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India’s IndusLaw expands in Mumbai with M&A hire, lit office

BY Aparna Sai |

Indian law firm IndusLaw has hired M&A lawyer Revathy Muralidharan as a partner in its Mumbai office from J. Sagar Associates, and also established a separate office in the city for its litigation practice.
India: JSA, Jones Day, Greenberg lead on $4.2 bln UPL-Arysta deal

BY Aparna Sai |

J. Sagar Associates and Jones Day have advised Indian agro-business company UPL on its agreement to purchase Arysta LifeScience from U.S. chemicals company Platform Specialty Products for $4.2 billion. Greenberg Traurig represented Platform.
JSA sets up shop in India’s GIFT city

BY Raj Gunashekar |

J. Sagar Associates has opened an office in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT), India’s first smart city located in Ahmedabad.
Five firms star in Flipkart’s acquisition of eBay’s India unit

BY Raj Gunashekar |

J. Sagar Associates (JSA) has represented internet giant eBay on the sale of its India business to Bangalore-based Flipkart, which turned to Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) for advice.
Shearman, Ashurst advise on $450 mln India real estate JV

BY Raj Gunashekar |

Shearman & Sterling, AZB & Partners and Allen & Gledhill have advised Indian real estate investment firm Xander Group on its $450 million joint venture with Dutch fund manager APG Strategic Real Estate Pool (APG), which was represented by Ashurst, J. Sagar Associates and Shook Lin & Bok.
Khaitan, JSA, Kirkland, Slaughters advise on India’s biggest telecom merger

BY Raj Gunashekar, Reuters |

Slaughter and May and J. Sagar Associates have advised India’s Reliance Communications on its merger with smaller rival Aircel, which was represented by Kirkland & Ellis and Khaitan & Co.
SE Asia Deals: Week of July 11

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Sidley, A&G, Links advise on $2.5 bln sale of SG building to Qatar fund, Wong & Partners, Cheang & Ariff on Zurich Insurance’s takaful buy, and more in this week’s Southeast Asia deals table.
SIAC to open rep office in India’s Gujarat state

BY Ashima Ohri |

The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) will open a representative office in the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) special economic zone in India
SE Asia Deals: Week of May 9

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

AZB & Partners advises the brokers in India’s NHPC’s $404 mln share sale, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas acts as domestic advisor to Computer Sciences Corporation’s overseas acquisition of Xchanging, and many more in this week’s Southeast Asia deals table.
SE Asia Deals: Week of Apr 25

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Putri Norlisa Chair, Wong & Partners acts on QL Resources’ deal with FamilyMart to operate convenience stores in Malaysia, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Squire Patton Boggs advise Equitas Holdings’ IPO India , and many more in this week’s Southeast Asia deals table.