Desai & Diwanji‘s corporate and M&A practice has a robust offering which covers transactional, contractual, and advisory mandates, including domestic and cross-border M&A, joint ventures, and business transfers, as well as divestments, share purchases, and SPAs. The group’s wide-ranging capabilities and experience advising on high-value transactions continue to attract new clients to its roster, which is made up of notable names from the manufacturing, energy, and life sciences sectors. Jai Diwanji co-leads the department alongside Aneesh Gupte and specialises in multijurisdictional M&A, joint ventures, and regulatory issues. Gupte stands out for his breadth of expertise, which spans M&A, investments, and corporate governance, in addition to commercial contracts, exits, and regulatory compliance. The team also benefits from the aptitude of real estate and industrials authority Joebin Devassy.
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Testimonials
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- 'Joebin Devassy is an able corporate and M&A lawyer with a sound understanding of real estate transactions.'
- 'Joebin Devassy is able to provide practical positions to enable deal closure.'
- 'Joebin Devassy has a good combination of M&A understanding coupled with real estate title understanding. This enables him to provide overall good advice in relation to corporate transactions with the core asset being land, and advise on structures which may be adopted for transacting with the land.'
Key clients
- True North Fund V LLP
- Aarti Industries Ltd
- Renom Energy Services Pvt Ltd
- Rubicon Research Ltd.
- SP Port Maintenance Pvt Ltd
- Goswami Infratech
- Exterprise Services
Work highlights
Advised SP Port Maintenance Private Limited on the sale of its entire shareholding in Gopalpur Ports Limited to Adani Ports.
Advised Exterprise Services on the sale of its Healthcare RCM Business.
Practice head
Jai Diwanji; Aneesh Gupte
Other key lawyers
Joebin Devassy