Corporate
Khaitan acts for Aditya Birla Fashion on buy of TG Apparel
Khaitan helps Music Broadcast on buy of Reliance Broadcast Network for $150m from RCap, R Entertainment
DSK, PDS act on $8m India Alternatives PE investment in Brinton Pharma
JSA, King Stubb, Skaddens, Pepper Ham act on $182m Hexaware buy of US’ Mobiquity Inc
Bharucha acts on Baichung Bhutia Football School angel fundraise from CarWale, Chalo, Zomato peeps
Bharucha acts on $1m India Sports Flashes angel pre-Series A
Bharucha, CAM act on $0.25m Quintela buy of Charosa Wineries from HCC Real Estate
Bharucha, Mundkur act on $4m acquisition of Four Seasons Wineries from United Spirits
Bharucha, SAM acts on UK’s Marston acquisition of Indian LogicValley AI start-up
CAM, S&R, Lathams act on $368m QIP of InvIT India Grid Trust
Trilegal counsel Tanya Mehta moves into legal investment VP role at Brookfield Asset Management
Trilegal counsel Tanya Mehta has joined Brookfield Asset Management in its investment team as vice president in a legal role.
Argus adds indie litigator Maneesha Kongovi (NUJS ‘07) as Bangalore partner
Argus Partners has hired independent litigator Maneesha Kongovi as a partner in Bangalore with her team.
IP firm Obhan & Associates promotes LexOrbis returnee Charul Yadav to partner
Charul Yadav, who had rejoined IP firm Obhan & Associates as associate partner in January of this year after a one-year stint at LexOrbis, has been promoted to partner at the firm, according to a press release.
Singapore-based NLS grad Nandini Navale joins tech start-up Ecosystm as GC
NLSIU Bangalore graduate Nandini Navale has joined Singapore-based 2016-founded private equity-backed start-up Ecosystm, as its first in-house lawyer and general counsel (GC) last month.
Mason AP, tech-copyrights head Ankit Relan joins Facebook as lead counsel
Technology lawyer Ankit Relan, associate partner at technology firm Mason & Associates Advocates, which counts Google amongst its clients, has joined Facebook India in Gurgaon as lead counsel.
IndusLaw snags Trilegal counsel Padmaja Kaul as Delhi lit, IBC partner
Trilegal counsel Padmaja Kaul, who’d been with the firm since 2012, has joined IndusLaw in Delhi as its second litigation partner in the city.
Kochhar Mumbai co-head, 2016 shipping lateral partner Gautam Bhatikar resigns with team
Kochhar & Co senior partner and head of its maritime practice, Gautam Bhatikar, has resigned with his team of five lawyers last month.
Tata Sons legal shrinks to 6 after lateral defections gift 4 other Cos legal heads, senior IH counsel
Five in-house lawyers in Tata Sons’ legal team, which is headed by former Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas partner Shuva Mandal, have moved to other companies in in-house positions over the last year, Bar & Bench has reported.
Nishith Desai TMT leader Kartik Maheshwari joins fast-growing Netflix legal team in business vertical
Kartik Maheshwari, Mumbai-based leader at Nishith Desai Associates (NDA), has resigned from the firm several month ago and will join Netflix India’s legal team soon, according to sources.
Viacom18 GC Sujeet Jain joins UltraTech as legal head
Sujeet Jain, the group general counsel and company secretary of Viacom18, has joined UltraTech Cement as chief legal officer (CLO) in Mumbai in April.