• “Leading Individual” for sixteen consecutive years by Asia Pacific Legal 500 in infrastructure and Corporate/ Mergers and Acquisitions 

5. Himanshu Narayan- 

• Currently working as Partner in Dua Associates
• Featured as leading lawyer in Corporate and M&A by Asialaw

6. Rohit Kochhar – 

• The Chairman & Managing Partner at Kochhar & Co
• Received - Distinct recognition by Legal 500 and named him in the Elite “Leading Lawyers” for corporate and M&A in Asia-Pacific region.
• International Council of Jurists Award “distinctive accomplishment in the areas of corporate law and legal entrepreneurship”.