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Reforming Cyber Law: The IT Act’s Move Towards Decriminalization

Apr 04, 2025

Decriminalizing law shifts the focus from punishment to compliance, fostering a fairer and more progressive regulatory environment.

Interview with AZB & Partners discussing Labour & Employment Landscape in India (Lexology)

Mar 10, 2025

The past year has witnessed a number of significant developments in the realm of employment law in India.

Delayed Possession? Legal Actions Homebuyers and Allottees can Initiate

Feb 11, 2025

The article analyzes provisions of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (“RERA Act”); Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (“CP Act”); and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC“), in relation to the recourses available with an allottee or buyer in the event of delay in handing over the project to them.

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In Focus

Reforming Cyber Law: The IT Act’s Move Towards Decriminalization

Interview with AZB & Partners discussing Labour & Employment Landscape in India (Lexology)

Delayed Possession? Legal Actions Homebuyers and Allottees can Initiate

Warburg Pincus on the sale of its entire shareholding in R Retail Ventures Private Limited (‘R Retail’), constituting 50% of the issued and paid-up capital of R Retail, to another entity of Runwal group.

Axis Bank Limited, HDFC Bank Limited, and NSE Investments Limited, certain of the selling shareholders on the initial public offering by Protean eGov Technologies Limited

Wistron Group on the sale of 100% of Wistron Infocomm Manufacturing (India) Private Limited (engaged in Iphone manufacturing) to Tata Electronics Private Limited.

Kotak Mahindra Bank and Kotak Mahindra General Insurance on Zurich Insurance’s 51% acquisition of Kotak Mahindra General Insurance for approx. INR 4,051 crore.

SPi Global Content Holding Pte. Ltd. (‘Straive’) on its acquisition of Gramener Technology Solutions Private Limited.

TPG Capital in connection with their partial exit from R R Kabel Limited, as part of a pre-IPO sale transaction.

Blue Jet Healthcare Limited on its initial public offering, which was undertaken by way of an offer for sale by the promoter selling shareholders, aggregating to ₹ 8,402.67 million.

AU Small Finance Bank Limited (“AU”) on its acquisition of Fincare Small Finance Bank Limited, the transaction value is approximately USD 530 million.

Sterlite Power on their proposed JV with Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC

Footpath Ventures SPV V LP on their minority investment in Zetwerk Manufacturing Businesses Private Limited

Represented TNS India Pvt. Ltd. before Telangana HC

Bharti Group on the proposed buyout of French partner AXA’s 49% stake in Bharti AXA Life Insurance Company

Virbac, on their 100% acquisition of Globion India.

Represented ICICI Securities Limited, Jefferies India Private Limited, J.P. Morgan India Private Limited and Nuvama Wealth Management Limited as the book running lead managers to the qualified institutions placement of equity shares by IDFC FIRST Bank Limited

Represented Bahadur Chand Investments Private Limited in connection with its debt raise

Larsen & Toubro Limited on its buyback of equity shares, which is the largest share buyback this year till date

Air India completes acquisition of its first A350 aircraft through GIFT City

Advised and Represented Axis Capital Limited, HSBC Securities and Capital Markets (India) Private Limited & ICICI Securities Limited as the book running lead managers to a qualified institutions placement of equity shares by Blue Star Limited

Asia Healthcare Holdings, on its acquisition of a majority stake in Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology

Jefferies India Private Limited (“Broker”) on the sale of 5,07,39,653 equity shares by Vaidhyanathan Vembu (MD and CEO of the Bank) in IDFC First Bank Limited

Wipro in executing Power Purchase Agreements and Equity Investment Contracts with Fourth Partner Energy Private Limited

Advised and Represented one of the leading players in the Infrastructure space in a contentious and critical litigation before the National Company Law Tribunal

Represented Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd., Air India Ltd. and Tata SIA Airlines Ltd. (Vistara) in securing CCI’s approval for the merger of Vistara into Air India, and acquisition of 25.1% stake by Singapore Airlines Ltd. in Air India.