Brookfield Group acquired leasable office space in Mumbai from the Essar Group for Rs 2400 crore. The Equinox Business Park property bought by Brookfield Strategic Real Estate Partners II is located across 4 towers in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex, and measures approximately 1.25m sq ft, as reported...

DSK Legal has grown to 22 partners, promoting 3 from associate to salaried partner level, while making five new associate partners, a designation that is equivalent to partner designate and just below salaried partner.

Hyderabad-based defence equipment PSU, Bharat Dynamics is set to raise Rs 960 crores (around $119m) through a 12% stake sale by way of an initial public offering of 2.2 crore shares, as a part of the government’s divestment programme, reported The Economic Times and Mint . The issue will open on the...

DSK Legal assisted Bharat Forge in the drafting, reviewing, negotiating and revising of the transaction and closing documents and was represented by partner Narendra Dingankar and senior associate Varun Shah.

DSK Legal has hired former Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas director Padmini Rathore as its chief executive officer (CEO), in tandem to introducing a lot of internal changes targeting internal growth and a Bangalore office.

Bengaluru-based leading healthcare services firm and an affiliate of the NMC Group, BR Life has completed a significant stake acquisition of 96% in Odisha’s first super speciality healthcare centre, Kalinga Hospital for an estimated Rs 200 crores (around $31.2m) in two tranches, as reported by The P...

Ministry of railways operated public sector enterprise, RITES has filed the draft red herring prospectus with SEBI for an initial public offering to raise an estimated Rs 600 crores (approximately $94.5m) by way of an offer for sale by the President of India for a sale of upto 24 million equity shar...

“SATS, in a joint bid with Cargo Service Center India (CSC), has won a cargo handling concession contract in Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India.”, reported The Business Times . The joint venture constituted between CSC and SATS Investment, a subsidiary of SATS wherein SATS In...

Mumbai-based mid-market PE firm Gaja Capital has raised INR 85 crores (USD 13 million) in design-led lifestyle venture Chumbak Design in an investment round by subscribing to securities of Chumbak constituting 28.36%, as reported by The Economic Times and VC Circle . Along with Gaja, the round also ...

“Mid-market private equity firm Gaja Capital and global PE buyout specialist KKR have jointly led a Rs 980-crore investment in Avendus Capital, as the domestic financial services firm looks to scale up its asset management and newly-launched credit businesses,” reported the Economic Times.

US-based spirits maker Sazerac Company has acquired 28% equity stake in India’s leading liquor John Distilleries (JDPL) from leading independent private equity firm Gaja Capital, as reported by VCCircle and Livemint . The remaining 15% stake held by Gaja is said to be acquired by Sazerac in the seco...

Auto-ancilliary major Precision Camshafts (PCL) has announced its acquisition of 95% stake in Nashik-based precision component maker MEMCO Engineering for an undisclosed amount, as reported by The Economic Times and VCCircle.

Engineering major, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has entered into a definitive agreement for the divestment of its entire stake in its unlisted and wholly owned subsidiary L&T Cutting Tools, to IMC International Metalworking Companies BV, owned by the Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway Inc. for Rs. 174 cr ($27.18 million USD) as reported by Business Standard, Livemint and others

Indian insurance company Global Insurance Services Brokers Private Limited and its promoters Prabodh Thakker and Sunita Thakker have acquired the entire stake of 26% of Aon Holdings BV in their Indian insurance JV broking company, Aon Global Insurance Brokers Private Limited, for an undisclosed amount, as reported by The Economic Times and The Insurance Insider. Post the acquisition, the name of the company has been changed to Global Insurance Brokers Private Limited.

Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited, manufacturers of diesel engines, gensets and agricultural pumpsets, have entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake of 76% in La-Gajjar Machineries Pvt. Ltd., the maker of Varuna and Raindrop brands of electric pumps, as reported by Livemint.

Asian Legal Business (ALB) magazine last month released a listing of Asia’s biggest law firms, including a round-up of the 25 largest Indian firms by total headcounts.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday admitted a plea by the Maharashtra government challenging the acquittal of Hindi film star Salman Khan in a 2002 hit-and-run case.

Raksha Kothari left DSK Legal in January after having been a founding member 14 years ago, to take a few months off and practice independently before deciding her next move. She has now acted as an independent counsel for cement company Sanghi Industries, which saw an investment of Rs 265 crore by t...

DSK Legal has promoted Munaf Virjee, Maneesh Upadhyay, and Sagar Kadam to its partnership, with Pritha Jha and Vikrant Negi getting elevated to associate partner level.

DLA Piper Middle East and J Sagar Associates (JSA) advised GMS Pharma (Singapore) on its $22m buy of 25.1 per cent equity in Strides Shasun subsidiary Stelis Biopharma which was advised by DSK Legal. DLA Dubai legal director Diwakar Agarwal and legal consultant Erik Stier, and JSA Mumbai partner San...