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Linklaters, Freshfields, And Slaughter And May Advised On FWD Group’s $442 Million Hong Kong IPO Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised insurer FWD Group, backed by billionaire Richard Li, on its $442 million initial public offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Slaughter and May acted as legal counsel to the sponsors of the

Jillian Merns Joins Davis Polk as Partner and Co-Head of Trusts & Estates Practice in New York Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has welcomed Jillian Merns as a partner and co-head of the firm’s Trusts & Estates practice, based in New York. She joins from Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, where she was a partner

Khaitan & Co advised Axis Capital and IIFL Capital on Allied Engineering Works IPO Khaitan & Co advised Axis Capital Limited and IIFL Capital Services Limited in connection with the initial public offering (IPO) of equity shares by Allied Engineering Works Limited. The IPO comprises a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to ₹4,000

S&R Associates represented Sambhv Steel Tubes Limited in its INR 5.40 billion IPO S&R Associates represented Sambhv Steel Tubes Limited, a prominent manufacturer of electric resistance welded steel pipes and structural tubes (hollow sections) in India, in terms of installed capacity, along with the selling shareholders, in connection with its initial public offering (IPO) aggregating

Davis Polk advised CoreWeave on USD 9 billion acquisition of Core Scientific Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP advised CoreWeave, a leading cloud platform provider for accelerated computing and AI infrastructure, on its all-stock acquisition of Core Scientific, a premier digital infrastructure company, in a transaction valued at approximately USD 9 billion. Under the terms of

Trilegal advised Safex Chemicals on its proposed INR 450 crore IPO Trilegal advised Safex Chemicals (India) in connection with its filing of the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) for its proposed initial public offering (IPO). The IPO comprises a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to INR 450 crore and an offer for sale

Caste-based reservation remains a cornerstone of India’s social justice architecture, aiming to remedy centuries of discrimination and provide equitable opportunities to marginalised communities. However, the dynamic of inter-caste marriages and children born out of such unions raises complex questions: Can a child claim reservation solely based on the caste of one parent? What happens when

Legal rights form the backbone of any legal system. They are the instruments through which individuals assert their claims and participate in legal processes. In jurisprudence, legal rights are not merely claims or moral entitlements; they are recognised, protected, and enforced by law. Various jurists—both classical and modern—have contributed to our understanding of what constitutes

Khaitan & Co advised Husky Group on securing ‘nil’ anti-dumping duty in DGTR investigation Khaitan & Co successfully advised and represented the Husky Group in the anti-dumping investigation conducted by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) concerning the import of Plastic Processing Machinery originating in China and Taiwan, and exported from any country, including

Khaitan & Co advised Concept Hospitality on strategic partnership with Marriott International Khaitan & Co advised Concept Hospitality Private Limited (CHPL) on the execution of definitive documents for a strategic partnership with a group company of Marriott International, Inc. Under the arrangement, CHPL’s flagship hotel brands – The Fern, The Fern Residency, and The Fern