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AZB & Partners

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Global

Leading firm in Global 2026

Top figures

6

Offices

750

Company Size

2004

Established Year

Content provided by AZB & Partners

Contributions and articles

29 Global Practice Guides
2 In-depth overview
14 Articles, Press releases, highlights

Overview

Provided by AZB & Partners

AZB & Partners is a leading full-service Indian law firm with offices across six major cities: Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Pune, Chennai and Gift City. The firm is widely recognized for its expertise in cross-border M&A, private equity, banking and finance, restructuring and insolvency, competition law, dispute resolution, capital markets, infrastructure and regulatory advisory, advising global investors, financial institutions and corporations on complex transactions and high-stakes disputes.

Industry sectors (12)

  • Aviation
  • Defence
  • E–Commerce & Retail
  • Energy
  • FinTech & Digital
  • Infrastructure
  • Insurance
  • Microfinance
  • Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare & Life Sciences
  • Real Estate
  • Technology, Media & Telecommunications
  • Start–Ups & Emerging Companies

Capabilities (15)

  • Banking & Finance
  • Capital Markets
  • Competition / Antitrust
  • Compliance & Investigation / White–Collar Crime
  • Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Data Privacy & Protection
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Employment / Labour & Benefits
  • Financial Services
  • Funds
  • Intellectual Property
  • Private Client Practice
  • Private Equity & Venture Capital
  • Restructuring & Insolvency
  • Tax

Clients (15)

  • BlackRock
  • The Walt Disney Company
  • Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
  • KKR
  • Schneider Electric
  • Tata Motors
  • Warburg Pincus
  • Godrej Group
  • Reliance Capital
  • Mankind Pharma
  • RBL Bank
  • Yes Bank
  • Tata Group
  • BASF
  • GTCR

Key people

Provided by AZB & Partners

  • Zia Mody

    Managing partner and Co- Founder

  • Ajay Bahl

    Managing partner and Co- Founder

  • Bahram N. Vakil

    Managing partner and Co- Founder

  • Anil Kasturi

    Senior Partner

  • Ashwath Rau

    Senior Partner

  • Darshika Kothari

    Senior Partner

  • Srinath Dasari

    Senior Partner

  • Vaidhyanadhan Iyer

    Senior Partner

  • Rajendra Barot

    Senior Partner

Work & experience

Provided by AZB & Partners

Known for its strategic, solution-driven approach to complex legal matters. We regularly advise global investors, financial institutions and corporations on high-value transactions, regulatory matters and precedent-setting deals across multiple sectors in India. our insistence on strategic advisory exacts an in depth understanding of and involvement with our clients' businesses and Industries. We engage not just individual businesses but also contribute to the country’s regulatory frameworks.

Notable work

Provided by AZB & Partners

Tata Motors Restructuring and Demerger

2025Completed $13.7B India

Advised on USD 13.7B Tata Motors demerger creating two listed entities, one of India’s largest restructurings.

Schneider Electric – Temasek Stake Acquisition

2025Completed $640.0M India

Advised on USD 6.4B acquisition of Temasek stake in India business and JV, a major cross-border M&A transaction.

RBL Bank – Emirates NBD Strategic Investment

2026Completed $298.3M India

Advised on USD ~3B acquisition of 60% in RBL Bank, largest FDI and first foreign control of Indian bank.

Ranked Offices at AZB & Partners

Provided by AZB & Partners

India - Head office

Maharashtra

AZB House Peninsula Corporate Park Ganpatrao Kadam Marg. Lower Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 400013, Mumbai

www.azbpartners.com

+91 22 4072 9999

India

Karnataka

7th Floor, Embassy Icon, Infantry Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, 560 001, Bangalore

Maharashtra

Pensinsula Corporate Park, Ganapatrao Kadam Marg., Lower Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 400013, Mumbai

Maharashtra

Sakhar Bhavan, 4th Floor, 230 Nariman Point, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 400021, Mumbai

Delhi

AZB House, Plot No A-7 and A-8 Sector 4, New Delhi, Delhi, India, 201301, New Delhi

Ranked Departments at AZB & Partners (8)

India

Ranked Individuals at AZB & Partners (27)

India

All Contributions (31)

Provided by AZB & Partners

Top figures

6

Offices

750

Company Size

2004

Established Year

Content provided by AZB & Partners

Articles, Highlights and Press Releases

14 items provided by AZB & Partners

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