The IFLR1000 is delighted to announce the winners of the second IFLR1000 India Awards.
The awards reflect months of research into the Indian legal market and showcases the best performers and the most impactful transactions of 2020, along with the teams behind them.
The awards aim to recognise and celebrate exceptional performance by law firms, teams and individual lawyers, across the spectrum of corporate finance disciplines.
Deals are shortlisted for their market impact, legal innovation, size and complexity. The awards strive to reveal those deals that set new market precedents, defined new legal frameworks or introduced new tools and instruments. All shortlisted transactions fully closed during 2020.
The criteria and methodology for IFLR1000 awards can be viewed here.
For more details about the ceremony and coverage of the shortlist and winners, please contact: Anicette Indiana: anicette.indiana@euromoneyasia.com
If your team advise on one of the shortlisted transactions but does not appear, please contact Shameer Ahmed: shameer.ahmed@iflr1000.com
Deals of the Year
Banking and finance
Hexaware take-private financing
- Allen & Overy
- Appleby Mauritius
- AZB & Partners
- Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
- J Sagar Associates
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Loyen & Loeff
- Venture Law
Capital markets: debt
Adani Electricity Mumbai note issuance
- Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
- L&L Partners
- Latham & Watkins
- Linklaters
Capital markets: equity
Gland Pharma IPO
- Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- Khaitan & Co
- S&R Associates
M&A
Indus Towers - Bharti Infratel merger
- AZB & Partners
- Bharucha & Partners
- Nishith Desai & Associates
- S&R Associates
- Slaughter & May
Private equity
Brookfield, BCI and GIC / Reliance Jio
- AZB & Partners
- Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
- Khaitan & Co
- Nishith Desai & Associates
Project finance
SB Energy Six solar farm
- Allen & Overy
- Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
- L&L Partners
Restructuring and insolvency
Suzlon Energy
- Allen & Overy
- J Sagar Associates
- Kirkland & Ellis
- L&L Partners
Firms of the Year
Firm of the Year
- Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Rising Star Firm of the Year
Challenger Firm of the Year
Lawyers of the Year
Banking and finance
- L Viswanathan– Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Capital markets: debt
Capital markets: equity
- Yash Ashar – Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
M&A
- Ashwath Rau – AZB & Partners
Private equity
- Kartick Maheshwari – Khaitan & Co
Project finance
- Santosh Janakiram - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Restructuring and insolvency
- Ashwin Bishnoi – Khaitan & Co
Women Dealmaker Hall of Fame
- Dina Wadia – J Sagar Associates
Teams of the Year
Banking and finance
Capital markets: debt
- Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Capital markets: equity
Fintech
M&A
Private equity
Project development
Project finance
- Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Restructuring and insolvency
