{"id":56346,"date":"2026-05-19T13:31:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/?post_type=press_releases&#038;p=56346"},"modified":"2026-05-19T13:31:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:31:01","slug":"chandhiok-mahajan-advises-lloyds-group-and-thriveni-group-on-their-business-integration","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/press-releases\/chandhiok-mahajan-advises-lloyds-group-and-thriveni-group-on-their-business-integration\/","title":{"rendered":"Chandhiok &amp; Mahajan advises Lloyds Group and Thriveni Group on their business integration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NEW DELHI, 13 May 2026 \u2013 Chandhiok &amp; Mahajan (C&amp;M) acted as legal counsel to the Lloyds Group and the Thriveni Group for securing the Competition Commission of India\u2019s (CCI) approval for the proposed open market share acquisition of Lloyds Engineering Works Limited by Thriveni Earthmovers Private Limited, and merger of Lloyds Infrastructure and Construction Limited, Techno Industries Private Limited, and Metalfab Hightech Private Limited, into Lloyds Engineering Works Limited.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The multi-legged transaction, comprising an open-market acquisition and a merger by absorption, aims to strengthen and more effectively leverage the combined resources of the two groups, improve efficiency and cost synergies, and simplify group shareholding structures.<\/p>\n<p>C&amp;M\u2019s Competition and Regulatory Practice assisted both groups in navigating the notification process and securing antitrust clearance. The team was led by Karan Singh Chandhiok (<strong>Partner and Head of Competition and Regulatory<\/strong>), alongside Deeksha Manchanda (<strong>Partner<\/strong>), Tarun Donadi (<strong>Senior Associate<\/strong>), Bhavika Chhabra (<strong>Senior Associate<\/strong>), Jai Hindocha (<strong>Associate<\/strong>), and Tarushi Guliani (<strong>Associate<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Chandhiok &amp; Mahajan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>C&amp;M is a leading full-service law firm in India, delivering high-quality, bespoke legal solutions across core practice areas including competition law, insolvency and restructuring, dispute resolution, corporate advisory, real estate, banking and finance, capital markets, and data privacy and cybersecurity. With offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad, and a team of over 100 lawyers, the firm advises leading domestic and international corporations, government bodies, financial institutions, private equity and venture capital funds, and promoter groups. C&amp;M is consistently recognised by reputed legal directories such as Chambers &amp; Partners, Legal 500, Asian Legal Business, AsiaLaw, Benchmark Litigation, Global Competition Review, and IFLR. The firm is known for its innovative and responsive approach, delivering practical, outcome-driven solutions through strong cross-functional collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>For any queries, please contact: Meenakshi Mukker at <a href=\"mailto:meenakshi.mukker@chandhiok.com\">meenakshi.mukker@chandhiok.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-56346","press_releases","type-press_releases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/56346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press_releases"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}