IndusLaw

IndusLaw’s joint ventures and collaborations team advises clients through the creation, operation and management stages of joint ventures in addition to exits from, and termination of, strategic alliances and joint ventures. The M&A group has a reputation for designing innovative structures. Specialist in corporate and finance, Navin Syiem joined the group in January 2016. Suneeth Katarki and Nishant Singh represented French telecommunications company Orange on the Indian legal aspects of its estimated $900 million acquisition of Bharti Airtel’s subsidiaries in Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone.

The private equity practice at IndusLaw advises at all levels of capital structure. Technology, education, e-commerce, healthcare, energy and media are its favoured industries. The practice is “articulate and strong on legal knowledge [with] strong communication skills”, says a client. Gaurav Dani advised ANI Technologies, operator of Olacabs.com, on its complex $500 million Series H round with six existing and 10 new investors. Avimukt Dar advised Oravel Stays on its Rs6.3 billion Series C funding led by SoftBank, a Japanese investor.