Corporate/M&A: The Elite
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : India
Band 3
About
Provided by DSK Legal
DSK Legal has demonstrated exceptional expertise in corporate advisory and M&A, achieving the successful closure of over 50 significant deals in the past year. Our firm’s strong foundation is built on collaborations with international law firms, enabling us to offer a wealth of experience while maintaining adherence to global standards. This legacy, stemming from our origins as a member of Andersen Legal, continues to shape our approach, ensuring that the best practices of Andersen resonate within our firm and guide our service delivery excellence.
At DSK Legal, we emphasize deep industry knowledge, empowering our lawyers to gain in-depth insights into sectors such as pharmaceuticals, automobile, fintech, technology, media, finance, microfinance, real estate, infrastructure, and power & energy. This comprehensive sectoral understanding enables us to craft tailored solutions that align with the specific dynamics of each industry, delivering enhanced value for our clients and optimizing the outcomes of transactions.
Our advisory services cover meticulous transaction planning and seamless execution, along with expert guidance on legal and regulatory compliance, as well as governance matters. We adopt a hands-on approach throughout the transaction lifecycle, offering steadfast support from initiation to closure and post-closing integration.
Chambers Review
DSK Legal is an established law firm in India with significant experience in cross-border M&A, private sales and acquisitions, public takeovers and mergers. The firm also has a separate dispute resolution team to handle any contentious topics that may arise during transactions. The team's clients include large financial institutions and corporates from a diverse set of sectors including e-commerce, manufacturing and insurance. The lawyers offer a wealth of expertise in M&A involving the pharmaceutical, technology, real estate and food industries, out of its New Delhi and Mumbai offices.
Work Highlights
- DSK Legal advised the Narayana Group and its promoters on the leveraged buyout of stakes held by Morgan Stanley Private Equity and Banyan Tree Capital in NSPIRA Management Services.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The firm has subject matter expertise, is available to speak at any time and tough in negotiations."
"They are utility players who cover all major legal actions in terms of Indian regulations. They are also extremely responsive."
"The firm has subject matter expertise, is available to speak at any time and tough in negotiations."
"They are utility players who cover all major legal actions in terms of Indian regulations. They are also extremely responsive."
Notable Practitioners
Anand Desai is the managing partner at DSK Legal's Mumbai office and a veteran of many domestic and international deals and disputes. He has a history of representing both companies and individuals and assists with acquisitions and share transactions, including cross-border deals.
Aparajit Bhattacharya is based in New Delhi. He is a lawyer with experience across a varied range of different transactions, including sale of shares, acquisitions and private equity investments.
Hemang Parekh in Mumbai is experienced in M&A and venture capital transactions. He represents domestic and foreign companies as well as funds in investments and acquisitions involving public and unlisted companies.
"I find Hemang to be very effective with quality inputs on transactions."
Ranked Lawyers at
DSK Legal
India
Members
Provided by DSK Legal
Akanksha Tiwary
Aninda Pal
Chirag Jain
Gaurav Mistry
Harvinder Singh
Hemang Parekh
Jayesh Kothari
Kunal Mehra
Mayank Mehta
Nakul Batra
Niraj Kumar
Rishi Anand
Sharath Chandrasekhar
Shruti Dogra
Siddharth Suresh
Clients
Provided by DSK Legal
Agilus Diagnostics Limited
BLG Industrielogistik GmbH & Co. KG
Biofourmis Holdings Pte. Ltd.
Bombay City Eye Institue & Research Centre Private Limited
Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking
British International Investment Plc.
Bux-Ranka Developers Private Limited
CEAT Limited
CapitaLand Group (Ascendas)
Cipla Limited
Cybercity Builders & Developers Private Limited
Entropik Technologies Private Limited
Envision Eye Hospital
Eppendorf SE
Eternis Fine Chemicals Limited
Excel Controlinkage Private Limited and its shareholders.
Flipkart Internet Private Limited
GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited
Green Gold Animation Private Limited
HCL Technologies Limited
Hero Electric Vehicles Private Limited
ICICI Venture Funds Management Co. Ltd
IDP Education
IPS – Integrated Project Services, LLC
Imagicaaworld Entertainment Limited
India Alternatives Private Equity Fund II
Infifresh Foods Private Limited
KOIS Holdings
KRSV Innovative Auto Solutions Private Limited
Klenzaids Contamination Controls Private Limited
Korea Investment Partners
Kotak Investment Advisors Limited
Kotak Mahindra Trusteeship Services Limited
LVD Company NV and Sellers
Mandala Capital AG Limited
Mimansa Industries Private Limited and Founders
Mr. Sundaresh Bhat, the resolution Professional of JBF
NTPC Limited
Narayana Group of Entities and its promoters
National Investment and Infrastructure Fund
Navanc Data Sciences Private Limited (“Navanc”)
Printmann Offset Private Limited
QYou Media Inc.
Quality Care India Limited
Quest Global Engineering Services Private Limited
RPG Enterprise
Rajuri Steels and Alloys India Private Limited
ReNew Power Private Limited
ReNew Solar Power Private Limited
Redcliffe Lifetech Private Limited
Religare Broking Limited
Religare Enterprises Limited
RoomsXML Solutions Private Limited
SBI Life Insurance Company Limited
SPX Flow Inc (USA)
SRL Limited
Saxon Global Inc.
Shri Shakti Schools Private Limited
Siemens Project Ventures Gmbh
Smart Energy Systems Inc. ("SEW")
Stelis Biopharma Limited
Syntizen Technologies Private Limited (“Syntizen”)
TEMA India Limited
UNH Management Services Private Limited
Uno Minda Limited
Witty Group of Institutions
Zydus Animal Health and Investments Limited