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PRACTICE
AZB & Partners has been closely associated with the development and practice of competition law in India. The Firm has one of the strongest benches in this practice area, with a foothold in three key jurisdictions: Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore, ensuring services across regions. Our team comprises specialist lawyers with training in competition law, as well as internationally trained lawyers. Our practice also includes a former CCI official and a former member of the group legal team of one of India’s largest multinational conglomerates.
The Firm’s clients include several MNCs and domestic conglomerates across various industries including information technology, life sciences, media and telecommunications, energy and infrastructure, aviation and retail. By leveraging our expertise in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, complex litigation, intellectual property and regulatory matters, our competition lawyers provide seamless advice to ensure the best possible outcomes.
We have represented clients in some of the most complex and industry–shaping abuse of dominance cases in India and are well–known for handling highly sophisticated, precedent–setting cases in the tech sector. Our lawyers routinely represent clients in competition–related cases before the Supreme Court of India, various High Courts under their writ jurisdiction and the appellate court.
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Ram Kumar Poornachandran
Senior Partner
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Hemangini Dadwal
Senior Partner
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Bharat Budholia
Senior Partner
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Toshit Shandilya
Partner
AZB & Partners houses a respected and holistic competition offering across India, handling both merger control and contentious mandates, as well as compliance services. Its areas of expertise include cartel, price-fixing and abuse of dominance investigations and litigation. The competition team is known for its representation of leading domestic and global corporates in the technology space, as well as aviation and energy. The team is adept at assisting clients with leniency applications to the Competition Commission of India. AZB's antitrust law expertise is located across India, with particularly strong expertise in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru.
Chambers & Partners Asia–Pacific (2025) on our Competition & Antitrust TeamWHAT
WE DO
We offer multi–pronged assistance in handling cartel cases, in ‘dawn raids,’ internal investigations and audits and in submissions and proceedings before the DG, CCI and the appellate court.
We advise businesses on how to set up appropriate supply, purchasing and distribution chains, form strategic alliances and assist them in structuring licensing agreements that comply with competition law.
We regularly assist in securing clearance for some of the largest and most high–profile transactions in the market. Our experience encompasses all forms of mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, leveraged buyouts and divestitures, from negotiated transactions to hostile takeovers.
RECENT WORK HIGHLIGHTS
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On several major consolidations in the Indian telecom sector including, its (i) merger with Telenor (ii) acquisition of Tata’s consumer mobile wireless business; and (iii) US$ 14.6 billion merger with Indus Towers
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On the Indian aspects of its (i) US$ 7.4 billion merger of its oil and gas business with Baker Hughes; and (ii) acquisition of Alstom for US$ 10 billion
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On (i) Its defense of claims of infringement relating to abuse of dominance and; (ii) allegations of abuse of dominance in the “AdWords” program
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On (i) CCI clearances for the sale of its business to Unilever and the purchase of Pfizer’s consumer healthcare business (ii) successfully overturning a penalty for alleged bid rigging
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On their US$ 1 billion acquisition of Max Group’s healthcare businesses
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On its majority share purchase of Mindtree for approximately US$ 1.5 billion
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In relation to the Indian aspects of its US$ 46 billion merger with Holcim
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On a constitutional challenge of certain provisions of the Competition Act
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On (i) the sale of its natural gas pipeline business to Brookfield for US$ 2.47 billion; (ii) its US$ 312 million purchase of Den Networks; and (iii) CCI clearance for the proposed acquisition of Alok Industries.
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In relation to its challenge against the CCI’s decision to investigate the company
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On its acquisition of the Essel Mutual Fund, involving the first ever “green channel” approval from the CCI
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In relation to their leniency applications, preparations for dawn raids, etc.
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On several technology and e–commerce deals, including its investments in (i) Uber; (ii) FlipKart for US$ 2.4 billion and; (iii) PayTM for US$ 1.4 billion
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On the Indian aspects of its US$ 43 billion takeover by China National Chemical Corporation
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On its (i) acquisitions in the Bhushan Steel Group, totaling US$ 8 billion; and (ii) US$ 600 million purchase of Usha Martin’s steel division.
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On the Indian aspects of its US$ 71.3 billion acquisition by Twenty–First Century Fox
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On several major consolidations in the Indian telecom sector including, its (i) merger with Telenor (ii) acquisition of Tata’s consumer mobile wireless business; and (iii) US$ 14.6 billion merger with Indus Towers
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On the Indian aspects of its (i) US$ 7.4 billion merger of its oil and gas business with Baker Hughes; and (ii) acquisition of Alstom for US$ 10 billion
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On (i) Its defense of claims of infringement relating to abuse of dominance and; (ii) allegations of abuse of dominance in the “AdWords” program
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On (i) CCI clearances for the sale of its business to Unilever and the purchase of Pfizer’s consumer healthcare business (ii) successfully overturning a penalty for alleged bid rigging
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On their US$ 1 billion acquisition of Max Group’s healthcare businesses
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On its majority share purchase of Mindtree for approximately US$ 1.5 billion
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In relation to the Indian aspects of its US$ 46 billion merger with Holcim
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On a constitutional challenge of certain provisions of the Competition Act
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On (i) the sale of its natural gas pipeline business to Brookfield for US$ 2.47 billion; (ii) its US$ 312 million purchase of Den Networks; and (iii) CCI clearance for the proposed acquisition of Alok Industries.
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In relation to its challenge against the CCI’s decision to investigate the company
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On its acquisition of the Essel Mutual Fund, involving the first ever “green channel” approval from the CCI
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In relation to their leniency applications, preparations for dawn raids, etc.
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On several technology and e–commerce deals, including its investments in (i) Uber; (ii) FlipKart for US$ 2.4 billion and; (iii) PayTM for US$ 1.4 billion
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On the Indian aspects of its US$ 43 billion takeover by China National Chemical Corporation
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On its (i) acquisitions in the Bhushan Steel Group, totaling US$ 8 billion; and (ii) US$ 600 million purchase of Usha Martin’s steel division.
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On the Indian aspects of its US$ 71.3 billion acquisition by Twenty–First Century Fox
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On several major consolidations in the Indian telecom sector including, its (i) merger with Telenor (ii) acquisition of Tata’s consumer mobile wireless business; and (iii) US$ 14.6 billion merger with Indus Towers
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On the Indian aspects of its (i) US$ 7.4 billion merger of its oil and gas business with Baker Hughes; and (ii) acquisition of Alstom for US$ 10 billion
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On (i) Its defense of claims of infringement relating to abuse of dominance and; (ii) allegations of abuse of dominance in the “AdWords” program
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On (i) CCI clearances for the sale of its business to Unilever and the purchase of Pfizer’s consumer healthcare business (ii) successfully overturning a penalty for alleged bid rigging
-
On their US$ 1 billion acquisition of Max Group’s healthcare businesses
-
On its majority share purchase of Mindtree for approximately US$ 1.5 billion
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In relation to the Indian aspects of its US$ 46 billion merger with Holcim
-
On a constitutional challenge of certain provisions of the Competition Act
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On (i) the sale of its natural gas pipeline business to Brookfield for US$ 2.47 billion; (ii) its US$ 312 million purchase of Den Networks; and (iii) CCI clearance for the proposed acquisition of Alok Industries.
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In relation to its challenge against the CCI’s decision to investigate the company
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On its acquisition of the Essel Mutual Fund, involving the first ever “green channel” approval from the CCI
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In relation to their leniency applications, preparations for dawn raids, etc.
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On several technology and e–commerce deals, including its investments in (i) Uber; (ii) FlipKart for US$ 2.4 billion and; (iii) PayTM for US$ 1.4 billion
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On the Indian aspects of its US$ 43 billion takeover by China National Chemical Corporation
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On its (i) acquisitions in the Bhushan Steel Group, totaling US$ 8 billion; and (ii) US$ 600 million purchase of Usha Martin’s steel division.
-
On the Indian aspects of its US$ 71.3 billion acquisition by Twenty–First Century Fox
-
On several major consolidations in the Indian telecom sector including, its (i) merger with Telenor (ii) acquisition of Tata’s consumer mobile wireless business; and (iii) US$ 14.6 billion merger with Indus Towers
-
On the Indian aspects of its (i) US$ 7.4 billion merger of its oil and gas business with Baker Hughes; and (ii) acquisition of Alstom for US$ 10 billion
-
On (i) Its defense of claims of infringement relating to abuse of dominance and; (ii) allegations of abuse of dominance in the “AdWords” program
-
On (i) CCI clearances for the sale of its business to Unilever and the purchase of Pfizer’s consumer healthcare business (ii) successfully overturning a penalty for alleged bid rigging
-
On their US$ 1 billion acquisition of Max Group’s healthcare businesses
-
On its majority share purchase of Mindtree for approximately US$ 1.5 billion
-
In relation to the Indian aspects of its US$ 46 billion merger with Holcim
-
On a constitutional challenge of certain provisions of the Competition Act
-
On (i) the sale of its natural gas pipeline business to Brookfield for US$ 2.47 billion; (ii) its US$ 312 million purchase of Den Networks; and (iii) CCI clearance for the proposed acquisition of Alok Industries.
-
In relation to its challenge against the CCI’s decision to investigate the company
-
On its acquisition of the Essel Mutual Fund, involving the first ever “green channel” approval from the CCI
-
In relation to their leniency applications, preparations for dawn raids, etc.
-
On several technology and e–commerce deals, including its investments in (i) Uber; (ii) FlipKart for US$ 2.4 billion and; (iii) PayTM for US$ 1.4 billion
-
On the Indian aspects of its US$ 43 billion takeover by China National Chemical Corporation
-
On its (i) acquisitions in the Bhushan Steel Group, totaling US$ 8 billion; and (ii) US$ 600 million purchase of Usha Martin’s steel division.
-
On the Indian aspects of its US$ 71.3 billion acquisition by Twenty–First Century Fox
-
On several major consolidations in the Indian telecom sector including, its (i) merger with Telenor (ii) acquisition of Tata’s consumer mobile wireless business; and (iii) US$ 14.6 billion merger with Indus Towers
-
On the Indian aspects of its (i) US$ 7.4 billion merger of its oil and gas business with Baker Hughes; and (ii) acquisition of Alstom for US$ 10 billion
-
On (i) Its defense of claims of infringement relating to abuse of dominance and; (ii) allegations of abuse of dominance in the “AdWords” program
-
On (i) CCI clearances for the sale of its business to Unilever and the purchase of Pfizer’s consumer healthcare business (ii) successfully overturning a penalty for alleged bid rigging
-
On their US$ 1 billion acquisition of Max Group’s healthcare businesses
-
On its majority share purchase of Mindtree for approximately US$ 1.5 billion
-
In relation to the Indian aspects of its US$ 46 billion merger with Holcim
-
On a constitutional challenge of certain provisions of the Competition Act
-
On (i) the sale of its natural gas pipeline business to Brookfield for US$ 2.47 billion; (ii) its US$ 312 million purchase of Den Networks; and (iii) CCI clearance for the proposed acquisition of Alok Industries.
-
In relation to its challenge against the CCI’s decision to investigate the company
-
On its acquisition of the Essel Mutual Fund, involving the first ever “green channel” approval from the CCI
-
In relation to their leniency applications, preparations for dawn raids, etc.
-
On several technology and e–commerce deals, including its investments in (i) Uber; (ii) FlipKart for US$ 2.4 billion and; (iii) PayTM for US$ 1.4 billion
-
On the Indian aspects of its US$ 43 billion takeover by China National Chemical Corporation
-
On its (i) acquisitions in the Bhushan Steel Group, totaling US$ 8 billion; and (ii) US$ 600 million purchase of Usha Martin’s steel division.
-
On the Indian aspects of its US$ 71.3 billion acquisition by Twenty–First Century Fox
-
On several major consolidations in the Indian telecom sector including, its (i) merger with Telenor (ii) acquisition of Tata’s consumer mobile wireless business; and (iii) US$ 14.6 billion merger with Indus Towers
-
On the Indian aspects of its (i) US$ 7.4 billion merger of its oil and gas business with Baker Hughes; and (ii) acquisition of Alstom for US$ 10 billion
-
On (i) Its defense of claims of infringement relating to abuse of dominance and; (ii) allegations of abuse of dominance in the “AdWords” program
-
On (i) CCI clearances for the sale of its business to Unilever and the purchase of Pfizer’s consumer healthcare business (ii) successfully overturning a penalty for alleged bid rigging
-
On their US$ 1 billion acquisition of Max Group’s healthcare businesses
-
On its majority share purchase of Mindtree for approximately US$ 1.5 billion
-
In relation to the Indian aspects of its US$ 46 billion merger with Holcim
-
On a constitutional challenge of certain provisions of the Competition Act
-
On (i) the sale of its natural gas pipeline business to Brookfield for US$ 2.47 billion; (ii) its US$ 312 million purchase of Den Networks; and (iii) CCI clearance for the proposed acquisition of Alok Industries.
-
In relation to its challenge against the CCI’s decision to investigate the company
-
On its acquisition of the Essel Mutual Fund, involving the first ever “green channel” approval from the CCI
-
In relation to their leniency applications, preparations for dawn raids, etc.
-
On several technology and e–commerce deals, including its investments in (i) Uber; (ii) FlipKart for US$ 2.4 billion and; (iii) PayTM for US$ 1.4 billion
-
On the Indian aspects of its US$ 43 billion takeover by China National Chemical Corporation
-
On its (i) acquisitions in the Bhushan Steel Group, totaling US$ 8 billion; and (ii) US$ 600 million purchase of Usha Martin’s steel division.
-
On the Indian aspects of its US$ 71.3 billion acquisition by Twenty–First Century Fox
-
On several major consolidations in the Indian telecom sector including, its (i) merger with Telenor (ii) acquisition of Tata’s consumer mobile wireless business; and (iii) US$ 14.6 billion merger with Indus Towers
-
On the Indian aspects of its (i) US$ 7.4 billion merger of its oil and gas business with Baker Hughes; and (ii) acquisition of Alstom for US$ 10 billion
-
On (i) Its defense of claims of infringement relating to abuse of dominance and; (ii) allegations of abuse of dominance in the “AdWords” program
-
On (i) CCI clearances for the sale of its business to Unilever and the purchase of Pfizer’s consumer healthcare business (ii) successfully overturning a penalty for alleged bid rigging
-
On their US$ 1 billion acquisition of Max Group’s healthcare businesses
-
On its majority share purchase of Mindtree for approximately US$ 1.5 billion
-
In relation to the Indian aspects of its US$ 46 billion merger with Holcim
-
On a constitutional challenge of certain provisions of the Competition Act
-
On (i) the sale of its natural gas pipeline business to Brookfield for US$ 2.47 billion; (ii) its US$ 312 million purchase of Den Networks; and (iii) CCI clearance for the proposed acquisition of Alok Industries.
-
In relation to its challenge against the CCI’s decision to investigate the company
-
On its acquisition of the Essel Mutual Fund, involving the first ever “green channel” approval from the CCI
-
In relation to their leniency applications, preparations for dawn raids, etc.
-
On several technology and e–commerce deals, including its investments in (i) Uber; (ii) FlipKart for US$ 2.4 billion and; (iii) PayTM for US$ 1.4 billion
-
On the Indian aspects of its US$ 43 billion takeover by China National Chemical Corporation
-
On its (i) acquisitions in the Bhushan Steel Group, totaling US$ 8 billion; and (ii) US$ 600 million purchase of Usha Martin’s steel division.
-
On the Indian aspects of its US$ 71.3 billion acquisition by Twenty–First Century Fox
-
On several major consolidations in the Indian telecom sector including, its (i) merger with Telenor (ii) acquisition of Tata’s consumer mobile wireless business; and (iii) US$ 14.6 billion merger with Indus Towers
-
On the Indian aspects of its (i) US$ 7.4 billion merger of its oil and gas business with Baker Hughes; and (ii) acquisition of Alstom for US$ 10 billion
-
On (i) Its defense of claims of infringement relating to abuse of dominance and; (ii) allegations of abuse of dominance in the “AdWords” program
-
On (i) CCI clearances for the sale of its business to Unilever and the purchase of Pfizer’s consumer healthcare business (ii) successfully overturning a penalty for alleged bid rigging
-
On their US$ 1 billion acquisition of Max Group’s healthcare businesses
-
On its majority share purchase of Mindtree for approximately US$ 1.5 billion
-
In relation to the Indian aspects of its US$ 46 billion merger with Holcim
-
On a constitutional challenge of certain provisions of the Competition Act
-
On (i) the sale of its natural gas pipeline business to Brookfield for US$ 2.47 billion; (ii) its US$ 312 million purchase of Den Networks; and (iii) CCI clearance for the proposed acquisition of Alok Industries.
-
In relation to its challenge against the CCI’s decision to investigate the company
-
On its acquisition of the Essel Mutual Fund, involving the first ever “green channel” approval from the CCI
-
In relation to their leniency applications, preparations for dawn raids, etc.
-
On several technology and e–commerce deals, including its investments in (i) Uber; (ii) FlipKart for US$ 2.4 billion and; (iii) PayTM for US$ 1.4 billion
-
On the Indian aspects of its US$ 43 billion takeover by China National Chemical Corporation
-
On its (i) acquisitions in the Bhushan Steel Group, totaling US$ 8 billion; and (ii) US$ 600 million purchase of Usha Martin’s steel division.
-
On the Indian aspects of its US$ 71.3 billion acquisition by Twenty–First Century Fox
-
On several major consolidations in the Indian telecom sector including, its (i) merger with Telenor (ii) acquisition of Tata’s consumer mobile wireless business; and (iii) US$ 14.6 billion merger with Indus Towers
-
On the Indian aspects of its (i) US$ 7.4 billion merger of its oil and gas business with Baker Hughes; and (ii) acquisition of Alstom for US$ 10 billion
-
On (i) Its defense of claims of infringement relating to abuse of dominance and; (ii) allegations of abuse of dominance in the “AdWords” program
-
On (i) CCI clearances for the sale of its business to Unilever and the purchase of Pfizer’s consumer healthcare business (ii) successfully overturning a penalty for alleged bid rigging
-
On their US$ 1 billion acquisition of Max Group’s healthcare businesses
-
On its majority share purchase of Mindtree for approximately US$ 1.5 billion
-
In relation to the Indian aspects of its US$ 46 billion merger with Holcim
-
On a constitutional challenge of certain provisions of the Competition Act
-
On (i) the sale of its natural gas pipeline business to Brookfield for US$ 2.47 billion; (ii) its US$ 312 million purchase of Den Networks; and (iii) CCI clearance for the proposed acquisition of Alok Industries.
-
In relation to its challenge against the CCI’s decision to investigate the company
-
On its acquisition of the Essel Mutual Fund, involving the first ever “green channel” approval from the CCI
-
In relation to their leniency applications, preparations for dawn raids, etc.
-
On several technology and e–commerce deals, including its investments in (i) Uber; (ii) FlipKart for US$ 2.4 billion and; (iii) PayTM for US$ 1.4 billion
-
On the Indian aspects of its US$ 43 billion takeover by China National Chemical Corporation
-
On its (i) acquisitions in the Bhushan Steel Group, totaling US$ 8 billion; and (ii) US$ 600 million purchase of Usha Martin’s steel division.
-
On the Indian aspects of its US$ 71.3 billion acquisition by Twenty–First Century Fox
-
On several major consolidations in the Indian telecom sector including, its (i) merger with Telenor (ii) acquisition of Tata’s consumer mobile wireless business; and (iii) US$ 14.6 billion merger with Indus Towers
-
On the Indian aspects of its (i) US$ 7.4 billion merger of its oil and gas business with Baker Hughes; and (ii) acquisition of Alstom for US$ 10 billion
-
On (i) Its defense of claims of infringement relating to abuse of dominance and; (ii) allegations of abuse of dominance in the “AdWords” program
-
On (i) CCI clearances for the sale of its business to Unilever and the purchase of Pfizer’s consumer healthcare business (ii) successfully overturning a penalty for alleged bid rigging
-
On their US$ 1 billion acquisition of Max Group’s healthcare businesses
-
On its majority share purchase of Mindtree for approximately US$ 1.5 billion
-
In relation to the Indian aspects of its US$ 46 billion merger with Holcim
-
On a constitutional challenge of certain provisions of the Competition Act
-
On (i) the sale of its natural gas pipeline business to Brookfield for US$ 2.47 billion; (ii) its US$ 312 million purchase of Den Networks; and (iii) CCI clearance for the proposed acquisition of Alok Industries.
-
In relation to its challenge against the CCI’s decision to investigate the company
-
On its acquisition of the Essel Mutual Fund, involving the first ever “green channel” approval from the CCI
-
In relation to their leniency applications, preparations for dawn raids, etc.
-
On several technology and e–commerce deals, including its investments in (i) Uber; (ii) FlipKart for US$ 2.4 billion and; (iii) PayTM for US$ 1.4 billion
-
On the Indian aspects of its US$ 43 billion takeover by China National Chemical Corporation
-
On its (i) acquisitions in the Bhushan Steel Group, totaling US$ 8 billion; and (ii) US$ 600 million purchase of Usha Martin’s steel division.
-
On the Indian aspects of its US$ 71.3 billion acquisition by Twenty–First Century Fox
