A total of nineteen law firms were included in Venture Intelligence’s compilations based on the number of transactions in the private equity space completed in the 2010 calendar year.
AZB was also the frontrunner in terms of total deal values, where Amarchand Mangaldas, J Sagar Associates (JSA), Lexygen, Luthra & Luthra and Trilegal also featured.
AZB completed 43 transactions worth $2.3bn; Amarchand had a role on thirteen private equity deals totalling $1.3bn while JSA acted on 11 deals valued at $597m.
By volume other top notch private equity firms included ALMT and Indus Law for 19 deals each and DSK and Tatva clocked in 15 transactions, increasing its tally from four recorded deals in the third quarter of 2010.
AZB’s top private equity deals were SBI-Macquarie’s investment into Viom Networks, Temasek’s stake in National Stock Exchange and NSR, KKR, StanChart PE investment in Coffee Day Resorts.
Significant transactions by Indus Law included Sequoia Capital’s buying a stake in Fashion & You, Headland Capital in Microqual Techno and –Ashmore and Alchemy in Siesta Logistics. DSK Legal’s highlighted private equity deals were India Ventures in C&C Constructions and the mammoth Coffee Day Resorts buy.
Amarchand’s also acted on Viom Networks, Olympus Capital’s stake buy in Tata Ultra Mega and the Actis investment in IDFC.
Click here for the 2010 Q3 private equity deals rankings.
| Most Active Legal Advisors (Private Equity) – CY 10 (updated for Dec 31) | |||||
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| Rank | Name | No. of Transactions | Points^ | Amount (US$M) | Notable Deals |
| 1 | AZB & Partners | 43 | 86 | 2354 |
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| 2 | ALMT Legal | 19 | 38 | N.A |
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| 2 | Indus Law | 19 | 38 | N.A |
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| 3 | DSK Legal | 15 | 30 | N.A |
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| 3 | Tatva Legal | 15 | 30 | N.A |
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| 4 | Amarchand & Mangaldas | 13 | 26 | 1260 |
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| 5 | Trilegal | 12 | 24 | 215 |
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| 6 | J Sagar Associates | 11 | 22 | 597 |
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| 6 | Rajani Associates | 11 | 22 | N.A |
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| 7 | Nishith Desai Associates | 9 | 18 | N.A |
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| 8 | APJ-SLG | 8 | 16 | N.A |
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| 9 | ARA Law | 7 | 14 | N.A |
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| 9 | KLaw | 7 | 14 | N.A |
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| 10 | Khaitan & Co. | 6 | 12 | N.A |
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| 10 | Luthra & Luthra | 6 | 12 | 446 |
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| 11 | Gandhi Associates | 4 | 8 | N.A |
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| 11 | Lexygen | 4 | 8 | 505 |
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| 11 | Sand Hill Counsel | 4 | 8 | 40 |
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| 12 | S&R Associates | 2 | 4 | N.A |
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Why are law firms like Desai & Diwanji not listed in the above table.
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hope to see better more meaningful articles on leg india
And if anyone can say that ALMT does more pvt equity than AMSS with a clear conscience, may Lord our God turn me into a frog's uncle.
Seriously Kian - how can you say that almt, tatva, dsk legal etc. are better off than amarchand?? most of thee firm manage one pvt equity deal a year, barely
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