Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded

Vaish Associates has an established legal practice in India, with substantial experience in corporate, tax and infrastructure law. The firm advises companies in the manufacturing and technology industries, among others, on the full spectrumof corporate mattersincludingmergers and acquisitions,demergers, joint ventures, asset purchases and restructuring operations. The team is also commended for its activity in private equity investments and buyouts. The department's activity is well balanced between domestic and cross-border engagements.

Vaish Associates assisted Pregna and its promoters in selling a minority stake in the company through a combination of secondary sale and fresh share issuance to India Life Sciences Fund III, an InvAscent fund.

Bomi Daruwala is a Mumbai-based lawyer with many years of experience in the M&A field. He has a good track record in acquisitions and joint ventures involving public and private companies.