Whoever said we are looking at a mammoth recession and slower capital markets? Not the legal advisers close to Reliance Industries...
After now four gigantic rounds of fundraising for its subsidiary Jio Platforms, Reliance Industries (RIL) is issuing Rs 53,125 crores of equity in what is billed as India’s largest ever rights issue (as well as RIL’s first in 30 years). The deal also included 14 investment banks making it probably the largest syndicate of banks that ever did a rights issue together.
AZB & Partners acted for
Khaitan & Co acted as counsel to the banks (see full list below), led by
Sidley Austin LLP bagged the mandate as international counsel to
Latham & Watkins was drafted in as international counsel to the
The global-co-ordinators and lead managers were JM Financial Limited, Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited, Axis Capital Limited, BNP Paribas, Citigroup Global Markets India Private Limited, DSP Merrill Lynch Limited, Goldman Sachs (India) Securities Private Limited, HDFC Bank Limited, HSBC Securities and Capital Markets (India) Private Limited, ICICI Securities Limited, IDFC Securities Limited, J.P. Morgan India Private Limited, Morgan Stanley India Company Private Limited and SBI Capital Markets Limited.
Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), which has been on a fundraising spree despite the covid-19 pandemic, is set to open its massive ₹53,215 crore rights issue on Wednesday. — Mint
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But yes, in comparison to all other capital market partners across all firms sourcing work for CM teams Mr Bassi seems to be doing much better.
On the other hand, it does come as a surprise that Raghubir menon was on the other side in all 4 tranches representing different investors. I really do wonder how he pulled that off.... I wonder if reliance had something to do with this...perhaps asking investors to hire him since they were used to dealing with him? I don't see how a lawyer can represent 4 different investors without a helping hand from the company....
So yes - this isn't about LawSchoolite arrogance. Its about firms having bad systems - thats who you should have a problem with. Those LawSchoolites that do want to do our line of corp work - do it quite well.
And such a situation is quite unique given investors making these big ticket investments were forced to be guided by a lawyer of reliance's choosing.....which they surely wouldn't have wanted to....anyway, this is mota bhai we talking about, and shows the attractiveness of the jio for these investors.....
But coming back to the original point - reliance seems to have hired opposing counsel as well, pretty badass of mota bhai.... i recall a friend who worked at reliance once told me, it was always mota bhai's way or the highway....
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