Corporate/M&A (International Firms)
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : India
Band 1
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+44 20 7374 8000About
Provided by Herbert Smith Freehills
Our global team excels in working with corporates, financial sponsors, investment banks, investors and others to successfully execute and deliver mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, takeovers, and corporate restructurings, regardless of size or complexity or the locations of the parties or assets.
We pride ourselves on applying our outstanding technical expertise in a practical manner to ensure our clients achieve their commercial goals and the service levels they expect of us.
Our reputation for the seamless execution of the most complex cross-border deals underlines the international scope and strength of our teams and the clients who call on us for these transactions.
Through a long-embedded sector focus we fully understand our client's specific industry drivers and risks and we combine that knowledge with deep seated transactional experience to navigate successful outcomes working with specialists across the world in key practice areas such as competition, employment, IP, data protection, tax and ESG, to address issues and challenges common to those industries.
Chambers Review
Herbert Smith Freehills has an acclaimed practice for cross-border mergers, joint ventures and asset restructuring work. Distinguished in the energy, infrastructure and pharmaceutical sectors, it remains a go-to for many leading Indian conglomerates. The team also acts for a number of significant international clients including banks, private equity funds and corporates. It demonstrates notable expertise in handling investments and acquisitions related to major projects. HSF handles matters across a broad geographic spread, including Australia, Europe and Africa.
Work Highlights
- Herbert Smith Freehills advised British American Tobacco on its sale of shares in ITC via a GBP1.5 billion block trade.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They were exceptional in the matters they advised. They have extremely good talent across teams."
"They had great market knowledge and a hands-on approach."
"They were exceptional in the matters they advised. They have extremely good talent across teams."
"They had great market knowledge and a hands-on approach."
Notable Practitioners
Chris Parsons is chair of Herbert Smith Freehills' India group and boasts a career of nearly four decades in the M&A market. He is based in London and offers advice on high-profile cross-border corporate transactions.
"He is just everywhere and has been a rock-solid personality in the market. He's a fabulous individual."
"He's one of the most respected lawyers in this area."
Alan Montgomery enjoys a strong reputation for his cross-border M&A practice and advises on a range of transactions from his base in Herbert Smith Freehills' London office, with a particular focus on the pharmaceutical industry.