Amarchand Mangaldas
Amarchand Mangaldas is advising publishers of the Hindustan Times HT Media on its Rs 25 crore buyback of 2.05 per cent of its shares, which commenced on 3 June and will be open latest until 13 May 2014.
Amarchand Delhi partner Inder Mohan Singh, principal associate designate Kunal Mehra and senior associate Aayush Kapoor are acting for the media house.
They are advising HT Media on various transaction related issues from time to time and have drafted the public announcement, various notifications with the stock exchanges and the regulator, and documentation, according to a statement from the firm.
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company is the manager to the buyback. Amarchand had acted on the media company’s initial public offering (IPO) in 2005.
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Amarchand Mangaldas, Desai & Diwanji, Luthra & Luthra and Linklaters are advising Fortis Healthcare on its institutional placement programme (IPP) that could raise up to $58m (Rs 320 crore).
Amarchand capital markets partner Yash Ashar in Mumbai acted for Fortis, while Luthra & Luthra Delhi-based capital markets partner Madhurima Mukherjee advised the lead managers Standard Chartered, JP Morgan and Religare.
Linklaters Singapore also advised the lead managers.
Desai & Diwanji partners Vishwang Desai and Srishti Ojha and associate Ishita Kashyap advised GIC Special Investments, in relation to the foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs).
The price under Chapter VIII-A of SEBI’s ICDR regulations, will be no more than Rs 92 per share for up to around 35 million shares.
Luthra & Luthra litigation partner Ajit Warrier is to join Amarchand Mangaldas’ Delhi office after this month, according to legal website Bar & Bench’s sources but without official confirmation from the firms.
Warrier specialises in corporate litigation, having joined Luthra in 2006 after starting in chambers and independent litigation practice from 1993.
Luthra litigation partner Vijay Sondhi confirmed to Legally India that Warrier would join Amarchand.
Amarchand Delhi hires NLSIU grad and MBA.
Amarchand has emerged as the most aggressive Indian early recruiter hiring 36 fourth-year law students across 10 colleges.
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NLSIU Bangalore placed 24 out of 80 fourth year students on 20 April 2013 including 11 pre-placement offers(PPOs). Two independent offers from McKinsey & Co were made in addition to those.
A total of 21 ‘day zero’ campus offers to start work in 2014 came from law firms Luthra & Luthra (8 campus offers), Trilegal (5), Amarchand Mangaldas (4), AZB & Partners (2), and Khaitan & Co (2), according to legal website Bar & Bench, with AZB and Khaitan having recruited entirely through PPOs.
A total of 50 students who had subscribed to the college placement process. Students have also secured three London internships each with Allen & Overy and Herbert Smith Freehills. NLSIU’s RCC has not been reachable for comment by Legally India.
NLU Jodhpur’s day zero was four days before NlSIU’s on 16 April, placing 14 students.
NLU Jodhpur placed 11 students out of its class of 80 that will graduate in 2014 in its first day of recruitments in the fourth-year – also known as day zero, beginning on 16 April 2013.
Amarchand top, Luthra 2nd, as Khaitan & Co makes first league table appearance in years.