IFLR1000 is delighted to announce the shortlists for the inaugural IFLR1000 India Awards.

The IFLR1000 India Awards caps off months of research into the Indian market and its most defining and innovative transactions, along with the individuals and teams behind them.

This is the inaugural IFLR1000 India Awards and compliments the latest IFLR1000 India rankings. The transactions shortlisted in the awards showcase the most notable deals out of the market that closed between May 31 2019 and May 31 2020. The awards recognise legal innovation in setting market precedents, interpreting new legal frameworks and introducing the tools and instruments that will develop practice and facilitate investment.

Winners will be announced on September 2, 2020.

There will be no physical event for this year’s awards due to issues created by COVD-19 but winners will be announced online and we will be producing digital content analysing award winners. For more details please contact: Anicette Indiana - anicette.indiana@euromoneyasia.com

 

DEALS OF THE YEAR

 

BANKING AND FINANCE

 

Embassy Office Parks REIT margin financing

  • Allen & Overy
  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Kirkland & Ellis
  • Madun Gujadhur Chambers
  • Maples Group
  • Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
  • Trilegal

Brookfield Group / Leela Group acquisition financing 

  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Khaitan & Co 

Indian Railway Finance Corporation asset financing 

  • J Sagar Associates
  • Linklaters
  • ZBA 

L&T Finance ECB 

  • AZB & Partners
  • Clifford Chance 

Mahansaria Tyres DFI financing 

  • AZB & Partners
  • Clifford Chance
  • Wadia Ghandy 

Reliance Jio Infocomm Telecoms ECB 

  • Juris Corp
  • Milbank
  • Shin & Kim 

 

CAPITAL MARKETS: DEBT

 

Adani Ports SEZ issue and tender offer 

  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Latham & Watkins 
  • L&L Partners
  • Linklaters 

Adani Transmission US dollar bond 

  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Latham & Watkins
  • Linklaters
  • L&L Partners 

Blackstone / Future Group NCDs 

  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Trilegal 

Embassy REIT NCDs 

  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co 

Greenko Solar bond 

  • Ashurst
  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Mayer Brown
  • Shearman & Sterling
  • Talwar Thakore & Associates
  • YKJ Legal 

Muthoot Finance 

  • Allen & Overy
  • AZB & Partners
  • Khaitan & Co
  • Linklaters 

Network i2i (Bharti Airtel) perpetual securities 

  • Allen & Overy
  • Appleby
  • AZB & Partners
  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Latham & Watkins
  • Linklaters 

Reliance Industries securitisation 

  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Khaitan & Co

 

CAPITAL MARKETS: EQUITY

 

Affle IPO 

  • Duane Morris & Selvam
  • L&L Partners
  • J Sagar Associates 

Bajaj Finance QIP 

  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Duane Morris & Selvam
  • Khaitan & Co 

CSB Bank IPO 

  • AZB & Partners
  • L&L Partners
  • Squire Patton Boggs
  • S&R Associates 

Infosys share buyback 

  • AZB & Partners
  • Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 

RBL Bank QIP 

  • Indus Law
  • Khaitan & Co
  • Norton Rose Fulbright 

SBI Cards IPO 

  • Allen & Overy
  • AZB & Partners
  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Herbert Smith Freehills
  • Latham & Watkins
  • Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co 

Sterling and Wilson Solar IPO 

  • AZB & Partners
  • Khaitan & Co
  • Latham & Watkins
  • Sidley Austin 

Ujjivan Small Finance Bank IPO 

  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Indus Law
  • L&L Partners
  • Squire Patton Boggs

 

M&A 

 

Amazon / Future Coupons 

  • AZB & Partners
  • Trilegal 

ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel Corporation / Essar Steel 

  • Acuity Law
  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • L&L Partners
  • Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
  • S&R Associates 

Ebro Foods / Tilda Rice

  • DLA Piper
  • J Sagar Associates

L&T / Mind Tree 

  • AZB & Partners
  • Baker McKenzie
  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Khaitan & Co
  • Samvad Partners 

Nippon Life Insurance Company / Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management 

  • Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
  • Khaitan & Co
  • L&L Partners 

Reliance Industries – BP JV 

  • Davis Polk & Wardwell
  • Khaitan & Co 

Tata Consultancy Services - General Motors JV 

  • AZB & Partners
  • Bharucha & Partners
  • Kelley Drye & Warren 

Total / Adani Gas 

  • AZB & Partners
  • Clifford Chance
  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • J Sagar Associates
  • Latham & Watkins 

 

PRIVATE EQUITY

 

Baring Private Equity Asia / CitiusTech Healthcare Technology 

  • J Sagar Associates
  • Khaitan & Co
  • Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co 

Blackstone / Aakash Educational Services 

  • Clifford Chance
  • S&R Associates 
  • Trilegal 

Blackstone / Essel Propack 

  • Baker McKenzie
  • Khaitan & Co 
  • Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
  • Trilegal 

Brookfield / Hotel Leelaventures 

  • Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Khaitan & Co
  • Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
  • Veritas Legal 

GIC Singapore / IRB Infrastructure Investment Trust

  • Nishith Desai Associates
  • S&R Associates

KKR / EuroKids Group 

  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • DSK Legal
  • Nishith Desai Associates
  • Pioneer Legal
  • Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
  • Veritas Legal 

OTPP and Australian Super / National Investment and Infrastructure Fund 

  • Debevoise & Plimpton
  • Herbert Smith Freehills
  • Nishith Desai Associates
  • Trilegal 

True North / Max Bupa 

  • AZB & Partners
  • Khaitan & Co
  • Trilegal 

 

PROJECT FINANCE

 

Adani Power (Jharkhand)

  • Ahmed & Farooq
  • Clifford Chance
  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Trilegal 

Dhamra Port 

  • Clifford Chance
  • Khaitan & Co
  • Latham & Watkins
  • Trilegal 

Kempegowda International Airport expansion 

  • AZB & Partners
  • C&A Law
  • Clifford Chance
  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Desai & Diwanji
  • Nishith Desai Associates 

Nagpur Mumbai Super Communication Expressway 

  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • L&L Partners 

Karnataka solar project 

  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Norton Rose Fulbright
  • Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

 

RESTRUCTURING AND INSOLVENCY 

 

Essar Steel

  • Acuity Law
  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Indus Law
  • Juris Corp
  • Khaitan & Co
  • L&L Partners
  • Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
  • S&R Associates

GMR Chhattisgarh Energy

  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Khaitan & Co
  • L&L Partners
  • Trilegal

National Buildings Construction Corporation

  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • J Sagar Associates
  • Khaitan & Co
  • Kesar Dass B & Associates
  • Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Prayagraj Power

  • AZB & Partners
  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Rattan India Power

  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas 
  • Khaitan & Co
  • Kirkland & Ellis
  • Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
  • Trilegal

Ruchi Soya Industries

  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Indus Law
  • Khaitan & Co
  • L&L Partners
  • Vaish Associates

Tata BSL

  • J Sagar Associates
  • Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

UV Asset Reconstruction Company

  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Khaitan & Co
  • Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
  • L&L Partners

 

TEAMS OF THE YEAR

 

BANKING AND FINANCE

  • AZB Partners
  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • J Sagar Associates
  • Juris Corp
  • Khaitan & Co
  • Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
  • Trilegal

CAPITAL MARKETS: DEBT 

  • AZB & Partners
  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • J Sagar Associates
  • Khaitan & Co
  • L&L Partners
  • Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
  • Talwar Thakore & Associates
  • ZBA 

CAPITAL MARKETS: EQUITY 

  • AZB & Partners
  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Indus Law
  • Khaitan & Co
  • L&L Partners
  • S&R Associates 

M&A 

  • AZB & Partners
  • Bharucha & Partners
  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • J Sagar Associates
  • Khaitan & Co
  • L&L Partners
  • Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
  • S&R Associates 

PRIVATE EQUITY 

  • AZB & Partners
  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • J Sagar Associates
  • Khaitan & Co
  • Nishith Desai Associates
  • Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
  • Trilegal
  • Veritas Legal 

PROJECT FINANCE 

  • AZB & Partners
  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Khaitan & Co
  • L&L Partners
  • Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
  • Trilegal 

RESTRUCTURING AND INSOLVENCY 

  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Dhir & Dhir
  • J Sagar Associates
  • Khaitan & Co
  • L&L Partners
  • Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
  • S&R Associates
  • Trilegal 

 

FIRMS OF THE YEAR

 

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR 

  • AZB & Partners
  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • J Sagar Associates
  • Khaitan & Co
  • L&L Partners
  • Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
  • S&R Associates
  • Trilegal 

CHALLENGER FIRM OF THE YEAR 

  • Bharucha & Partners
  • Dhir & Dhir Associates
  • Economic Laws Practice
  • IndusLaw
  • JurisCorp
  • Samvad & Partners
  • Veritas Legal
  • ZBA

 

LAWYERS OF THE YEAR 

 

BANKING AND FINANCE 

  • Leena Chacko – Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Jayesh H – Juris Corp
  • Pratish Kumar – Juris Corp
  • Gautam Saha – AZB Partners
  • Aashit Shah – J Sagar Associates
  • Kumar Saurabh Singh – Khaitan & Co
  • L Viswanathan – Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Dina Wadia – J Sagar Associates 

CAPITAL MARKETS: DEBT 

  • Yash Ashar – Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Srinath Dasari – AZB & Partners
  • Prashant Gupta – Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
  • Jayesh H – Juris Corp
  • Sonali Mahapatra – Talwar Thakore & Associates
  • Mohit Saraf – L&L Partners
  • Manisha Shroff – Khaitan & Co
  • Pranav Sharma – Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas 

CAPITAL MARKETS: EQUITY 

  • Lionel D’Almeida – AZB & Partners
  • Yash Ashar – Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Sandip Bhagat – S&R Partners
  • Varoon Chandra – AZB & Partners
  • Aditya George Cheriyan – Khaitan & Co
  • Manan Lahoty – Indus Law
  • Gokul Rajan – Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Mohit Saraf – L&L Partners 

M&A 

  • Ajay Bahl – AZB & Partners
  • Aakash Choubey – Khaitan & Co
  • Zia Mody – AZB & Partners
  • Niren Patel – Khaitan & Co
  • Ashwath Rau – AZB & Partners
  • Mohit Saraf – L&L Partners
  • Cyril Shroff – Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Rajat Sethi – S&R Associates

PRIVATE EQUITY 

  • Reeba Chacko – Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Aakash Choubey – Khaitan & Co
  • Haigreve Khaitan – Khaitan & Co
  • Harsh Pais – Trilegal
  • Nishant Parikh – Trilegal
  • Vikram Raghani – J Sagar Associates
  • Ashwath Rau – AZB & Partners
  • Gautam Saha – AZB & Partners
  • Nandish Vyas – Veritas Legal

PROJECT FINANCE

  • Satadru Goswami – L&L Partners
  • Santosh Janakiram – Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Ameya Khandge – Trilegal
  • Ramanuj Kumar – Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Amey Pathak – Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Hemant Sahai – HSA Advocates
  • Vishnu Sudarsan – J Sagar Associates

RESTRUCTURING AND INSOLVENCY

  • Alok Dhir – Dhir & Dhir
  • Bikash Jhawar – L&L Partners
  • Mohit Saraf – L&L Partners
  • Kumar Saurabh Singh – Khaitan & Co
  • Aashit Shah – J Sagar Associates
  • Shardul Shroff – Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
  • Siddharth Srivastava – Khaitan & Co
  • L Viswanathan – Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

 

The winners of the Woman in Business Law Award and Rising Star Law Firm Award will be announced with all winners on September 2, 2020.