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AZB & Partners

Corporate/Commercial: Chennai

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AZB & Partners

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About

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AZB’s client relationships are aimed at building long–term partnerships at an organisational level, often collaborating on industry initiatives and regulatory interactions. Reinforced and nurtured at every level, this helps us approach issues from each client’s unique perspective; the advice then is based on past interactions and experience, tailored to suit the client’s organisational culture and risk profile.

Any complex M&A transaction involves mutiple government and regulatory touch points, with industry or sector knowledge critical to identifying any hurdles/ issues. We regularly engage consultants with industry and regulatory experience, who work exclusively with us to evaluate structures and provide practical insights and guidance.

Our senior partners and lawyers have a breadth and depth of experience on deals relating to regulated sectors and public listed companies, as well as experience in handling contentious regulatory disputes. This know–how is the outcome of years of practice and AZB’s experience in the arena is unparalleled.

A culture of sharing knowledge before proffering advice ensures that the Firm’s deep expertise is made available to every client.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/Commercial: Chennai - India

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

AZB & Partners maintains a presence is Chennai and is noted especially for the strength of its corporate work. Its clients include public listed and private companies, investment banks and private equity firms, with its expertise covering M&A, joint ventures as well as insolvency and investment into start-up enterprises.

Work Highlights

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  • AZB & Partners advised Decision Point and its subsidiaries in the US, Chile and Mexico in its 100% sale to Latent View Analytics in a tranched manner and through an earn-out structure.

Strengths

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  • They were efficient and methodical in their work, which provided significant comfort that nothing would be missed.

    Corporate/Commercial: Chennai respondentAsia-Pacific
  • AZB & Partners have an excellent negotiating team with highly skilled legal practitioners. I respect the team immensely.

    Corporate/Commercial: Chennai respondentAsia-Pacific

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Aarthi Sivanandh
    Band 1Aarthi Sivanandh

    Aarthi Sivanandh

    Aarthi Sivanandh is a recognised name in the Chennai M&A legal market and is present on some notable corporate and private equity deals. She also has experience in other relevant matters such as spin-offs and demergers.

    • Aarthi is very experienced. She has in-depth knowledge and is well respected in the industry.

      Corporate/Commercial: Chennai respondentAsia-Pacific
    • Aarthi is an excellent M&A attorney and one of the best I've worked with. She is a skilled negotiator and a truly excellent manager of cross-border transactions.

      Corporate/Commercial: Chennai respondentAsia-Pacific

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