AZB & Partners is renowned as one of the top full-service law firms in India with leading practices across every category, including banking, capital markets, corporate and M&A, and private equity. This year, the firm ascends in the rankings for its insurance and pharmaceuticals and life sciences work. The firm’s sterling reputation for M&A and private equity makes it a first port of call for heavyweight international and domestic clients hoping to secure its services for big-ticket deals. The firm comprises more than 90 partners across six pan-India locations. Founding partners Zia Mody, Ajay Bahl and Bahram Vakil are legends in the market for their corporate and finance specialties. Corporate partners Anil Kasturi and Ashwath Rau are two of the most prominent M&A and private equity lawyers in the country. Banking and finance guru Gautam Saha left last summer for TT&A, and corporate partner Shameek Chaudhuri and insurance specialist Arvind Ramesh left later in the year to set up their own firm, Vritti Law Partners.
Work highlights
Acted for Infosys on its $1.24 billion buyback, one of the largest buybacks that is being undertaken by an Indian company.
Assisted the book running lead managers on the public offering of Patanjali Foods.
Work highlights
Advised Google on its abuse of dominance investigations in Android smartphones.
Represented Tata Sons on preparing and filing the notification with the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and subsequently securing an unconditional approval from the CCI for the acquisition by Air India of 100% shareholding in Air Asia India.
Work highlights
Advised the lenders on their mammoth syndicated $1.1 billion social loan facility to HDFC. This has been reported as the largest syndicated social loan facility globally and the largest financing availed of by a private sector non-banking financial institution under the ECB Guidelines.
Acted for API Holdings Limited on its secured structured debt financing.
Work highlights
Advised KKR on its acquisition of 9.99% of Shriram General Insurance Company from Shriram Capital.
Represented Dabur Invest Corp on the sale of equity shares of Aviva Life Insurance Company India to Aviva International Holdings.
