Private equity / VC

JSA, Luthra phone in $6.6m stake in Knowlarity from Sequoia

J Sagar Associates (JSA) advised Gurgaon-based cloud telephony solutions provider Knowlarity Communications on a Rs 34 crore ($6.6m) investment it received from California-based Venture Capital firm Sequoia Capital, which was advised by Luthra & Luthra.

AZB Delhi’s Kastia deepens Religare ties in Rs 200 cr Jacob Ballas PE deal with S&R

Exclusive: AZB & Partners Delhi office advised NBFC Religare Finvest in which private equity firm NYLIM Jacob Ballas purchased a Rs 200 crore ($39.8m) stake, which was advised by S&R Associates.

Sector record: Desai & Diwanji operate Olympus Rs 500 cr PE healthcare buy in DM Health with Universal, DSK

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Exclusive: Desai & Diwanji advised private equity house Olympus Capital Asia Investments in its purchase of over Rs 500 crore ($100m) in DM Healthcare, which was advised by Universal Legal’s Chennai office, with the exiting investors India Value Fund represented by DSK Legal.

Alliance snags deal with old-timers Amarchand, ELP, Wadia G on Mayfield, General Atlantic PE exit/entry

Four-month-old start-up Alliance Legal has advised Fourcee Infrastructure Equipments, with Economic Laws Practice (ELP), Wadia Ghandy and Amarchand Mangaldas respectively assisting the exiting, entering and continuing private equity investors Mayfield Fund, General Atlantic and India Equity Partners.

Blackstone’s reported circle of firms grows to 6 with JSA opposite Amarchand in $156m DLF Ackruti buy

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J Sagar Associates (JSA) continued its relationship with private equity major Blackstone in the Rs 800 crore ($156m) purchase of DLF Ackruti Infopark in Pune, which drafted in Amarchand Mangaldas.

Third Blackstone nod goes to Khaitan in $34m Luthra-FINO investment

Khaitan & Co advised on private equity firm Blackstone’s Rs 150 crore investment in business and banking technology platform Financial Inclusion Network and Operations Limited (FINO), which was advised by Luthra & Luthra.

Blackstone bets on young advisers Trilegal across from Amarchand for $111m Visa Power stake

Trilegal, which has acted for Blackstone Group for six months, advised the private equity (PE) major on its Rs 500 crore ($111m) investment in Visa Group’s power production company Visa Power for a minority stake.

Desai & Diwanji, AZB cut Rs 60 cr Kimaya Fashions investment

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Exclusive: Desai & Diwanji Gurgaon advised Franklin Templeton on its purchase of 20 per cent of Mumbai designer clothes retailer Kimaya Fashions, which was advised by AZB & Partners Mumbai office.

Luthra on $56m PepsiCo syrup mixer dilution by Wadia Ghandy-client StanChart PE

Luthra & Luthra and Wadia Ghandy have advised on a minority stake acquisition in Ravi Jaipuria Corp’s Varun Beverages International by the private equity arm of Standard Chartered for Rs 250 crore ($56m).

Amarchand, Wadia Ghandy help StanChart/JM inject $131m into GMR

Amarchand Mangaldas and Wadia Ghandy have advised on the latest $131m private equity (PE) funding of GMR Airports by PE firms Standard Chartered and JM Financial-Old Lane adding on to $200m raised from other PE funds in March this year.

Vaish assists Rs 30 crore IFCI VC investment in white goods maker Amber

Vaish Associates has advised on IFCI Venture Capital Funds’ Rs 30 crore ($6.75m) private equity investment in Delhi-based consumer durable goods company Amber Enterprises.

Amarchand, Khaitan & Co on Welspun-Apollo: year’s second largest PE deal

Khaitan & Co has advised the Welspun Group, which has attracted up to $494m (Rs 2,250 crore) of private equity (PE) money from Apollo Global Management advised by Amarchand Mangaldas.

ATM biz gets $32m cash with Khaitan, AZB/Milbank

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Khaitan & Co represented ATM outsourcing company AGS Transact Technologies in its successful bid to raise Rs 145 crore ($32m) in private equity funds from investment firm TPG growth, which drafted in AZB Partners and Milbank Tweed.

Noida/Gurgaon: AZB, JSA, Vaish raise for insurance bazaar portal

AZB & Partners, J Sagar Associates (JSA) and Vaish Associates have advised on the private equity funding raised by ETech Aces Marketing & Consulting from Intel Capital and existing investor Info Edge. Vaish Associates’ Gurgaon office head and partner Hitender Mehta along with senior associ...

$10m investment in Bangalore mobile apps with Trilegal, Vaish

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The Bangalore offices of Vaish Associates Advocates and Trilegal have advised on $10m private equity (PE) investment of Sequoia Capital and IDG Ventures in Bangalore-based third-party mobile applications developer Sourcebits.

Fidelity PE drafts in Trilegal for $13m Transpole stake with AZB

The Bangalore offices AZB & Partners and Trilegal Mumbai have advised on a $13m private equity minority stake investment by Fidelity in logistics major Transpole Logistics. Trilegal partner Amit Tambe was assisted by senior associate Kunal Chandra and associate Shruti Singh leading for Fidelity...

Trilegal, Vaish in pre-IPO Rs 50 crore Sabre investment in Super Religare Labs

The Mumbai offices of Vaish Associates and Trilegal have advised on a pre-IPO sale of a stake in India’s largest diagnostics player Super Religare Laboratories to Sabre Partners for Rs 50 crore ($11m). Vaish Associates corporate and infrastructure partner Martand Singh along with senior associate Ya...

Vaish’s Religare Labs raises Rs 100 cr from Avigo PE with K Law

K Law and Vaish Associates have advised on the Rs 100 crore ($22.5m) pre-IPO private equity investment by Avigo into Super Religare Laboratories.

MMB Legal for Teamlease in Rs 100 cr PE investment with DSK, Wadia G

MMB Legal advised education company Teamlease Services on its Rs 100 crore ($22.6m) fundraising ICICI Venture and Gaja Capital, advised by Wadia Ghandy Bangalore and DSK Legal in Mumbai.

Khaitan, Chitale advise on $19m PE injection into smells company

Khaitan & Co and Chitale Law Associates have advised on a $19m private equity infusion in Mumbai-based aroma chemicals manufacturer Privi Organics by Standard Chartered.