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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 ...

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...