AZB & Partners advised Welspun Group and consortium partner on acquisition of Rolta India Limited The leading law firm in India, AZB & Partners acted as legal counsel to the Welspun Group and its consortium partner in connection with their acquisition of Rolta India Limited (“Rolta”). The acquisition was completed under Rolta’s corporate insolvency resolution
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Mohit Kapoor, Former Executive Vice President & Head Legal at SBI Card, Joins DBS Bank as Executive Director & Head Legal DBS Bank has announced the appointment of Mohit Kapoor as Executive Director & Head Legal. Kapoor, a dual-qualified attorney (India and England & Wales), brings over two decades of experience in corporate and commercial
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Recently, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has notified the amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. These amendments are intended to address issues related to ‘synthetically generated information’ and deepfakes. In this post, Vikram Raj Nanda breaks down the amendments and discusses what has changed from
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A Review of Key Developments in India’s Merger Control Regime: 2024 – 2025 I. INTRODUCTION The Indian merger control regime has witnessed a significant overhaul since late 2024, with the introduction of several amendments to the Competition Act, 2002 (the “Competition Act”) along with certain new regulations. In the past two years, India’s merger control
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Khaitan & Co advised Torrent Power Limited on acquisition of Nabha Power Limited The leading law firm in India, Khaitan & Co acted as legal counsel to Torrent Power Limited (Torrent) in connection with the execution of definitive documents for the acquisition of 100% of the equity stake and convertible instruments of Nabha Power Limited
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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. advised Fractal Analytics on ₹28,339 million IPO The leading law firm in India, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. acted as Indian legal counsel to Fractal Analytics Limited in connection with its initial public offering of equity shares aggregating to ₹28,339 million (approximately USD 312.9 million), comprising a fresh issue and
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Clinics to Clouds: Navigating Privacy Compliance in India’s Health-Tech Boom Health data is uniquely sensitive, and its misuse can cause lasting harm. Building trust in digital healthcare therefore requires transparency and strong security safeguards. India’s health-technology ecosystem is expanding rapidly, driven by rising digitization of healthcare and the growing demand for data-enabled healthcare services. Wearable
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Baker McKenzie advised Travco Group on 100% acquisition of Royal for Investment & Tourism Development (Royal Azur) The global law firm, Baker McKenzie Cairo acted as legal counsel to Travco Group in connection with its 100% acquisition of Royal for Investment & Tourism Development (Royal Azur) S.A.E. The transaction involves the full acquisition of the
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GLA & Company advised the majority of sellers on sale of Zero & One to NTT Data The leading MENA-based law firm, GLA & Company acted as legal counsel to the majority of the sellers in connection with the sale of the entire issued share capital of Zero & One to NTT Data. The cross-border
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[Anik Bhaduri is a candidate for the MSc in Law and Finance at the University of Oxford] In 2013, the Companies Act became the first legislation in the world to explicitly adopt a stakeholder-oriented conception of the corporation. In addition to introducing a mandatory requirement that certain companies allocate a portion of their funds towards corporate social responsibility
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