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

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

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

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

Noida/Gurgaon: AZB, JSA, Vaish raise for insurance bazaar portal
$10m investment in Bangalore mobile apps with Trilegal, Vaish

Fidelity PE drafts in Trilegal for $13m Transpole stake with AZB
Trilegal, Vaish in pre-IPO Rs 50 crore Sabre investment in Super Religare Labs
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.