Praised for its 'diligent and commercial' nature, Talwar Thakore & Associates deploys its experience across the full spectrum of advisory and transactional mandates to assist with sizeable private equity investments, joint ventures and demergers, among other issues. The team is firmly involved in a range of sectors, from chemicals and crypto, to pharma and renewables. Mumbai's seasoned practitioner Kunal Thakore enjoys expertise that is embedded across corporate, compliance and regulatory mandates, from both a contentious and non-contentious angle, while Delhi's Gautam Saha is regularly entrusted by multinational organisations, financial institutions and various funds. Mumbai-based Feroz Dubash is also recommended.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The team's versatility in handling both regulatory, corporate and investigative work sets it apart. Their ability to collaborate with other professional advisors were evident in a recent matter we engaged them on.’

  • ‘Feroz Dubash's clarity of thought and ability to think laterally and strategically has helped us in numerous situations.'

  • 'We value Feroz Dubash's ability to tap into the wider professional network and dexterity when it comes to tackling a range of legal work including investigations, regulatory, corporate and other legal disciplines.’

  • ‘A diligent and commercial team that not only knows the law very well but also appreciates and provides a good advice on commercial points as well.’

  • ‘Strong sector experience with proven track record in TMT space.'

  • 'Significant dedication and hard work with clarity on the timelines from the beginning ensured us to plan things better.'

  • 'Extremely prompt and thought through approach.’

  • ‘Harshit Chandra (Partner) and Utsav Agarwal (Managing Associate) are extremely hardworking and very good at their skills including strong handle on negotiating tricky points with counterparties.’

Key clients

  • American Tower Corporation
  • Genus Power Infrastructures Limited
  • Burman Group
  • M3 Inc., Japan
  • Brookfield Infrastructure
  • Dabur Group
  • Carrier Global Corporation
  • Norwegian Government's Investment Fund for Developing Countries (“Norfund”)
  • Vitesco Group
  • Dalmia Bharat Refractories Limited
  • Sanofi
  • Cisco

Work highlights

  • Advised American Tower Corporation (“ATC”) in the proposed sale of 100% of the equity interests in ATC Telecom Infrastructure Private Limited, as held by ATC Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary entity of ATC, to Data infrastructure Trust, an Infrastructure Investment Trust sponsored by an affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management (“Brookfield”).
  • Advised Carrier Global Corporation on the India leg of the sale of its security business (Global Access Solutions) to Honeywell for an enterprise value of $4.95bn.

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Kunal Thakore, Gautam Saha, Feroz Dubash