UNUC Legal LLP Launches Italy Desk for International Arbitration and Cross-Border Dispute Resolution

UNUC Legal LLP has launched an Italy Desk to facilitate legal cooperation and cross-border dispute resolution between India and Italy.The Desk has been established in professional cooperation with Mr. Pietro Rovati, an Italy-based legal professional associated with PR Law, who will serve as the principal contact person in Italy. The initiative is intended to facilitate professional collaboration, cross-border legal coordination and engagement between legal practitioners and businesses in the two...

Dua Associates Advises Piramal Finance Limited On ₹125 Crore Financing For Two Residential Projects In Bengaluru

Dua Associates advised Piramal Finance Limited on financing transactions aggregating ₹125 crore for two residential group housing projects in Bengaluru, Karnataka.The transactions involved financing of ₹80 crore to Akarsh Dwellings Private Limited for its residential project, Adarsh Primrose, and ₹45 crore to Adarsh Developers for its project, Adarsh Stratuss.Dua Associates' mandate encompassed transaction documentation and title verification for both projects. The transaction team comprised...

Kochhar & Co. Advises Agrawal Infrabuild On ₹1,200 Crore Ludhiana Toll Road Insolvency Resolution

Kochhar & Co. has advised Agrawal Infrabuild Private Limited, the successful resolution applicant, in connection with the submission of a resolution plan worth approximately ₹1,200 crore for Ludhiana Talwandi Toll Roads Private Limited, formerly known as Essel Ludhiana Talwandi Toll Roads Private Limited.The firm advised on the overall resolution strategy for the corporate debtor under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, including the review of the information memorandum issued under...

Kochhar & Co. Advises Samit Enterprises on Follow-On Investment in Australian Mineral Exploration Technology Company

Kochhar & Co. advised Samit Enterprises Private Limited in connection with its participation in a follow-on investment in SensOre_X Pty Ltd, an Australian company engaged in mineral exploration technology and services, including lithium exploration.The investment involved a contractual arrangement with Alpha Future Funds S.C.S., a Luxembourg-based investment fund, and the exercise of a subscription option to acquire additional shares in SensOre_X Pty Ltd.Kochhar & Co. acted as legal...

Arogya Legal Expands Its Mumbai Presence

Arogya Legal and its healthcare and environmental compliance-focused vertical, Arogya Compliance, have relocated to a larger office in Mumbai as part of the firm's expansion in the medtech, pharma, F&B, cosmetics, life sciences and healthcare sectors.The firm's new office is located at 408, Matharu Arcade, Subhash Road, Vile Parle (East), Mumbai – 400057.Commenting on the relocation, Anay Shukla, Founding Partner, Arogya Legal, said, “We outgrew our old Mumbai space faster than we expected....

Khaitan & Co Advises NIIF on First Close of Its Second Flagship Infrastructure Fund

Khaitan & Co advised the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) on the first closing of NIIF Infrastructure Fund II, its second flagship infrastructure fund, which has secured aggregate commitments of ₹19,000 crore (approximately USD 2 billion). The first close represents over 60% of the Fund's target size of ₹30,000 crore (approximately USD 3.2 billion).The first close is anchored by the Government of India and supported by a high-quality investor base comprising sovereign...

Khaitan & Co Advises RPG Life Sciences On API Business Carve-Out and InvAscent Investment

Khaitan & Co advised RPG Life Sciences Limited on the carve-out of its API business into RPG Active Pharma Limited and the subsequent investment by PE-investor InvAscentThe core team consisted of Haigreve Khaitan (Managing Partner), Shishir Jose Vayttaden (Partner), Aditi Singhvi (Partner) and Bhaskar Vishwajeet (Associate) with assistance from the following:Corporate: Purti Minawala (Partner), Sweta Rao (Counsel), Harshita Jajodia (Senior Associate), Henna Kapadia (Senior Associate) and...

Khaitan & Co Advises PwC US On Joint Venture With PwC India

Khaitan & Co has advised PricewaterhouseCoopers Services (PwC US) on the formation of a joint venture between PwC India and PwC US, which will unite PwC India's Consulting business and PwC US Advisory's India-based capabilities into a single, integrated platform to serve clients in India, the US and around the world.The combined platform will span the full spectrum of client needs, from strategy and transformation through technology, engineering and artificial intelligence.The transaction is...

Khaitan & Co Advises India Resurgence Fund On Acquisition Of Majority Stake In Fine Edge Engineering

Khaitan & Co has advised India Resurgence Fund (IndiaRF) on its acquisition of a significant majority stake in Fine Edge Engineering Private Limited, which houses the precision machined castings business of the Ashok Iron Works Group.The transaction was led by Partner Kartick Maheshwari, Partner Shantanu Gupta, Principal Associate Debottam Chattopadhyay, Principal Associate Ifrazunnisa Khan, Senior Associate Shruti Jaju and Associate Chaitanya Kishore Sunkara.The transaction also involved...

Samara Capital To Invest In Associated Road Carriers, Calyx Container Terminals To Build Integrated B2B Logistics Platform

Private equity firm Samara Capital has agreed to invest in Associated Road Carriers Limited (ARC) and Calyx Container Terminals Private Limited (Calyx), with the proposed transaction aimed at combining their domestic road transportation and EXIM logistics operations into an integrated B2B logistics platform.The two businesses recorded a combined revenue of approximately ₹2,140 crore in FY 2025-26, according to the companies.Completion of the transaction is subject to, among other conditions,...

Happiest Minds Technologies, ITC Infotech Enter Merger Framework; Khaitan & Co Advises on Transaction

Khaitan & Co advised and assisted Ashok Soota and Happiest Minds Technologies Limited (HMTL) in connection with the sale of Soota's approximately 22% shareholding in HMTL to ITC Infotech India Limited, a subsidiary of ITC Limited, and the proposed merger of HMTL with ITC Infotech India Limited.The transaction involves the sale of Soota's shareholding in HMTL and the parties entering into a merger framework agreement in relation to the proposed merger.Khaitan & Co advised Soota and HMTL...

Khaitan & Co advised Godrej Finance Limited (GFL) On Its acquisition Of Gold Loan business Of Kanakadurga Finance Limited

Khaitan & Co advised Godrej Finance Limited (GFL) on its acquisition of the gold loan business of Kanakadurga Finance Limited.This transaction marks Godrej's foray into the gold loan business, aimed at strengthening its presence in the consumer finance segment. The acquisition gives Godrej Capital immediate access to an established gold loan business with approximately Rs 280 crore in assets under management (AUM), a customer base of nearly 12,000, 54 branches across Andhra Pradesh, and a...