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The Game Has Changed…

Jan 04, 2023

The beginning of 2023 has come with a bang for the Online Gaming and E-Sports industry. Recently, the Central Government came up with two notifications pertaining to Online Gaming and E-sports as part of E-Sports Events and proposed amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.

Bribery & Corruption 2023

Dec 22, 2022

This practice guide provides an in-depth analysis on the subject of bribery and corruption in India, and throws light upon related legal and policy measures.

The IBC & the Sea-Link

Dec 06, 2022

The IBC was introduced with the aim to help change credit culture, to enable the restructuring of companies (in a short timeline), and to free up the flow of credit, productive assets and jobs.

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In Focus

The Game Has Changed…

Bribery & Corruption 2023

The IBC & the Sea-Link

AZB & Partners advised Lighthouse India III Employee Trust on its stake sale in FSN E-Commerce Ventures Limited

AZB & Partners advised BRLMs including Kotak Mahindra Capital , Credit Suisse , Jefferies India and JM Financial on their IPO by Global Health Limited

AZB & Partners advised IIF 2 on the sale of their renewable energy platform to Sembcorp Industries for US$ 474 million

AZB & Partners advised HDFC Capital Advisors and HDFC Capital Affordable Real Estate Fund – 3 on the investment of over INR 1550 crores in 6 housing projects of the real estate vertical of the Shapoorji Pallonji group

AZB & Partners advised Perfect Day Inc. on its acquisition of Sterling Biotech Limited

AZB & Partners advised Innovative International on their proposed acquisition of Zoomcar

AZB & Partners advised Sandvik on its recent acquisition of the mining related business of Schenck Process Group across various jurisdictions, by Sandvik group entities

AZB & Partners advised Oiltanking India GmbH on the sale of its stake in Indian Oiltanking Limited and IOT Utkal Energy Services Limited to Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd

AZB & Partners advised KKR on their US$ 400 million investment in Serentica Renewables

AZB & Partners advised Google India Private Limited before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal

ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (“OLA”) before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal

AZB & Partners advised Ravindra Energy Limited on the development of 3 solar captive projects in Maharashtra

AZB & Partners advised KKR on its proposed ~US$ 300 million investment for acquisition of a 13.33% stake in Advanta

TPG and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority on the proposed investment by Brookfield, TPG and a wholly owned subsidiary of ADIA into UPL Sustainable Agri Solutions Ltd.

AZB & Partners advised UPL Limited where ADIA, Brookfield, KKR and TPG separately invested INR 4,040 cr in UPL

AZB & Partners advised Funds managed by WestBridge Capital, Omidyar Network & Saama Capital on a proposed majority acquisition of Vistaar Finance by funds managed by Warburg Pincus LLC

AZB & Partners is advising QIA on their investment in ed-tech platform Byju’s

AZB & Partners advised Electronics Mart India Limited on its IPO of equity shares of face value of ₹ 10 each for an amount aggregating to INR 5 billion

AZB & Partners is advising Accenture on its recent acquisition of Blackcomb Consultants

AZB & Partners advised Warburg Pincus on its proposed acquisition of majority stake in Vistaar Finance, India’s Leading Micro-enterprise Lender

Competition Amendment Bill has important changes, but needs more clarity

AZB & Partners promotes 3 Lawyers to Partnership

Varde Partners Asia Pte. Ltd., through its affiliates, on its recent lending of approximately over INR 400,00,00,000 to Chennai-based real estate developer Casagrand Builder Private Limited and affiliates

CCI Amendments & The Deal Landscape