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  1. Investment funds: Mumbai
  2. Leading individuals

Leading individuals

Nishith Desai Associates is ‘a real market leader’ for investment funds work, and represents clients such as Avendus Capital, Long Term India Fund, Kotak India Real Estate Fund IV and Milestone Domestic Scheme III. Nishith Desai is ‘a genuine expert’ who is recommended along with the ‘experienced’ Siddharth Shah.

AZB & Partners is experienced in advising clients on establishing and structuring a variety of funds, as well as investment routing, exit, tax planning and regulatory matters. Zia Mody is recommended.

Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co’s clients have included JPMorgan India Property Fund, India Infrastructure Fund 
and LIC Mutual Fund Asset Management. Ashwath Rau and managing partner 
Cyril Shroff are the team’s key individuals.

ALMT Legal advised Reliance Equity Advisors on its INR10m investment in Shankara Infrastructure Materials and advised the private equity arm of Goldman Sachs on its joint investment into a non-banking financial 
company set up in India. Aliff Fazelbhoy heads the five-partner practice. Sakate Khaitan, 
formerly head of the team, moved to 
breakaway firm Clasis Law.

A.R.A. LAW’s clients have included Sage Capital Funds Management. Founding partner Rajesh Begur is recommended.

DSK Legal’s ‘excellent’ team represents clients such as the Kalyani Group and Indospace Ventures II, Mauritius. Anand Desai and 
Satish Kishanchandani co-head the team.

Economic Laws Practice has advised clients such as New Vernon Private Equity and NSR Alpha PE Mauritius.

J Sagar Associates advised PTC India on its joint venture with the Ashmore Group as sponsors of a $1bn onshore/offshore private equity fund focused on power sector and related investments.

Majmudar & Co’s clients include Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services and Avista Capital Holdings. Managing partner Akil Hirani heads the team.

Wadia Ghandy & Co represents several substantial property investment funds.

Clasis Law’s Sakate Khaitan is a highly recommended funds expert.

FINSEC Law Advisors’ notable clients include Baring Private Equity Partners, Prime Broking Company and Norwest Venture Partners. Founding partner Sandeep Parekh is highly recommended.

Khaitan & Co. advised India Horizon 
Fund on structuring and establishing an 
offshore venture capital fund, and advised Discovery Global on various regulatory issues. 
Murali Neelakantan and Daksha Baxi are the key team members.

Luthra & Luthra advised on forming The Infinity Innovation Fund (The IIF). Mohit Saraf is recommended.

Trilegal advised State General Reserve Fund of the Sultanate of Oman on a proposed 
private equity fund in India. It also advised Clearwater Capital Partners on its investment 
in Jamna Auto Industries.

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