Company History

Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co is one of the largest law firm in India with
their offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai,
Pune and also in Singapore now. The firm has total 850 lawyers and 150 partners. AMSS was
started in 1917 by Amarchand Shroff, the grandfather of Shardul S. Shroff and Cyril Shroff, who
are the present Managing Partners. They took charge in 1994 after the death of their father,
Suresh

Following directions of the Bombay High Court and several rounds of mediation, the firm was
split between the two brothers. The firm run by Cyril Shroff came into existence on 11 May 2015
and was named as Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas.

Partice Area:

 Banking and finance

 Capital markets
 Competition/antitrust
 Construction
 Corporate and M&A
 Dispute resolution
 Intellectual property
 Investment funds
 Labour and employment
 Private equity
 Restructuring and insolvency
 Tax

Business Verticals of Cyril Amarchand & Mangaldas

Mergers & Acquisitions:

 Adani Green Energy enters into a joint venture agreement with Total S.A. for solar
projects across India
  Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited acquires 75% stake in Krishnapatanam
Port Company Limited

 Piramal Enterprises Limited divests its Healthcare Insights and Analytics business to
Clarivate Analytics Plc

 Wockhardt sells part of the portfolio of its domestic branded business in India, Nepal,
Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Maldives to Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories.

 Brookfield invests in IndoStar

Competitors – AZB & Parnters, Khatain & Company, Shardul Amarchand & Mangaldas,
Trilegal

Private Equity:

 Multiples Private Equity Fund II LLP partially exits from Dream Sports Inc and its Indian
subsidiary

 Mirae Asset, CDC Group and Alibaba invest in BigBasket

 CPDQ investment in Piramal Enterprises Limited

 Warburg Pincus acquires digital business vertical of Indercomm Corporation

Competitors – AZB & Partners, Indus law, Khaitan & Co., Nishith Desai & Associates, Trilegal.

Banking & Finance:

 Nagpur Mumbai Super Communication Expressway

 Debentures issuance by Embassy Office Parks REIT

 Aditya Birla ARC purchases debt availed by Rattan India Power from a
Consortium of lenders
  Embassy REIT raises INR 1500 crore through issuance of NCDs

Competitors – AZB & Partners, J Sagar Associates, Khaitan & Co., Trilegal, Shardul
Amarchand & Mangaldas.

Capital Markets:

 IPO of SBI Cards

 Happiest Minds IPO

 Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited IPO

 IPO of Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited

 Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone issues bonds to raise USD 750 million

Competitors – AZB & Partners, Indus Law, Khaitan & Co., S&R Associates

Insolvency & Restructuring:

 Insolvency Resolution Process of Essar Steel

 Corporate insolvency resolution process of Aircel, Aircel Cellular, and Dishnet

Wireless

 IDBI Bank led consortium implements Debt Resolution Plan for Konkan LNG
Limited

 NCLT’s Principle Bench approves JSW’s plan to acquire Asian Colour Coated
Ispat Limited.

Competitors – Dhir & Dhir Associates, DSK Legal, Luthra & Luthra Law offices, Khaitan
& Co., Shardul Amarchand & Mangaldas