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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas’ expertise ecompasses IPOs, block trades and private and public offers and retains a sizeable securities regulatory practice. Managing partner and seasoned practitioner Cyril Shroff and national head Yash J. Ashar jointly lead the practice; the former enjoys a strong reputation on the securitisation side, and the latter is highly experienced in preferential allotments, IPOs and rights offerings. Kranti Mohan is adept at handling business trusts and REITs. Abhinav Kumar and Gokul Rajan are other names to note in the practice.

Counting a plethora of online gaming platforms, tech businesses and e-commerce platforms in its client roster, to name a few, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas pairs its cross-disciplinary expertise with its experience across technical transactions and regulatory mandates to produce a strong TMT offering. In Mumbai, managing partner Cyril Shroff, Anu Tiwari, who is a strong choice for emerging tech companies, fintechs, insurance companies and senior officers, and Aarushi Jain, who is well-versed in data protection, tech and IP, co-lead the group. In Bangalore, Arun Prabhu heads the offering with his strong capabilities in handling tech transactional work. Rishabh Shroff is especially knowledgeable in matters arising from the Indian exchange control regime. Anirban Mohapatra is also recommended.

Capable of advising clients on the full spectrum of issues arising from private equity and venture capital, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas is a strong choice for sovereign wealth funds and blue-chip private equity funds, and excels at addressing issues such as strategic transactions, buyout deals and future capital raising. The practice is spearheaded by Cyril Shroff, whose capabilities include private client, financial regulatory and infrastructure issues, Reeba Chacko, an expert across the retail, e-commerce and real estate sectors, and the ‘extremely commercial’ Ravindra Bandhakavi, who focuses on sizeable M&A and private equity transactions. S. Harish is another key contact, with experience of transactions in industries including heavily regulated sectors.

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acts for domestic and international corporations, real estate funds, investors, and developers and handles the full range of real estate work. Working in close collaboration with the firm’s corporate, finance, and capital markets offerings, the group is particularly well-placed to advise across the spectrum of transactional mandates, including land acquisitions, construction financing, and real estate investments. Managing partner Cyril Shroff and Namrata Kolar jointly head up the team, which also includes conveyancing and redevelopment expert Ashish Jain and the ‘excellent’ Abhilash Pillai, who focuses his practice on title due diligence and real estate investments, ably assisted by Karan Sharma. Harsh Sudhindra is a key contact on the transactional front.

The dedicated fintech and financial institutions group at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has a strong emphasis on M&A, regulatory projects, and enforcement issues. Acting for a wide variety of clients in the financial services and fintech industries, the group regularly advises on fundraising, joint ventures, commercial agreements, and the setting up of businesses in India. ‘Seasoned professional’ Anu Tiwari oversees the team alongside managing partner Cyril Shroff and senior partner L. Viswanathan. Tewari regularly advises domestic and foreign fintech companies, asset managers, and other financial services clients on transactional, regulatory, and enforcement matters, with a notable emphasis on public and private M&A in the space. Another name to note for M&A is Ketaki Mehta, who takes point on cross-border transactions in the financial services industry.

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas regularly advises insurers and governmental authorities on regulatory and transactional issues, handling IPOs, M&A, and foreign investments in the sector. Managing partner Cyril Shroff oversees the team alongside Indranath Bishnu; Bishnu specialises in insurance regulations and also handles large transactions. Pranjita Barman has an emphasis on corporate restructurings and M&A in the insurance sector, assisted by Anirud Sudarsan, who also advises insurers on foreign investments in India.

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas fields a market-leading private client practice with strengths across the full spectrum of issues, advising leading Indian family businesses on disputes, succession planning, family settlements, and restructurings. Managing partner Cyril Shroff advises family businesses on corporate and securities matters; Rishabh Shroff  specialises in family constitutions and settlements as well as wills, trusts, and succession planning; while Radhika Gaggar focuses her practice on estate and succession planning, particularly matters with cross-border aspects. The trio jointly heads the practice, which also includes tax specialist Kunal Savani, and Shaishavi Kadakia, who has extensive experience advising on large-scale family settlements and family governance exercises.

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas’ market-leading banking and finance practice group regularly acts on the full range of high-value financing matters, including project finance, debt restructurings, corporate finance, and mezzanine financings. Senior partner Santosh Janakiram, who also heads up the firm’s projects and renewable energy groups, is a name to note for bond and structured debt financings as well as banking and finance work in the energy space. Janakiram works alongside Amey Pathak, who regularly advises banks and financial institutions on infrastructure project finance; senior partner L. Viswanathan is another key name here. Other notable individuals in the group include managing partner Cyril Shroff as well as Leena Chacko, who has a strong track record advising on structured debt transactions and mezzanine debt structures.

Described by clients as ‘practical, flexible and agile,’ the white-collar crime team at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acts for both corporate and individual clients from an array of industries. Key names in the team include managing partner Cyril Shroff, disputes head Indranil Deshmukh, Ankoosh K Mehta, and  Faraz Alam Sagar; Mehta is a seasoned litigator with a focus on CBI and ED investigations, while Sagar has a broad practice with a notable focus on sanctions advisory, regulatory compliance, and anti-bribery work. Sara Sundaram is a key contact for financial institutions and fintech companies, and Srinivas Atreya Chatti ably assists on criminal investigations and financial fraud proceedings.

Banks and financial institutions, project sponsors and developers, government bodies and multilateral institutions turn to the team at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas for its experience handling the gamut of infrastructure and energy mandates, including mining, solar, green hydrogen, battery storage, airports and roads, among others. In Mumbai, Cyril Shroff deals predominantly with corporate and disputes law, while L Viswanathan is sought out for his advice on the regulatory aspects of energy projects and Santosh Janakiram handles banking and project financing, advising developers, investors and lenders, with a special focus on the renewables space. Over in Delhi, Ajay Sawhney is well known for advising on the construction and development side of domestic and international projects, while Ramanuj Kumar is known by clients including financial institutions for his navigation of electricity regulation and project financing. Atman Desai joined Khaitan & Co. in 2023.

Well regarded for its complex M&A capabilities, ‘phenomenal’ Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas is well-versed in high-stakes corporate transactions and consistently undertakes a varied multitude of legal and regulatory mandates across the industries of healthcare and pharma, e-commerce and energy to name a few. The team continues to onboard an increasing amount of distressed asset M&A, corporate governance and AI issues. Mumbai-based managing partner and banking and financial regulatory proceedings expert Cyril Shroff, Bangalore-based real estate, retail and e-commerce expert Reeba Chacko and Nivedita Rao, who principally focuses on M&A and court-based restructuring, and Noida’s Akila Agrawal, who is highly experienced in private equity, M&A and general corporate law, jointly spearhead the group. Other names to note include public M&A expert Shishir Jose Vayttaden and Ramgovind Kuruppath, who bolsters the practice with his experience in handling domestic and cross-border M&A.