The corporate team at AKS Partners has impressive capabilities in handling complex, high-value and high-profile transactions, often spanning multiple jurisdictions. The team’s expertise covers asset acquisitions, foreign direct investments, joint ventures, and foreign direct investments, which operate across a broad range of sectors including aviation, infrastructure, construction, energy, media and entertainment. New Delhi-based Sonal Kumar Singh heads the practice. Payal Dayal left the firm to join Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors in December 2024.

Cross-border mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, and foreign exchange matters are among the core competencies of Sagus Legal. The team is particularly active in the manufacturing, pharmaceutical, and energy sectors. Shruti Kanodia heads up the practice and has substantial experience in the M&A space.

AP & Partners‘ corporate team advises clients on the whole spectrum of transactions, including joint ventures, share subscription agreements, foreign investments, and complex M&A mandates. The practice acts for a wide range of clients, from technology, finance, and telecommunication to the energy sector. New Delhi-based Anand Prasad has extensive M&A experience aligned with his domestic and cross-border financing. Prasad heads up the team alongside Moksha Bhat, who has particular expertise in handling venture capital and private equity funds-related transactions.

Burgeon Law has particular strength in handling big-ticket M&A, corporate finance and securities transactions. New Delhi-based Anish Jaipuriar focuses on the technology industries. Abhisshek Singlla works closely with a range of major international and local joint ventures and on a range of commercial matters. Ketan Mukhija joined the team at the senior partner level in May 2024 from Dentons Link Legal.

Operating across a myriad of sectors and industries, the corporate group at Dhwaj & Associates is regularly instructed on restructurings, M&A transactions, foreign direct investments, and joint ventures. The Noida-based managing partner, Gaurav Dhwaj, is a highly regarded practitioner in the corporate arena and jointly heads the practice with Delhi-based Garima Sharma and Ankur Khandelwal.

Hammurabi & Solomon Partners‘ team is well regarded for its strength in advising on a wide range of corporate and commercial law matters, along with public and private mergers and acquisitions. The New Delhi-based managing partner, Shweta Bharti, heads the practice and regularly represents clients in M&A transactions before the National Companies Law Tribunal. Jyoti Kumar Chaudhary is another New Delhi-based key member with expertise in transactional matters.

Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors advises on the full scope of domestic and cross-border transactions, ranging from corporate governance, regulatory and compliance matters, in addition to asset acquisitions, foreign investments and joint ventures. The practice’s client roster includes companies across an array of industry sectors, from technology, energy and healthcare to publishing and education. The team is led by New Delhi-based managing partner Abhishek Nath Tripathi, who is noted for his experience in public and private M&A transactions. Senior associate Avantika Shukla handles corporate and commercial law matters. The practice is further strengthened by the arrival of Payal Dayal from AKS Partners in December 2024.

Upscale Legal handles M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions. The group has an excellent reputation for handling mandates from clients in the media and cosmetics-based business sectors. Aditya Chopra heads up the practice and is supported by Rashi Suri who has extensive expertise in corporate and commercial law matters.

Aekom Legal has a wealth of experience handling M&A and private equity deals. The team is particularly active in the real estate, manufacturing, healthcare, banking and financial sectors. Practice head Satwinder Singh is highly regarded for advising on acquisitions and venture capital transactions. Kalpit Khandelwal is well-versed in handling investment structuring and corporate restructuring. Sujoy Datta is also noted.

DMD Advocates handles the full spectrum of venture capital and complex cross-border corporate transactions. The team assists a wide range of leading private equity funds, corporations and financial institutions on transactions across multiple sectors. Department head Rashi Dhir specialises in venture capital and private equity work and counts business angels, venture funds and venture companies as his key clients.

Corporate boutique firm Goswami & Nigam LLP is well-positioned to advise on a diverse range of corporate and commercial matters. Gurugram-based Nishant Nigam heads up the practice with Delhi-based Himanshu Goswami who is well-versed in representing corporates and investors in a range of matters.

The corporate and M&A practice at Gravitas Legal continues to advise domestic and international corporations on cross-border M&A and corporate transactions involving private equity firms and joint ventures. New Delhi-based founding partner Varij Sharma heads the practice.

At Khurana & Khurana, Advocates and IP Attorneys, the commercial and corporate practice is highly regarded for its solid track record in acting on corporate transactions, including private equity investments. Corporate & tax practice head, Anubhav Gupta, handles a mix of M&A, venture capital, and corporate advisory matters. Harsha Aswani is another name to note.

King, Stubb & Kasiva handles a steady flow of M&A transactions. Sindhuja Kashyap, Rajesh Sivaswamy and Vatsal Gaur spearhead the team in Delhi and are the key ports of call for cross-border M&A,  commercial contracts and commercial transactions.

The corporate team at Maheshwari & Co. Advocates & Legal Consultants handles a steady stream of deals for a diverse portfolio of clients. The team saw an increase in instructions from clients in the technology sector. Practice head Jyotsna Chaturvedi has wide-ranging corporate expertise and is regularly instructed on restructuring, M&A, private equity and venture capital mandates.

With expertise spanning the aviation, healthcare, technology and hospitality sectors, Saga Legal is well-positioned to advise clients on the full spectrum of corporate mandates. The team has a track record of assisting clients on commercial agreements, including joint ventures and contract collaborations. Sanika Mehra heads up the department.

The corporate and M&A practice at Ahlawat & Associates advises on complex cross-border M&A and commercial transactions. Uday Singh Ahlawat focuses on inbound and outbound investments, and jointly leads the team with Sheena Ogra who has substantial experience assisting clients with structuring, drafting, and negotiating private equity transactions.