Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) topped the Venture Intelligence League Table for Legal Advisor to M&A Transactions for the quarter ending March 2020. CAM advised M&A deals worth $16.1 Billion (across 26 qualifying deals), followed by Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas (SAM) with $4 Billion (across 5 deals). AZB & Partners (with $3.1 Billion across 13 deals), Trilegal ($3.1 Billion across 9 deals) and Khaitan & Co. ($1.8 Billion across 15 deals) completed the top five.
The Venture Intelligence League Tables, the first such initiative exclusively tracking transactions involving India-based companies, are based on value of PE and M&A transactions advised by Transaction and Legal Advisory firms.
Among the largest deals in this quarter, CAM advised Jaypee Infratech’s $3.1 Billion acquisition by NBCC through the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code (IBC) process. CAM, SAM and Trilegal advised the $1.9 Billion acquisition of Krishnapatnam Port by Adani Group. CAM also assisted the merger of 4 public sector banks. S&R Associates advised France's Groupe ADP investing $1.5 Billion in GMR Airports. AZB, Argus Partners and CAM advised the $1.3 Billion investment in Yes Bank by a banking consortium as a part of the Reserve Bank of India’s rescue plan.
Among foreign firms, Kirkland & Ellis topped the table with $568 million. DLA Piper came in second with $203 million followed by Perkins Coie in third with $64 million.
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By Deal Volume
CAM also topped the tables in terms of deal volume advising 26 deals. Khaitan took the second spot with 15 deals, followed by AZB with 13 deals. Trilegal (9 deals) and SAM (5 deals) took the fourth and fifth spots respectively.
By Industry
Among M&A transactions in Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) CAM ($6.1 Billion) topped the table followed by AZB ($2 Billion) and Argus Partners ($1.3 Billion). DSK Legal and Khaitan came in fourth and fifth respectively.
CAM also topped in Infrastructure, advising deals worth $9.1 Billion. SAM came in second advising deals worth $3.2 Billion followed by Trilegal with $2.5 Billion. S&R Associates ($1.5 Billion) and AZB ($700 million) came in fourth and fifth respectively.
CAM also topped in Infrastructure, advising deals worth $9.1 Billion. SAM came in second advising deals worth $3.2 Billion followed by Trilegal with $2.5 Billion. S&R Associates ($1.5 Billion) and AZB ($700 million) came in fourth and fifth respectively.
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