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[Exclusive]: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas makes 4 Equity Partners

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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has recently elevated four of its salaried partners to equity partnership. Equity Partners Indranil Deshmukh Shagoofa Khan Rashmi Pradeep Shishir Vayttaden Commenting on this development, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Managing Partner Cyril Shroff said, “We are delighted with the induction of these equity partners from within the firm. They are of the highest quality and embody our core values. The Core Values being the three C’s – Character, Competence and Commitment.” Indranil is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution Practice. He has extensive experience in a wide range of disputes, both of a general commercial litigation nature as […]

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CAM, IC Universal, Indus, Trilegal lead on ChrysCapital acquisition of stake in Varthana

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ChrysCapital Advisors has acquired a significant minority stake in Thirumeni Finance Pvt. Ltd, a Bengaluru-based non-banking financial company (NBFC) that operates under the name Varthana. Varthana has raised Rs. 350 crore through a combination of a primary raise and secondary stake sales by investors lead by ChrysCapital, along with existing investors, reported Mint. Existing investors of Varthana include Elevar Equity, LGT Venture Philanthropy, Omidyar Network and Kaizen Private Equity. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acted for ChrysCapital Advisors and the team included Partner Akshay Bhat along with Principal Associate Chandan Kota and Associate Krithika Chandrashekharan. IC Universal Legal advised Varthana with a […]

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CAM, NDA lead on Godrej’s 1,000 crore fund raise from GIC firm

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Godrej Properties is raising Rs. 1,000 crore ($150 million) through preferential issue of shares to a Singapore-based GIC-managed investment company, Gamnat Pte. Ltd. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised Godrej Properties with a team led by Partners  Yash Ashar and Nagavalli Gopalakrishna along with Principal Associate S Harish and Associate Amrita Mohan. Nishith Desai Associates acted for Gamnat with a team led by Leaders Nischal Joshipura and Ruchir Sinha along with Senior Associate Shreyas Bhushan. The investment company will have a stake of 5 percent in the company post allotment of shares, reported Business Standard.   Image taken from here.

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Munjal-Burman consortium wins Fortis bid: Veritas and CAM act as legal advisors

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Fortis Healthcare’s board picked the acquisition offer made jointly by Sunil Kant Munjal of Hero Enterprise and the Burman family. The Munjal-Burman consortium outbid TPG-backed Manipal Hospitals, IHH Healthcare, and Radiant Life Care-KKR. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has been advising Fortis Healthcare and the team is led by Managing Partner Cyril Shroff along with Partners Ruetveij Pandya and Nivedita Rao. Veritas Legal and JM Financial are advising the Munjal-Burman consortium. The Munjal-Burman combine has offered to make an upfront equity infusion of Rs 800 crore in Fortis at Rs 167 per share through a preferential allotment and another Rs 1,000 crore through a preferential […]

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[Breaking]: SAM to CAM – Akila Agrawal likely to join Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas Equity Partner Akila Agrawal, who had resigned from the firm in April this year, is likely to join Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, according to authoritative sources. Akila has left Shardul Amarchand early this week. It is understood that she has been put on four months' gardening leave. We have reached out to Pallavi Shroff from Shardul . . . Facebook Comment To read the entire article, get a premium account With a premium account you get: One year of unrestrcited access to previous interviews, columns and articles One year access to all archival material Access to all Bar […]

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ELP, SAM, CAM lead on L Catterton Asia buying 10% stake in Future Lifestyle Fashions

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Singapore-based private equity firm L Catterton Asia is buying a 10% stake in Kishore Biyani-led Future Lifestyle Fashions for approximately Rs. 846 Crores. L Catterton Asia is acquiring the stake in Future Lifestyle through a mix of preferential allotment and secondary purchase of shares. Future Lifestyle is backed by PremjiInvest, which is also offloading stock worth 334 crores, reported VCCircle. Economic Laws Practice advised Future Lifestyle Fashions with a team led by Partners . . . Facebook Comment To read the entire article, get a premium account With a premium account you get: One year of unrestrcited access to previous […]

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[Exclusive]: CAM Delhi Head Percival Billimoria to leave firm for counsel practice

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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Partner and Head of the Delhi practice Percival Billimoria is leaving the firm for counsel practice, according to authoritative sources. Billimoria, who is the Chair of the Disputes, Regulatory, Advocacy and Policy at Cyril Amarchand, planned to exit in line with the prior understanding that he would leave the firm in two years. It is understood that Billimoria will be starting his chamber in August. We have reached out to Billimoria and Cyril Shroff for comment. In June 2016, Billimoria had left AZB & Partners to join Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. He joined the firm as Head – Delhi […]

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[Breaking]: CAM Partner Nivedita Tiwari to join Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas

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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Delhi Corporate Partner Nivedita Tiwari is joining Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, according to sources. Nivedita had resigned from Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas in April this year. She had joined the firm in 2015 from Platinum Partners. The DU graduate had joined Platinum Partners after working with MNK Law Offices for a year. MNK Law Offices was later acquired by Cyril Shroff with three of its Partners Gyanendra Kumar, Anuradha Mukherjee and Srinivas Kilambi joining CAM. However, Srinivas Kilambi has already left the firm. Tiwari also had an 8-year stint at Luthra, which she joined in 2005 from AZB & Partners […]

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S&R, CAM lead on IndusInd Bank acquisition of IL&FS subsidiary

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IndusInd Bank has signed a share purchase agreement with Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Limited, (IL&FS) and other minority shareholders to acquire 100% of IL&FS Securities Services Limited, (ISSL), a subsidiary of IL&FS. S&R Associates acted for IndusInd Bank and the team was led by Partners  Rajat Sethi and Sudip Mahapatra along with Jagriti Mohata, Dhruv Nath, and Akanksha Sharma. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised IL&FS . . . Facebook Comment To read the entire article, get a premium account With a premium account you get: One year of unrestrcited access to previous interviews, columns and articles One year access to all archival material Access […]

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[Exclusive]: Dua Equity Partner Himanshu Narayan to join Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

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Dua Associates Equity Partner Himanshu Narayan is joining Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, according to sources. It is understood that Dua Partner Amarta Roy, who is part of Narayan’s team, is also moving with him. Roy was made partner in 2016. We have reached out to Cyril Shroff, Ranji Dua, and Himanshu Narayan for comment. Narayan joined Dua Associates in 2010 from Amarchand Mangaldas, where he was made equity partner in 2008. He had joined Amarchand Mangaldas in 2006 from Dua Associates. He is a 1995 graduate of National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore. He has over 23 years of experience […]

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Malaysia’s IHH wins Fortis Healthcare bid: Khaitan, Trilegal, Luthra CAM act as legal advisors

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Fortis Healthcare has accepted an investment offer from Malaysia’s IHH Healthcare Bhd, capping a months-long bidding war for control of the firm, reported Mint. IHH will be investing Rs 4,000 crore at Rs 170 per share in Fortis that operates about 30 private hospitals in India. Fortis Healthcare had received 2 binding proposals from IHH and TPG-Manipal consortium and the Board after considering the merits of both the bids and taking into account the recommendation of its Legal Advisors – Luthra & Luthra and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas approved IHH’s offer, according to BSE announcement. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has been advising Fortis […]

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DSK, NDA, CAM lead on NSPIRA $75 million fund raise from Morgan Stanley PE

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NSPIRA Management Services Pvt. Ltd, which offers services in the education sector, has raised $75 million (around Rs. 515 crore) from Morgan Stanley’s private equity arm and mid-market PE firm BanyanTree Capital. NSPIRA would use the fresh capital to fund both its organic and inorganic growth plans, reported VCCircle. DSK Legal acted as the legal counsel for Nspira and the team was led by Partners Partner Satish Kishanchandani and Hemang Parekh along with Principal Associate Anupam Shukla and Senior Associate Ishita Luthra. Nishith Desai Associates acted as counsel to Morgan Stanley PE and the team was led by Leaders Karan Kalra, Pratibha […]

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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas hires SAM’s Mukul Sharma as Partner in Delhi

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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas Principal Associate Mukul Sharma has joined Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas as a Partner in Delhi. He will be part of the firm's Corporate team. On Mukul Sharma’s appointment Managing Partner, Cyril Shroff said, “We welcome Mukul to the firm and are confident that he will add to the corporate offering at the Delhi office.” Sharma is a 2008 graduate of National Law School of India University, Bangalore. He started his career with AZB & Partners . . . Facebook Comment To read the entire article, get a premium account With a premium account you get: One year of […]

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SAM, Platinum CAM lead on TPG Capital acquisition of stake in Sai Life Sciences

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TPG Capital has acquired a significant minority stake in Hyderabad-based Sai Life Sciences TPG will acquire the 33% stake held by Tata Capital and pump in some fresh money into the company in the form of growth capital, reported ET. Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas acted for TPG Capital the team was led . . . Facebook Comment To read the entire article, get a premium account With a premium account you get: One year of unrestrcited access to previous interviews, columns and articles One year access to all archival material Access to all Bar & Bench reports Register Already a subscriber […]

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Akila Agrawal joins CAM today as Equity Partner and Head of M&A Practice

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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has appointed former Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas Equity Partner Akila Agrawal as Equity Partner and Head of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice. She resigned from Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas in April this year. Akila would be working closely with Reeba Chacko Partner & Head of firm’s Corporate practice and . . . Facebook Comment To read the entire article, get a premium account With a premium account you get: One year of unrestrcited access to previous interviews, columns and articles One year access to all archival material Access to all Bar & Bench reports Register Already a subscriber […]

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CAM, Link Legal lead on KKR acquisition of 60% stake in Ramky Enviro

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Global investment firm KKR has acquired a 60 percent stake in Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd (REEL) for approximately $530 million via a combination of primary and secondary investments. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acted for KKR and the team was led by Partners Reeba Chacko and Shishir Vayttaden. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett acted as international legal counsel for KKR. Link Legal advised REEL and the team included Partners Venkat Satyanarayana and Jyothi Maheshwari. The investment, which KKR has made from its Asian Fund III, values the company at $925 million. KKR’s investment in REEL marks one of the largest buyouts in India, in addition […]

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SAM, CAM lead on PVR acquisition of 71.6% stake of SPI Cinemas

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Leading multiplex operator PVR has acquired 71.69% share of South India-based chain SPI Cinemas. Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas advised PVR and the team was led by Partner Akila Agrawal (till she resigned to join Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas) and thereafter Partner Sourav Kanti De Biswas led the team. Partner Naval Chopra advised on competition law aspects. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acted for SPI Cinemas and the team was led by Mumbai-based Partners L. Viswanathan, Vandana Sekhri and Ruchira Shroff. SPI Cinemas operates 76 screens across 17 properties in 10 cities under several brands such as Sathyam, Escape, Palazzo, S2 Cinema. The acquisition of […]

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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas makes 12 Partners, taking total to 120

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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has announced its annual partner promotions today. The firm has made 12 Partners and 2 Partner Designates. The promotions are effective from September 1, 2018. With these inductions, the firm’s partnership strength now stands at 120 nationwide, across its 6 offices. Partners Nikunj Maheshwari – Banking – Symbiosis Law School (2008) Abhijeet Das – Bankruptcy – Symbiosis Law School (2009) Anuj Pethia – Capital Markets – NLIU, Bhopal (2008) Shatarupa Dasgupta – Capital Markets – NUJS (2008) Aditi Manchanda – Corporate – Symbiosis Law School (2007) Kota Chandan – Corporate – NLSIU, Bangalore (2009) Ravi Shah – Corporate […]

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CAM, JSA, L&L lead on Adani acquisition of Reliance Infra’s Mumbai Power biz for 18,800 crore

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Adani Group's Adani Transmission Ltd (ATL) has acquired Reliance Infrastructure's integrated business of generation, transmission and retail electricity distribution in Mumbai and Maharashtra for Rs. 18,800 crore. The successful completion of the deal is expected to help Reliance Infra to reduce the debt to Rs 7,500 crore from Rs 22,000 crore reported ET.

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Another SAM to CAM transfer: Omar Ahmad joins CAM as Disputes Partner

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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has hired Omar Ahmad as a Partner in the firm’s Disputes practice at Delhi. Ahmad is an alumnus of Symbiosis Law School Pune. He joined the erstwhile Amarchand Mangaldas in 2010, after graduation. After the firm split, Ahmad had joined Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, where he worked from 2015 to 2018. Speaking about his promotion, Ahmad said in a press release, “I am excited to be a part of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and look forward to contribute and further strengthen the firm’s litigation and arbitration practice.” Managing Partner Cyril Shroff commented, “We are delighted to welcome Omar to […]

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