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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Corporate/M&A: The Elite

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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

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Corporate/M&A: The Elite - India

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What the Team is Known For

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co is a top-notch law firm in India, respected for its strength in advising big-name clients on national and international M&A transactions, amalgamations, restructurings andr joint ventures. The firm has substantive experience administering operations relating to the procurement of majority and controlling stakes in companies. It also has an excellent reputation for providing counsel on both private and public M&A, demergers, delistings, and asset transfers. The team draws on the expertise of its other practices to overcome complex transaction related regulatory issues and has significant experience assisting with prominent M&A in the TMT, infrastructure, healthcare, consumer and banking sectors, amongst others. The firm leverages its membership of the Lex Mundi network to serve clients throughout the globe. Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas has lawyers across India, including in Chennai, Bengaluru, New Delhi and Mumbai.

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Work Highlights

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  • Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas acted for Reliance Industries on its strategic joint venture with Disney, combining Viacom18 and Star India.

Strengths

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  • SAM concentrate on fewer clients and doing deeper work with them, so they are able to give more attention.

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  • Having worked with other firms, I think what makes SAM stand out is the personal relations they have developed with clients is sometimes really helpful.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Akshay Chudasama
    Akshay Chudasama

    Akshay Chudasama

    Akshay Chudasama has a reputation as one of the top corporate lawyers in India. Based in Mumbai, he is the managing partner of SAM and has a history of representing domestic and international clients in high-end M&A deals. He is especially noted for his focus on the real estate sector.
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  • Shardul S Shroff
    Shardul S Shroff

    Shardul S Shroff

    Shardul Shroff in New Delhi is the executive chairman at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas. He has a long history of overseeing substantial acquisitions, strategic partnerships and takeovers, regularly representing leading Indian conglomerates.
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  • Raghubir Menon
    Raghubir Menon

    Raghubir Menon

    Raghubir Menon is a highly popular and well-respected M&A lawyer in Mumbai. He is consistently involved in acquisitions and investments of considerable size and significance.

    • Raghubir has very, very deep knowledge about the law and regulations, and relevant market practices and positions.

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    • Raghubir is best-in-class in India when it comes to FDI, Private Equity and M&A advisory. He has been a tremendous adviser.

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    • Raghubir is a gem of a person, with excellent command over the subject. We look at him for advice whenever we face a complex issue. He is the one who always gets us to where we want to go.

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  • Gunjan Shah
    Gunjan Shah

    Gunjan Shah

    Gunjan Shah is an experienced lawyer with a notable market presence in India. Her practice includes advising on acquisitions, sales and foreign investment. She is a partner in SAM's New Delhi office.

    • Gunjan is an extremely astute lawyer with excellent client skills

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  • Manav Nagaraj
    Manav Nagaraj

    Manav Nagaraj

    Manav Nagaraj has long been established in the Bengaluru legal market. He can bring his knowledge of venture capital and investment structuring to bear on corporate and M&A matters.

    • Manav is very knowledgeable and good at controlling a room.

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  • Manish Gupta
    Manish Gupta

    Manish Gupta

    Manish Gupta is based in the New Delhi office of IndusLaw. He is active in the M&A and private equity spaces.
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  • Puja Sondhi
    Puja Sondhi

    Puja Sondhi

    Puja Sondhi in Delhi is recognised for her work in the M&A space. In particular, she is noted for her work on matters in the e-commerce space and is active on fundraising work.

    • It was a pleasure to work with Puja. Her deep M&A experience, including prior international experience, was very helpful.

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