Established in late 2019 by a founding partner of Trilegal, Anand Prasad, AP & Partners aims to service clients in sophisticated, high-stakes and high-value matters. Its corporate expertise rests in M&A, particularly those that are complex, distressed or contentious, and it has a growing expertise in technology matters. The department provides a full suite of services to clients that include domestic and international public and private companies, entrepreneurial startups, mature multinational corporations, as well as significant financial institutions, insurance companies, pension funds and venture capital funds. The team frequently acts for Indian companies, their founders and management in M&A deals as well as other corporate transactions such as joint ventures, equity and debt financing, mergers and business transfers. It is also kept busy advising a number of major corporations on their corporate governance matters. The New Delhi-based firm currently has seven partners and nearly 20 fee earners. Apart from Prasad, the key contacts at the firm are corporate and private equity partners Arjun Sinha, Dushyant Kumar and Moksha Bhat.
Work highlights
Assisted FRND in preparing a response to a Competition Commission of India (CCI) notice concerning an investigation against Google regarding service fees for application developers.
Represented Mewt in responding to a CCI notice related to competition law compliance.
Provided counsel to a domestic tech company in an ongoing CCI investigation into Google's conduct.
Work highlights
Advised a US-based satellite company on key regulatory and compliance matters related to its market entry into India. The firm provided guidance on telecom regulations, licensing requirements and data protection laws, ensuring a smooth launch for Starlink's satellite internet services.
Counselled Tesla on various legal aspects of its entry into the Indian market. This included advising on automobile regulations, compliance with local vehicle standards, and negotiating with government authorities regarding import and sales processes for electric vehicles in India.
