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EY Tops League Table for Transaction Advisors to M&A deals in 24

Moelis & Company & PwC claim the No.2 & No.3 slots Ernst & Young  (EY) topped the Venture Intelligence League Table for Transaction Advisor to M&A Deals   during 2024, advising 34 deals worth $4.1 Billion. Moelis & Company stood second advising 2 deals worth $3.9 billion. PwC followed with 18 deals worth $3.3 billion. Citi ($2.5 billion across 1 deal) and Advay Capital ($2.3 billion across 1 deal) completed the top five. Among the largest M&A deals in 2024, Citi  advised $2.5 Billion acquisition of the Indian business of American Tower Corporation by Brookfield , Advay Capital and Moelis & Company advised the $2.3 Billion acquisition of Care Hospitals by Aster DM Healthcare . Jefferies & Co., JP Morgan and Moelis & Company advised the $1.6 Billion acquisition of Bharat Serums & Vaccines by Mankind Pharma.  Among the other notable M&A deals in Q4 2024, EY advised the $685 million acquisition of ITD Cementation ...
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Avendus tops League Table for Transaction Advisors to Private Equity deals in 2024

Citi and Ernst & Young claim the No.2 & 3 slots Avendus topped the Venture Intelligence League Table for Transaction Advisor to Private Equity Transactions in 2024 (by Value) advising 25 deals worth $3.8 Billion. Citi stood second having advised  the $2.5 Billion acquisition of the Indian business of American Tower Corporation by Brookfield . Ernst & Young followed with 22 deals worth $1.64 Billion. Moelis & Company , JP Morgan and Jefferies & Co . took the fourth spot advising deals worth $1.62 Billion.  JM Financial ($1.5 Billion across 6 deals) completed the top five for 2024. Among the largest PE deals during 2024, apart from Brookfield-American Tower Corp deal advised by Citi, JP Morgan and Moelis & Company advised the $1.6 Billion exit of Advent International from Bharat Serums & Vaccines . Avendus, Barclays , and JM Financial advised the $554 million acquisition of Shriram Housing Finance by private equity firm Warburg Pincus . Avendus...

AZB & Partners tops League Table for Legal Advisors to M&A deals in 2024

Khaitan & Co. and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas claim the No.2 & No.3 slots AZB & Partners (AZB) topped the Venture Intelligence League Table for Legal Advisor to M&A Transactions by value during 2024. AZB advised 85 deals worth $24.2 Billion. They were followed by Khaitan & Co . ($21 Billion across 72 deals) and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas (SAM) ($16.9 Billion across 48 deals). Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) ($15.5 Billion across 93 deals) along with J Sagar Associates (JSA) ($14.9 Billion across 42 deals) completed the top five. Among the largest M&A deals during 2024,  AZB, JSA, SAM and Khaitan & Co. advised the $8.5 Billion acquisition of Disney Star by Reliance Industries . Nishith Desai Associates , S&R Associates, Talwar Thakore & Associates (TTA) , Trilegal   and Khaitan & Co. advised the $2.5 Billion buyout deal  of  ATC India  by Canadian infrastructure investor Brookfield Asset Management. AZB, CAM, JSA a...

AZB tops League Table for Legal Advisors to PE-VC deals in 2024

     Khaitan & Co. and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas claim the No.2 & No.3 slots AZB & Partners (AZB) topped the Venture Intelligence League Table for Legal Advisor to Private Equity Transactions in 2024 advising 95 deals worth $11.6 Billion. AZB was followed by Khaitan & Co. ($10.9 Billion across 100 deals) and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas (SAM; $9.5 Billion across 101 deals) in the second and third spot respectively. Trilegal ($8.9 Billion across 121 deals) and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas ( CAM; $6.6 Billion across 71 deals) completed the top five. Among the larger Private Equity deals during 2024, Talwar Thakore & Associates , S&R Associates , Nishith Desai Associates,  Khaitan & Co.   and Trilegal advised the $2.5 Billion acquisition of the Indian business of American Tower Corporation by Brookfield which was the largest PE-VC investment during the year. AZB, Khaitan & Co. and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas advised the $1...

Dealmakers - 2024 - Legal: Advisors from AZB & Partners, Burgeon Law and CAM take top positions

Ashwath Rau of AZB & Partners was the country’s top legal advisor for Private Equity deals (by deal value) in 2024, having advised on transactions totaling INR 14,000 crore . Urvish Shah of India Juris followed, securing deals worth INR 5,827.94 crore . Representing India Juris , Pankti Shah ranked third with INR 3,155.95 crore , with Raghubir Menon of Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co and Sumit Sinha of Phoenix Legal , rounding out the top five. In terms of deal count, Abhisshek Singlla of Burgeon Law took the lead with 80 deals . Urvish Shah of India Juris secured the second spot with 75 deals , showcasing his versatility in handling both high-value and high-volume transactions. Anisha Patnaik of LexStart Partners ranked third with 73 deals , followed by Sumit Sinha of Phoenix Legal and Ankit Guha of Argus Partners , who completed the top five. Under Mergers & Acquisitions,  Vaidhyanadhan Iyer of AZB & Partners led the tally with INR 18,000 crore...

PE-VC investments end 2024 at $31-B; Figures comparable to '23

Private Equity - Venture Capital (PE-VC) firms invested $31.1 Billion (across 1,021 deals) in Indian companies in 2024, marginally lower (by 5%) compared to the $32.9 Billion (across 993 deals) in 2023, reports  Venture Intelligenc e, a research service focused on private company financials, transactions, and their valuations. (Note: These figures exclude PE investments in Real Estate).                                                                                                                                                        ...

SEBI officials discuss new cyber security framework in webinar

SEBI has recently issued a "Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framework (CSCRF)" for "regulated entities" (including PE-VC firms operating AIFs). Relevant members from the regulatory body have recently participated in a Webinar where they explain the thought process behind the new regulation.  The video of the webinar can be viewed here Venture Intelligence is India's longest serving provider of data and analysis on Private Company Financials, Transactions (private equity, venture capital and M&A) & their Valuations in India.