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Touchstone Partners

The firm’s experience in advising its strategic clients spans the entire breadth of international and cross-border corporate M&A transactions - greenfield/brownfield investments, complete buyouts/minority stake purchases, public/private M&A, mergers, joint ventures and exits - and across a variety of sectors, including the consumer goods, energy, infrastructure, pharmaceutical and technology industries.

Key matters include advising: 


Work Highlights

Key Matters:

  • BP on several matters, including its fuel retail and mobility joint venture in India with Reliance Industries Limited.
  • Diageo Group on several matters, including the acquisition of a controlling interest in United Spirits Limited.
  • General Dynamics on the divestment of its global satellite communications and antenna business unit, including the Indian business, to Communications & Power Industries LLC.
  • London Stock Exchange on its acquisition of the Refinitiv business, from Thomson Reuters and a consortium of investors.
  • Novartis AG on the Indian legal and regulatory aspects of its acquisition/ sale of various businesses and a consumer health joint venture with GSK.
  • The world’s leading communications and media group on its acquisition of majority stakes in various Indian companies engaged in the advertising and communications sector.


Chambers Review

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International & Cross-Border Capabilities - India
3
Band 3
What the team is known for

Touchstone Partners is a transactionally focused firm offering sophisticated support in the private equity, corporate and competition areas, with an emphasis on international work. It provides specialist, high-quality transactional support to an impressive array of global clients including strategic investors, corporates and private equity sponsors. The firm has a strong reputation for its client service and understanding of international clients' needs, and it is a firm of choice for major international firms to refer transactional mandates.

Strengths

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