Trilegal

Trilegal has hired Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas parter Arjun Ghose in Bangalore as the firm’s 44th equity partner, according to its press release.

Trilegal counsel Arpan Chowdhury has joined financial and investment advisory firm SSG Advisors as vice president legal this month.

“Alibaba’s payment affiliate Ant Financial has pumped in another $210 million in restaurant discovery and food-delivery platform Zomato, as the company ramps of spending for its market leadership battle against rival Swiggy,” reported the Economic Times, about the unicorn’s Series I round of fundraising.

Trilegal has promoted its Bangalore-based employment law counsel Swarnima to partner, according to the firm’s press release.

Trilegal Mumbai finance partner Srinivas Parthasarathy has left the firm, reported Bar & Bench, with him apparently “taking a break from law practice”.

Trilegal Mumbai-based counsel Shaswata Dutta has joined Goldman Sachs as executive director, legal, in its Asia special situations group on Monday (17 September).

Further to our report last week, Trilegal has today voted to admit former partners of AZB & Partners, Ganesh Rao and Aditya Jha, as partners in its asset management and funds practice in Mumbai, growing its partnership to 44.

Fortis Healthcare Limited was aquired by Malaysian-Singaporean healthcare group IHH Healthcare Berhad (through its wholly owned subsidiary, Northern TK Venture Pte Ltd), through a preferential issue of equity shares of Fortis for a consideration of Rs 4,000 crores at a price of Rs 170 per Equity Share amounting to 31.1% of Fortis’ share capital, as reported by Mint and others.