Argus Partners
With expertise spanning across multi-jurisdictional M&A, joint ventures, and group restructurings, the Argus Partners team routinely represents international and domestic corporations. Displaying considerable strength in the finance, sports, and manufacturing spheres, the group is well equipped to handle public and private takeovers, along with complex spin-offs. In the Mumbai office, Krishnava Dutt and Adity Chaudhury specialise in dealing with strategic debt restructurings and joint ventures, whilst Abhinav Bhalaik focuses on investment work. In Kolkata, Arka Majumdar regularly acts on behalf of clients in the mining and engineering industries, and Bengaluru-based Ankit Guha provides general corporate and funding advice. Jitendra Soni is noted for his work on IPOs and seed funding rounds.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘The Team led by Krishnava Dutt and Adity Chaudhury is dynamic and solution oriented.'
- 'They are hands on and billing is very reasonable.'
- 'Extremely hard working and turnaround time is superb.'
- 'The client handling is excellent.’
‘Mr. Krishnava Dutt- Problem Solver. He is the managing partner but is available whenever there is a crisis.'
- Ms. Adity Chaudhary- She is the best in the business. Hands-on on each matter. Attention to details is terrific.'
- Ms Navya Pathak- Hard working, thorough, courteous and sharp.'
- Mr Tushar Oberoi- Hard working, diligent and attention to details.’
Key clients
- HDFC Limited
- Tata Steel Limited
- Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
- Qapita Fintech India Private Limited
- Kotak Pre-IPO Opportunities Fund
- OfBusiness
- Baba Fine Chemicals
Work highlights
- Advising HDFC Limited on its proposed merger with HDFC Bank valued at approximately USD 60 billion to create the second largest bank in India.
- Advised the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on the Indian Premier League (IPL) media rights auction (TV and Digital Rights) for the 2023-2027 cycle for a combined amount of approximately $6.20 billion.
- Advising Tata Steel Limited on its proposed merger involving seven of its subsidiary and associate companies into Tata Steel.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Krishnava Dutt, Abhinav Bhalaik, Adity Chaudhury, Ankit Guha, Arka Majumdar, Armaan Patkar, Jitendra Soni, Neha Madan, Rachika Sahay