Core streams of work for Latham & Watkins LLP include capital markets, M&A and private equity, shareholder activism and commercial outsourcing transactions, with considerable experience handling matters that span Asia. Practice leader Rajiv Gupta frequently handles matters pertaining to a host of capital markets and M&A transactions, while Sidharth Bhasin represents a stable of private equity funds, sovereign wealth funds and financial institutions on investments in India. Timothy Hia covers the full gamut of finance transactions including some notable leveraged financings.
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Key clients
- The Adani Group
- Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP)
- IKS Health
- Intermediate Capital Group (Singapore) Pte. Limited
- The Adani Group
- Ascend Telecom Infrastructure
- Global Infrastructure Partners
- Hyundai Motor India
- ICG Asia Pacific Infrastructure
- Bank of America Securities India Limited
- Citigroup
- DAM Capital Advisors Limited
- JM Financial
- J.P. Morgan India Private Limited
- Kotak Mahindra Capital
- Morgan Stanley
- Nuvama Wealth Management Limited
- Oravel Stays Limited (dba OYO)
- Ola EV
Work highlights
- Advised the Book Running Lead Managers (JM Financial Limited, Citigroup Global Markets India Private Limited, and BofA Securities India Limited) on the $365m IPO of Tata Technologies, a leading global engineering services company, on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE).
- Advised Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and its portfolio company, Ascend Telecom Infrastructure, on their acquisition of Tower Vision India Private Limited, a company engaged in the provision of passive telecommunication infrastructure services through towers in India from Tower Vision Mauritius Limited.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Rajiv Gupta