India

The Indian economy is one of the fastest growing in the world, with trading links between the UK and India among the strongest.

Business in any international jurisdiction carries inherent risks. We want to help you minimise your risk by sharing with you our experience and knowledge of doing business in the UK and India.

Lawrence Graham's India Group includes lawyers (including dual Indian/English qualified lawyers) who have a comprehensive understanding of the legal, commercial and cultural environment.

We have extensive experience in advising Indian businesses on their international legal requirements as well as international businesses that operate, or are seeking to establish operations in India.

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We can advise you on:

• Banking
• Capital raising, including IPOs, dual listings, secondary listings (AIM and Official List), global depositary receipt issues and convertible bond issues
• Commercial contracts
• Corporate tax
• Employment
• International arbitration and litigation
• Investment funds
• IT & outsourcing
• M&A
• Private capital
• Real estate
• Regulatory
• Strategic alliances and joint ventures

India

Lawrence Graham has a significant track record of advising Indian companies and funds on cross-border capital markets and M&A transactions.  Here are some of our recent transactions:

• Advised Hardy Oil and Gas Plc on its $30 million placing and admission to AIM, its subsequent $29 million and $42 million secondary fundraisings and its move up to the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange
• Advised Four Soft Ltd on its acquisition of the Transport & Logistics Division of AIM listed DCS Group Plc.
• Advised nomad and broker, Arden Partners Plc, on the placing of global depository receipts of Great Eastern Energy Corporation Ltd and its related admission to AIM.
• Advised NIIT Technologies Ltd on its acquisition of ROOM Solutions Ltd.
• Advised KSK Power Ventur Plc on its placing and admission to AIM, subsequent move up to the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and secondary fundraisings.
• Advised Kubera Cross-Border Fund Limited on its placing and admission to AIM.
• Advised nomad, Grant Thornton Corporate Finance, and joint brokers, Oriel Securities Limited and Elara Capital Plc, on the placing and admission to AIM of The Indian Film Company Limited.
• Advised Patni Computer Systems Limited on its partnership agreement with the UK FTSE mobile phone provider The Carphone Warehouse.
• Advised broker, Liberum Capital Limited, and nomad, Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance Limited, on the placing and admission to AIM of Origo Resource Partners Limited.
• Advised nomad and broker, Arden Partners Plc, on the placing and admission to AIM of Indus Gas Limited.
• Advised Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander, the sponsor and broker to Renold plc on Renold’s institutional placing to fund the acquisition by Renold’s Indian subsidiary, Renold Chain India Private Limited, of certain assets of L.G. Balakrishan & Bros Ltd.
• Advised lead manager, Elara Capital Plc, on two separate issues of Singapore listed foreign currency convertible bonds by Prakash Industries Limited.
• Advised Greenko Group PLC and its wholly owned subsidiary Greenko Mauritius on an investment by Global Environment Emerging Markets Fund and Greenko Group’s secondary placing of shares.
• Advised Origo Resource Partners Limited on its recommended merger with Origo Sino-India PLC by way of a scheme of arrangement.
• Advised nomad and broker, Arden Partners Plc, on the placing and admission to AIM of iEnergizer Limited.
• Advised Take Solutions on its acquisition of UK-based WCI Consulting Group.

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