J Sagar Associates Legal 500

Our practice is organized according to service lines and industry specializations providing legal services to India`s largest corporations, Fortune 500 companies, multinational banks and financial institutions, government and government agencies, and multilateral and bilateral institutions. Through our commitment to social responsibility, we serve our communities by providing pro bono legal services and supporting social responsibility initiatives. The firm undertakes to perform an average of sixty hours pro bono per lawyer per year. Our volunteer work extends to assisting in the formulation of sensitive and meaningful policies, laws and legal frameworks to facilitate economic and social development at national, regional, urban and neighbourhood levels. To ensure that the firm is not dominated or subjected to nepotism, there is a policy that two people from the same family cannot both work in the firm – the policy has lost JSA employees or partners who married another JSA lawyer. JSA`s vision is to be the best Indian law firm reinforced by our core values: exceeding client expectations; integrity in everything we do; Believe that “people matter”; understanding that we best serve our clients through teamwork and collaboration; And that the beauty of our profession is constant learning. We honor and seek diversity. We invest in our lawyers with legal training focused on industry-related issues and soft skills. Co-managing partners: Amit Kapur, Vivek K Chandy Number of partners: 108 Number of lawyers: 221Languages: English, Hindi, French, German and other Indian regional languagesLaw firm Overview:JSA was established in 1991 and is a leading national law firm based in India with seven offices. For nearly 30 years, the firm has served leading international and domestic corporations, banks, financial service providers, funds, government and legal authorities, as well as multilateral and bilateral institutions.

The firm is regarded as the Indian law firm that initiated and continues to lead a paradigm shift to institutionalize and professionalize the ownership and management of law firms in India. This contemporary and modern approach is reflected in the work of its lawyers. Main areas of activity: Corporate Law: JSA`s Corporate and M&A practice has been at the heart of many of the largest transactions in the Indian economy. The hallmark of our corporate practice is our ability to bring together all JSA disciplines in an integrated and collaborative approach. We train our lawyers separately so they can gain experience in a variety of areas that go beyond pure mergers and acquisitions and span a company`s lifecycle, including areas related to employment, trade, real estate, compliance, government relations, contracts, investigations, and more. Our unique training and internal cohesion allow us to benefit from deep corporate know-how in a very effective and efficient way. We deliver exceptional value to our international and domestic clients in complex and significant M&A assignments (public and private), private equity/venture capital investments, joint ventures, strategic alliances, corporate restructurings and divestitures. Our impressive client list spans all sectors, including healthcare, technology, defense, real estate, banking, capital markets, corporate governance, intellectual property, financial restructuring and reorganization. As an example of pollinating our areas of expertise, our team has advised companies, boards of directors and executives on the opportunities and challenges arising from new technologies and trends in AI, fintech, privacy, blockchain and cryptocurrency, among others, as well as on traditional topics such as corporate governance and regulatory compliance under new laws with a impact on different sectors. Team: 56 partners; 200 royalty recipients Key issues■ Advising Google LLC on one of the largest strategic investments (in India) in Jio Platforms Ltd for an investment of $4.5 billion.■ Advising Mastercard International in connection with the 100% acquisition of Finicity Corporation Inc and its subsidiary Finicity Technologies Private Limited.

■ Advising IndiaBulls Real Estate Limited in connection with the proposed merger of NAM Estates Private Limited and Embassy One Commercial Property Developments Private Limited, two Embassy Group companies with IBREL. IBREL is one of the largest residential finance companies in India.■ Advising Tata Group, GIC Infra Holdings Pte. Ltd and SSG Capital Management (Singapore) Pte. Ltd as part of its planned USD 1.09 billion investment in the airport business of GMR Airports Limited. Main clients: Emaar, Google, Tata Group, Hero, Groupo Bimbo, Ford, Facebook, Baring Private Equity, Temasek, Carlyle, AirBnb, eBay, Siemens, Godrej Group, Indiabulls, Rakuten.Contacts: Sajai Singh, Shivpriya Nanda Tel: +91 98450 78666, +91 98100 17772Emails: [email protected], [email protected] Finance: JSA`s market-leading financial practice meets the needs of banks, NBFCs, asset reconstruction companies, multilateral financial institutions, development finance institutions, export credit agencies, funds, investors, businesses, investment banks and market intermediaries for government procurement and lending in the form of credit facilities, debt capital market instruments and equity market instruments. Team details: 14 partners; 38 Transaction Fees / Key Matters: ■ Advising the syndicate of lenders on a $360 million facility granted to the Blackstone Group in connection with the acquisition of Piramal Glass` glass packaging business.■ Advising creditors on the debt restructuring of Suzlon Energy Limited and its subsidiaries. ■ Advising M/s IndInfravit Trust (an infrastructure investment trust sponsored by L&T Infrastructure Development Projects Limited) in connection with the issuance of non-convertible bonds up to INR 2,150 crore. ■ Advising Axis Capital Limited and ICICI Securities Limited in connection with the IPO of Rossari Biotech Limited.

Main clients: Standard Chartered Bank, Deutsche Bank, State Bank of India, Ares SSG Capital, Nomura, Edelweiss group, Citigroup, ICICI BankContact: Aashit ShahTel: +91 98201 10298 Email: [email protected] Litigation: JSA has the broadest and deepest capacity for commercial and regulatory litigation in the complex multi-jurisdictional and multidisciplinary area of dispute resolution with experts in the field and a strong team of dedicated litigators across the country. Team: 30 partners; 103 Royalty recipients Key issues:■ Defending Google India Digital Services Private Limited in the Supreme Court of India in a public interest dispute raising concerns about data sharing, data localization, privacy and offshore data processing of Indian citizens via UPI platforms, including Google Pay.■ Representing Deutsche Bank (the largest financial creditor) in proceedings before the Hon`ble Supreme Court and the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). ■ Successfully represented Adani Rajasthan, a thermal power generation company, in an appeal supported by Rajasthan Discoms to the Supreme Court of India challenging the Court of Appeal`s decision. ■ Support Temasek and EQT Group in setting up India`s renewable energy platform, O2 Power, in the development and acquisition of renewable energy assets in areas such as solar and wind power. ■ Acted as a consultant in India to Escalent, Inc. and its affiliates in connection with the acquisition of 100% (one hundred percent) of the shares of Integreon (India) Private Limited (part of the Grail Insights Group) from NewQuest Capital Partners. Founding partner Jyoti Sagar said in an interview: “A key part of our structure is that we are what we call `one nation, one company`. This means that we do not have different companies with different partners in geographical areas operating under the same name.