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Some of the key assignments in these areas handled and being handled by Avantika amongst others, cover the following: –

• Advising Qatar Investment Authority in its investment in Kotak’s maiden Gift city fund
• Advising Paharpur Cooling Towers Limited and Protos Engineering Company Private Limitedin the acquisition of controlling stake from Thyssenkrupp Technologies Beteiligungen Gmbh
• Advising Neo Group in its equity fund raise rounds from MUFG Bank Ltd, Peak XV and Euclidean Capital
• Advising the board of directors of the Konecrane Group from time to time on strategic matters
• Advising Chowgule and Company Private Limited in the sale of its assets to Shri Jagannath Steels & Power Limited
• Advising Bijlipay Asia Pte Ltd in the sale of its stake in Skilworth Technologies Private Limited
• Advising Chowgule and Company
• Advising Sabre Partners AIF Trust in relation to its investment in Aayuv Technologies Private Limited.
• Advising CP India Healthcare Investment Co. from time to time on its investments in India.
• Advising State Bank of India (Gift City IBU unit) in its investment in Pine Labs Limited, Singapore.
• Advising Goldman Sachs from an Indian law perspective in relation to an acquisition financing of US$105 million to be provided to the private equity firm, Advent International, for the acquisition of a majority stake in Forbes Enviro Solutions Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eureka Forbes Limited.
• Advising Goldman Sachs Asia Strategic II Pte. Ltd, CPPIB Credit investments inc. and 8 Sigma Capital Holdings Pte. Ltd. from an Indian law perspective in relation to an acquisition financing of US$ 165 million provided to KKR for the acquisition of a majority stake in Vini Cosmetics Private Limited.
• Advising global financiers on from an Indian law perspective in relation to the senior and mezzanine financings raised by Carlyle Group for the acquisition of Hexaware Technologies Limited from Baring Private Equity Asia.
• Advising Ares SSG Capital Management (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. in the corporate restructuring of Altico Capital India Limited.
• Advising Cipla Limited, in the sale of a significant stake of its consumer healthcare business to FIL Capital Investments (Mauritius) II Limited.
• Advising Everstone Capital Advisors, in its acquisition of a significant stake in Rubicon Research Private Limited, a leading pharmaceutical company.
• Advising Bharat Serums and Vaccines Limited in the sale of 100% stake to Advent International.
• Advising Alembic Pharmaceuticals, in its joint venture with Orbicular Pharmaceuticals Technologies Private Limited, to develop, manufacture and commercialize dermatology products.
• Advising JSW Cement, in its bid to acquire Lafarge India Limited, a leading cement company in India from Financiere Lafarge and Holderind Investments Limited.
• Advising Gaja Capital, in its acquisition of a significant stake in Massive Restaurants Private Limited, a premium dining platform.

Pro- Bono work:

Advising Climate Collective Foundation from time to time on structuring their ongoing business operations.