PE/VC: Evolution of the Exit
Exit strategies in Indian private equity deals have transformed, with investors now prioritising enforceable exit mechanisms, dispute resolution clauses and realistic timelines to navigate the challenges of protracted legal battles.
- Exit disputes significantly impact foreign investment in Indian markets.
- Investors now…
FORUM: Scaling Strategies
Even as lateral hires and mega deals dominate the headlines, Indian law firms are focusing on qualitative growth over mere quantitative expansion, emphasising client-centric approaches and strategic investments in technology, knowledge management, and talent development.
IPO: Listing Leviathan
High valuations, increased market depth, enhanced liquidity, growing regulatory faith, and a surge in the number of expanding companies have combined to catapult India to the forefront of global IPO activity.
RANKINGS: ALB India Top Corporate M&A Boutique Firms 2024
In the competitive landscape of India's Corporate/M&A sector, a new wave of boutique law firms is rising to prominence alongside established giants.
RANKINGS: ALB South India Rankings 2024
In the dynamic and ever-evolving legal landscape of South India, a new generation of trailblazers is making its mark. These rankings celebrate the top 15 rising lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsels who are redefining excellence and innovation in the legal field.
SANCTIONS: Geopolitical Gridlock
In an era of escalating geopolitical tensions, Asian companies find themselves navigating an increasingly complex sanctions landscape and experiencing an urgent need for robust compliance programmes.
GREATER BAY AREA: Beyond Borders
South China, particularly the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, is leading China's global expansion in manufacturing, technology, and new energy sectors.
Managing Partner Profile: Juan Martinez, HWL Ebsworth
HWL Ebsworth has earned a reputation as one of Australia’s most acquisitive firms – but as managing partner Juan Martinez explains to Renu Prasad, profitability and sound management are where the firm is really making its mark.
Offshore:The rise of Singapore
When Conyers Dill & Pearman opened its office in 2001, Singapore was a lucrative but lonely place for the offshore Bermudan law firm. However with Singapore’s rising status as a global financial centre – it ranked fourth in the latest edition of the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 10) – it is no surprise that fellow offshore firms have been arriving at a rate of one a year since 2008. Collas Crill was the latest edition, opening its doors in August this year, and now rumours abound that Withers (an onshore firm that specializes in private clients) is about to make an appearance.
India 2011: Still chaotic, still promising
Despite all the dragon and elephant comparisons between China and India, Asia’s rising superpowers, the truth is that the two countries could not be more different. Whereas China prides itself on its uncompromising efficiency and clinical growth, India is more often than not perceived as loud,colourful and messy, mired in scams and scandals, and with individual achievements usually tending to happen in spite of the existing system,instead of because of it. The legal sector, then, is not vastly different: despite the cumbersome nature of the judicial system (it is estimated that the current backlog of cases will take several decades to clear, if matters are disposed of at the current rate), much progress is happening, be it through the efforts of judges, lawmakers and governmental bodies, or through the perseverance of individuals and entities rising above the chaos and the din. And yet, as always seems to be the case in India, much work needs to be done.