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     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...

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. In the Mergers and Acquisition category, several lawyers have demonstrated exceptional expertise in structuring and e...