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I, Lawbot? Cyril Amarchand first Indian law firm to adopt artificial intelligence

January 31, 2017, 7:21 am
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Disruptive technologies are increasingly influencing industries around the world, and the legal profession is no exception. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has announced that it will deploy artificial intelligence software, making it the first Indian law firm to do so. The firm will tie up with Canada-based technology company Kira Systems with a view to providing legal services more efficiently and accurately to its clients. Kira is a software that uses artificial intelligence to identify, analyse and extract clauses and other information from contracts and other types of legal documents. It includes integrated machine learning models for a range of transaction requirements, […]

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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas to review Infosys corporate governance standards

February 9, 2017, 9:03 pm
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Infosys has recently appointed Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas to review its governance standards. At a time when the Tata-Mistry battle is exploding, Infosys has been recently in the news more than usual, and for somewhat (brewing) similar reasons. Infosys founders N.R. Narayana Murthy, Kris Gopalakrishnan and Nandan Nilekani, had written to the Infosys board in January expressing concerns about CEO Vishal Sikka’s compensation and the severance package offered to two former official, ex-CEO Rajiv Bansal and former General Counsel David Kennedy. Other issues include induction of Punit Sinha, wife of Union minister Jayant Sinha,  as an independent director on the board. Sikka’s annual compensation was raised to […]

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Jupiter Law, CAM on JTEKT Corp’s acquisition of stake in Sona Koyo for 420 crore

February 14, 2017, 11:49 pm
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JTEKT Corporation, an existing shareholder of Sona Koyo Steering Systems Limited (SKSSL), has entered into an agreement to acquire the 25.12% stake presently held by Sona Group in SKSSL for a total consideration of Rs. 419.28 crore. Deal JTEKT acquires Sona Group’s 25.12% stake in SKSSL Value 419.28 crore Sector Automobile Manufacturing Deal Type M&A Law Firms Jupiter Law Partners – JTEKT, Nishumura & Asahi – JTEKT (foreign counsel); Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas – Sona Group Partners/Heads Jupiter Law Partners – Jagvir Singh, Debashish Sankhari and Madhular Tomar; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas – Gautam Gandotra, Bharat Budholia Jupiter Law Partners acted for JTEKT through a team […]

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[Exclusive]: CAM strikes back, poaches AZB Corporate Partner Rishi Gautam

February 21, 2017, 2:22 am
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AZB & Partners Corporate Partner Rishi Gautam has resigned from the firm and will be joining Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, according to authoritative sources. After Zia Mody hired several of Cyril Shroff’s partners last year, this year Cyril Shroff, has poached Gautam to join his corporate team in Mumbai. Update: Confirming Gautam’s resignation, AZB Managing Partner Zia Mody, said, “Rishi will be moving on from AZB. We wish him all the very best going forward.” Cyril Shroff was not available for comment at the time of publishing the story. A graduate of National Law School of India University, Bangalore, Gautam started […]

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Trilegal, CAM, Tatva, BMR act on RMZ Group-My Home Group JV

March 21, 2017, 12:26 am
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Real estate developer RMZ Corp has entered into a joint venture with the Hyderabad-based My Home Group to develop premium commercial office space in the city. Deal My Home Group enters into a JV with RMZ Group Value Over $1 billion Sector Real Estate Deal Type JV Law Firms Trilegal-My Home Group; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (Corporate aspects), Tatva Legal (Real Estate aspects) & BMR Legal (Tax aspects)- RMZ Group Partners/Heads  Trilegal-Pavan Kumar; CAM-Reeba Chacko Trilegal advised My Home Group through a team led by Partner Pavan Kumar, Senior Associate Dennis John and Associate John Mathew. RMZ Group was advised by Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas […]

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#NCLT: Debtors rendered remediless on application by operational creditors under IBC

March 27, 2017, 5:17 am
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The Mumbai Bench of the NCLT has recently passed an order admitting an insolvency petition which highlights a (possible) serious lacunae in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code). Essar Projects India Ltd. (Essar), represented by Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, had filed a suit against MCL Global Steel Pvt. Ltd. (MCL) in its capacity as an operational creditor, under Sections 8 & 9 of the Code read along with Rule 6 of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy (Application to Adjudicating Authority) Rules, 2016 for initiation of corporate insolvency resolution process. An aggregate disputed amount of ₹9,10,60,788 remained unpaid by MCL to Essar, […]

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[Breaking] Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas makes 21 Partners; Takes Partner Count to 100

March 28, 2017, 6:33 am
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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has promoted twenty one (21) of its lawyers to partnership with effect from April 1, 2017. This takes the total number of partners at the firm to 100 across its 6 offices.  Out of the list of 21 lawyers, who have been promoted, only 3 are women lawyers. The maximum number of lawyers in the list are from NUJS, Kolkata (with six lawyers) followed by  NLSIU, Bangalore. Below is the list:  Corporate Manita Doshi, Ahmedabad – GNLU (2009) Manu Varghese, Mumbai – NUJS (2007) Pranay Chandran, Mumbai – NLSIU (2007) Rishi Gautam, Mumbai – NLSIU (2001) – Moved from […]

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[Exclusive]: Cyril Amarchand hires another AZB lawyer Manan Mehta

March 29, 2017, 7:33 am
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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has poached another lawyer from AZB & Partners. Earlier the firm had hired Rishi Gautam as Partner, and this time it is Manan Mehta. Mehta would be joining Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas as a Partner, according to sources. Confirming the news about his exit, AZB Managing Partner Zia Mody said, “We wish Manan all the very best.” Cyril Shroff was not available for comment at the time of publishing the story. Manan joined AZB & Partners in 2011, prior to which he was working at Crawford Bayley & Co. Cyril Amarchand yesterday announced its bumper promotions and made […]

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AZB, CAM, Khaitan, White & Case on Fairfax’s $385 million investment in GVK Group

April 2, 2017, 11:16 pm
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FIH Mauritius Investments Limited (FIHM), a Fairfax group entity, has acquired 33% equity share capital of Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), a GVK group company, and another 5% of the airport from Flughafen Zürich AG. Deal FIHM acquires 38% in Bangalore Airport Value USD 385 million Deal type M&A Sector Civil Aviation- Airport Law Firms FIHM- AZB & Partners ; BIAL-Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Flughafen Zürich AG – Khaitan & Co and White & Case Partners/ Heads  AZB – Ashwin Ramanathan FIHM, the acquirer was advised by AZB & Partners through a team led by Partner Ashwin Ramanathan along with Associates Shivanand Nayak and Abhishek Banerji. GVK had said […]

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Ex-Cyril Amarchand Partner Ashish Jejurkar joins Japanese law firm

April 9, 2017, 7:28 pm
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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas former Partner Ashish Jejurkar has joined Japanese law firm Atsumi & Sakai. He has joined the firm as an Of Counsel. Jejurkar had resigned from Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas in December 2016 to move to Japan with his family. He was part of the firm’s General Corporate team with focus on Mergers & Acquisitions (including Public M&A), Private Equity, Regulatory and Restructuring. Ashish completed his LLM from the University of Mumbai, and is also a qualified solicitor. He has previously worked at Luthra & Luthra and Little & Co.  

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CAM, Khaitan, Torys act on CPPIB investment in Phoenix Mills unit

April 9, 2017, 10:21 pm
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Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Phoenix Mills have formed a strategic investment platform to develop, own and operate retail-led mixed-use developments across the country. CPPIB will initially own 30 per cent of the platform with an equity commitment of around Rs 724 crore. CPPIB plans to invest around Rs 1,600 crore, in multiple tranches, to own up to 49 per cent stake, reported Business Standard. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acted as Indian legal advisors for CPPIB with a team led by Partner Shagoofa Khan while Torys LLP acted as International legal advisors and the team was led by Partner Jared Fontaine. Khaitan & Co advised Phoenix with a […]

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Luthra, CAM, DSK, Khaitan lead on True North acquisition of Religare Health Insurance

April 10, 2017, 10:49 pm
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Religare Enterprises Ltd is selling its entire 80% stake in Religare Health Insurance Co to a consortium of investors led by private equity firm True North. This deal values Religare Health Insurance Company Limited at Rs. 1300 crores. Dalmia Group is also one of the investors and part of the consortium. Luthra & Luthra advised Religare as the lead counsel with a team led by Partner Alina Arora along with Senior Associate Samarth Gupta and Associates Apurva Zutshi and Parth Singh. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas also assisted Religare on the diligence related aspects of the deal with a team lead by Partners Radhika Gaggar and […]

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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Mumbai Partner Niloufer Lam quits

April 11, 2017, 2:10 am
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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Mumbai Banking and Debt Capital Partner Niloufer Lam has resigned from the firm. Confirming her decision to resign, Managing Partner Cyril Shroff, commented, “We wish her well in future.” Niloufer had joined Amarchand Mangaldas in 2010. Prior to that, she was working at Bank of America Merrill as Senior Advisor. She had previously worked at Morgan Stanley in London, and before that, at Linklaters for almost 10 years. A graduate of London School of Economics, Niloufer is dual qualified to practice both in India and England. At this point, it is not clear if Niloufer will be joining another […]

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DSK, CAM, NDA on True North’s $100 million investment in Home First Finance

April 26, 2017, 3:14 am
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True North has acquired a controlling stake in Home First Finance Company Private Limited (HFFC), a housing finance company engaged in providing affordable housing loans to low and middle income groups for about $100 million (Rs. 667 crore). The transaction is a combination of a fresh issue and a secondary sale. Out of the $100 million, True North will invest about half in the company and the rest will be paid to existing shareholders, reported VCCircle. Deal True North acquires controlling stake in HFFC Value $100 million Deal type M&A Sector Housing finance Law Firms Bessemer Venture Partners – Nishith Desai Associates; […]

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Percival Billimoria of CAM gets corruption charges quashed against Rheinmetall [Read order]

April 27, 2017, 5:08 am
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Arms dealer Abhishek Verma and German military equipment manufacturer Rheinmetall Air Defence AG have been exonerated of corruption charges by a Patiala House court. Verma, Rheinmetall, and two others were charged by the CBI for offences punishable u/s 120B IPC and Section 8 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Rheinmetall had earlier entered into a contract with Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) Kolkata, when it was found that a huge bribe was paid to the then Director General of OFB. Consequently, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had recommended the blacklisting of Rheinmetall. During this process, the CBI claimed that Verma, along with representatives […]

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Cyril Amarchand appoints Komal Gupta as Head of Innovation and AI, Establishes Innovation Lab

May 6, 2017, 5:30 am
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After deploying artificial intelligence software, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, has now appointed Komal Gupta as Head of Innovation & Artificial Intelligence. Innovation has been identified as a key strategic driver by the partnership of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. Commenting on this, Managing Partner Cyril Shroff said, “The firm’s innovation strategy is not simply about ticking boxes with technology, or following the crowd – it recognizes that successful innovation initiatives involve people, culture, clients, and leadership.” A graduate of ILS Law College, Komal has over twelve years of experience in the field of legal operations management, business development and regulatory compliance. Before joining Cyril Amarchand […]

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[Exclusive]: Cyril Amarchand scoops Trilegal’s Disputes Partner Faraz Alam Sagar

May 16, 2017, 6:01 am
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Trilegal Mumbai Disputes Partner Faraz Alam Sagar has resigned from the firm and will be joining Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, according to sources. Confirming his exit, Trilegal Partner Rahul Matthan said, “We wish him well.” However, Cyril Shroff was not available for comment at the time of publishing the story. Sagar had joined Trilegal in 2015 from Economic Laws Practice, where he was an Associate Partner. He has significant experience in the area of investment dispute arbitrations and commercial litigation and has represented a number of domestic and international clients in institutional as well as ad-hoc arbitrations under the rules of almost […]

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S&R, Cyril Amarchand act on largest PE deal in logistics space

May 17, 2017, 12:07 am
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Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Everstone Group’s industrial and logistics real estate development platform, IndoSpace, have formed a joint venture named IndoSpace Core to acquire and develop modern logistics facilities in India, reported Mint. S&R Associates acted for IndoSpace and the team was led by Partners Sandip Bhagat, Rajat Sethi, Sudip Mahapatra, along with Dhruv Nath, Jinaly Dani, Aditya Mohanty, Henna Kapadia and Anita Srinivasan. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised CPPIB with a team led by Shagoofa Khan. The Canadian pension fund will initially commit approximately $500 million and own a significant stake in the proposed joint venture. IndoSpace Capital Asia will manage the new entity. […]

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AZB kick starts TSG practice with Ex-Cyril Amarchand TSG Head Ami Parikh

May 27, 2017, 4:21 am
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AZB & Partners is starting Transaction Support Group practice with former Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas TSG Head Ami Parikh. Ami would be joining the firm as a Partner Confirming the news, AZB Managing Partner Zia Mody said, “AZB is kicking off its TSG practise with Ami at its helm. I am personally convinced it will add significantly to the value proposition we deliver to our clients. We are looking forward to seeing this grow well. We welcome Ami as our partner.” Parikh left Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas in January this year after spending over 10 years at the firm. She was heading the firm’s TSG […]

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Exclusive: Nisha Uberoi to leave AZB for possible move to Trilegal to head their competition law practice

May 30, 2017, 12:48 am
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Nisha Kaur Uberoi has resigned from AZB & Partners and is likely to join Trilegal as Head of Competition Law practice, according to sources. It is understood that Trilegal partnership has triggered the voting process. Interestingly, if Uberoi joins Trilegal partnership, she would be the first woman partner in Mumbai office and fourth in the firm. Other women partners include Charandeep Kaur, Kosturi Ghosh and Upasna Rao. Zia Mody commented: “..Her (Nisha) moving on so quickly is unfortunate. The path forward for the 3 partner AZB competition team of Samir Gandhi, Nisha and Rahul Rai was personally very exciting for me. […]

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