Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded | Asia-Pacific

Argus Partners has multiple offices across India, including in Mumbai. The law firm undertakes high-value work for major domestic companies in a range of sectors including manufacturing and financial services. The team is capable of acting on a spectrum of corporate advisory issues. The lawyers are highly skilled in other areas that can relate to corporate work, such as restructuring. Board of Control for Cricket in India, HDFC and Tata Steel are clients.

Dentons Link Legal India Law Services has a robust practice in New Delhi and Mumbai providing support across a wide range of corporate and commercial mandates. The team is especially well placed to assist with M&A in the infrastructure space and has good capability advising on venture capital investments. The client roster includes noted names from industries such as aviation, energy, healthcare and technology. Air India, Digiexpress Trade and Navkar are among its clientele.

Desai & Diwanji is an established law firm in India that regularly assists clients from highly regulated industries with domestic and cross-border corporate deals. The lawyers are experienced in private investment mandates and M&A, including cross-border deals. The firm offers support to large corporations from a wide range of sectors, including the energy, infrastructure, hospitality and technology industries, especially out of its Mumbai and Delhi offices.

Dua Associates houses an established team of lawyers across India, advising multinational and domestic companies from a variety of industries on corporate issues, such as mergers and acquisitions, demergers and joint ventures. The firm is also noted for its expertise relating to government relations and regulatory approvals.

Mumbai-based Economic Laws Practice's compact team in India works alongside the firm's banking, dispute resolution, competition and tax practices to advise clients on multifaceted corporate transactions. The firm is respected for its robust knowledge of corporate law including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and takeovers. Lawyers in the transactional group have significant experience assisting companies from the pharmaceutical, technology and manufacturing sectors. The team regularly provides assistance to domestic and multinational clients regarding corporate governance, restructuring and licensing concerns. Bharat Forge, Clover Infotech, and India International Bullion are clients.

Krishnamurthy & Co (K Law) regularly advises on the legal aspects of M&A, restructuring, joint ventures and other corporate activities in India. The firm caters to investors and corporates in a variety of sectors including infrastructure, technology and healthcare. Lawyers are well placed to assist with SEBI issues and transactions involving listed companies, alongside cross-border transactions. K Law has offices in Bengaluru, Mumbai, New Delhi and Chennai. Clients include Biocon Biologics, Ingersoll Rand and One Media 3.0.

Quillon Partners is a Mumbai and Bengaluru-based law firm with a broad corporate offering. The team is particularly experienced in cross-border private equity investments, where the team acts for private equity and venture capital firms, as well as general M&A and joint ventures. The firm often handles deals in the technology and life sciences sectors. Clients represented include Sasken Technologies and Narayana Hrudyalaya.

Jerome Merchant + Partners has a well-regarded corporate/M&A practice in Mumbai. The team handles acquisitions, joint ventures and private equity investments, including domestic and cross-border transactions. The firm can further assist clients through its notable finance and dispute resolution offerings.

Spice Route Legal is a respected law firm with a solid foothold in India's legal market. The team represents names from fields such as infrastructure, healthcare and renewable energy. The firm acts for both sellers and buyers and counts an appreciable amount of cross-border work among its portfolio. The lawyers are skilled in the formation of new structures and entities and corporate restructuring, alongside its pure transactional work. Spice Route Legal has offices in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi and Kochi. Clients of the firm include Ananta Capital, WeWork and MLR Auto.

Tatva Legal in India is known for its experience representing clients from the healthcare, real estate, pharmaceutical and technology sectors. The firm advises a mix of domestic and international companies, as well as funds and investors, on acquisitions, mergers, restructurings and employment matters, in addition to general corporate governance. The firm oversees a substantive number of cross-border deals relating to the Gulf States. Mantri Developers, MetLife International Holdings and Spicaworks India are among its clients. The firm is particularly active from southern India, including Bengaluru.

AP & Partners in New Delhi is recognised for its work in M&A, including transactions with both domestic and cross-border focus. The team acts for clients from a wide array of sectors, including technology, healthcare and education. AP & Partners is well suited to assist clients with acquisitions, sales, mergers and joint ventures. Notable clients include Amishi Consumer Technologies, DSM and IPL Tech Electric.

Chandhiok & Mahajan is based in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru, and is active in the corporate and M&A space, regularly representing corporates, funds and venture capital firms in domestic and cross-border transactions. The firm is knowledgeable on foreign investment and securities law issues. The team is notably active on IT, technology, healthcare and agriculture sector investments. Refex, Radiohead Brands and AlmaBetter Edutech are clients.

Fox Mandal & Associates is a long-established law firm in India offering a broad range of corporate law services. The firm is experienced in acquisitions, mergers and restructurings, as well as assisting with the employment aspects of investments. Clients include technology, pharmaceutical and manufacturing sector players, with Adamas Clinical Quality Consulting, Agilisium and Digital.ai Software being among them. The law firm is present across India, with particular strength from Chennai and Bengaluru.

Rajani Associates' Mumbai-based legal team is noted for its capacity to advise domestic and international clients on a wide range of corporate transactions. In addition to acting on M&A deals, the lawyers advise on commercial agreements and regulatory issues. The team is active on cross-border amalgamations, divestments, leveraged buyouts and corporate restructuring, including within the pharmaceutical, real estate and logistics industries. Clients include Centrum Housing Finance, Ambuja Intermediates and Bluecraft Agro.