Corporate/M&A: The Elite
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : India
Band 1
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Provided by JSA
Ranked as a leading M&A advisor in India, JSA draws upon its experience of working on transactions across industries and deal volume to provide integrated solution-oriented advice. Over many years, we have built considerable institutional knowledge, advising on several domestic and cross border transactions. What sets us apart is our ability to provide mature, and market accepted advisory, navigate regulatory hurdles, and being solution oriented.
Diverse clients: Our commercial and innovative approach and ease of interactions resonate with clients eager to do business in India. Our clients include premier Indian industrial houses and fortune 500 multinational corporations across industries. Our extensive global reach, combined with international deal execution skills and domestic market knowledge, provides clients with access to 120 partners and a further 400 lawyers with global and domestic capability.
Our team has worked on over 300 deals in the past one-year valuing over US$ 50 billion – amongst one of the highest for Indian law firms.
Our bench strength
With over 78 partners and more than 235 attorneys across the 7 locations, we boast of one of the largest practices in the Indian private Equity Space.
Chambers Review
The high-quality legal team at JSA in India assists domestic and global companies, in addition to public sector institutions, across the whole gamut of corporate transactions, especially from its offices in Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai and Bengaluru. The firm is respected for its work advising on mergers and acquisitions, demergers, divestments and the restructuring of listed and unlisted entities. The team has significant experience in the structuring of investment vehicles, the establishment of subsidiaries and joint ventures, and the obtaining of regulatory approvals. The team also has expertise advising on the employment elements of corporate transactions. JSA's capabilities in sector-specific transactions are bolstered by its impressive TMT, real estate and projects and infrastructure practices.
Work Highlights
- JSA advised Paramount Global on its exit from a long-term joint venture with Reliance by selling its 13% stake to Reliance Industries.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The experience and expertise of the partners and associates distinguish the M&A team from others in the industry. The team also provides an added advantage of speed and accuracy."
"JSA has distinct subject matter experts who are able to weigh in on the relevant specific topics in discussions."
"The experience and expertise of the partners and associates distinguish the M&A team from others in the industry. The team also provides an added advantage of speed and accuracy."
"JSA has distinct subject matter experts who are able to weigh in on the relevant specific topics in discussions."
Notable Practitioners
Vivek Chandy in Bengaluru represents both buyers and sellers in various acquisitions, investments and vendor diligence assessments. He is an experienced lawyer who is noted for his appreciable involvement in real estate deals.
"Vivek Chandy is very responsive, provides fantastic client service and has excellent knowledge of the local ecosystem."
"Vivek is commercially aware of the market and is well-connected in the industry."
Sidharrth Shankar is based in New Delhi and assists corporates with cross-border acquisitions and domestic M&A in sectors that include consumer goods and manufacturing.
"Sid consistently demonstrates strong attention to detail, strategic thinking and effective communication skills."
"We are consistently impressed by his approach and demeanour."
Vikram Raghani in Mumbai is recognised for his work in the M&A field including on significant investments and sales of equity. He is active in sectors such as technology and telecoms.
"Vikram is a real pleasure to work with. His domain knowledge, understanding of issues, prioritisation of important issues and ability to find solutions to the issue at hand is excellent."
"He has the expertise to handle complex and challenging situations and provide timely support."
Iqbal Khan enters the rankings due to his market reputation for handling high-value mergers, stake sales and acquisitions. He is based in Mumbai and boasts distinct expertise in private equity transactions.