With strengths that span joint ventures, schemes of amalgamation and leveraged buyouts, Argus Partners is able to draw upon its pan-India offering to attend to complex domestic and multi-jurisdictional mandates. In Mumbai, Krishnava Dutt and Abhinav Bhalaik are regarded for their extensive experience in managing corporate transactions across an array of industries, and Adity Chaudhury is capable of advising clients on a range of investments and auctions. Bengaluru’s Ankit Guha is active on the investments and funding side, while Kolkuta’s Arka Majumdar maintains a wide-ranging practice that spans M&A and corporate insolvency.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Super involved team, worked very closely with us and brought in their prior experience.'

Key clients

  • HDFC Limited
  • The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
  • Tata Steel Limited
  • OfBusiness
  • Baba Fine Chemicals
  • Ind Swift Laboratories Limited
  • Tega Industries Limited
  • TDK Ventures, Inc.
  • British International Investment plc
  • Solarsquare Energy Private Limited
  • Jhelum Investment Fund I
  • BTL EPC Limited
  • BH International Holdings

Work highlights

  • Advised HDFC Limited on its merger with HDFC Bank, including on integration planning for implementation of the scheme of merger. The deal, the largest in the India Incs. history, is valued at approximately $60bn.
  • Advised Tata Steel Limited on one of the largest captive power project in India which comprised a ~965.8 MW hybrid captive power project to be set up in various states in India.
  • Advised Ind Swift Laboratories Limited (ISLL) and its promoters on the sale of its active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and contract research and manufacturing services (CRAMS) businesses to Synthimed Labs Private Limited for INR 1,650 crores.

Lawyers

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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 Agrawal Sahay, Tushar Thimmiah, Vallishree Chandra

Other key lawyers

Pallavi Kanakagiri