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Udwadia Udeshi & Argus

Udwadia Udeshi & Argus Partners is a leading law firm in India with a diverse practice portfolio. The Firm was reconstituted in April, 2012 with the merger of Udwadia & Udeshi and Argus Partners and renamed Udwadia Udeshi & Argus Partners.

With offices in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore and Chennai, the Firm has built a formidable reputation for its work and has been acknowledged and appreciated by its clients and peers for providing quality services. Established more than a decade ago by lawyers who have vast experience in handling domestic and cross-border transactions, the Firm has grown considerably over the last few years. The Firm’s clientele includes industry and business leaders in all segments of the market and at various stages in the growth of their businesses.

The Firm’s core practice areas include mergers and acquisitions, general corporate, projects, banking and finance, competition, disputes, real estate, education, policy and estate and succession planning.

The Firm’s M&A Practice:

The Firm is well known for its M&A practice having participated in complex transactions in India, both domestic and cross border. The Firm’s M&A team consists of highly skilled lawyers who have developed significant expertise in this area of practice and offer creative and pragmatic solutions on all matters. The Firm’s expertise include mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, asset sale and purchase, joint ventures, court sanctioned scheme of amalgamation and arrangement, group restructuring, public and private takeovers, privatization, private equity, leveraged buyout and management buyout. The Firm has represented both public and private acquirers as well as target companies and the sell side in varied inbound as well as outbound acquisition transactions.

The Firm’s offices across India, gives it a distinct advantage. Lawyers across all offices work closely to provide clients with comprehensive advise on M&A matters. The Firm’s depth of experience and skills in a broad spectrum of other practice areas such as tax, competition, disputes, finance and exchange control regulations, enable it to service clients more effectively.

The Firm offers advice on every aspect of a transaction including structuring the transaction, documentation, undertaking a comprehensive legal due diligence and offering post closing advisory services amongst others. The Firm has represented clients before the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for proposed mergers and acquisitions and have been successful in obtaining timely clearance from the CCI for several mergers and acquisitions.

Unicommerce eSolutions Pvt. Ltd

"Unicommerce is a Nexus Ventures funded start-up founded by IIT/IIM graduates in 2012.

Unicommerce provides a Cloud based Multi Channel Order Fulfilment platform which enables E-commerce sellers of all sizes to sell more.

Many big e-commerce players like Jabong, Myntra, Snapdeal, Urban Ladder, Bluestone, thousands of Online Sellers like Triveni, The Vanca and big brands like Nike, Fab India rely on Unicommerce to grow their e-commerce business.

The platform takes care of every aspect of back-end of e-commerce. Every stage of Order fulfilment including Syncing Orders from various marketplaces/carts, syncing back Inventory, procurement, vendors, warehouses, shipment tracking, drop shipments, returns, etc. can be managed and automated with Unicommerce. Being a Cloud based product, it brings the power of technology to small and medium sized companies at a fraction of cost and without the usual hassles of technology.

Unicommerce is already integrated with 70+ marketplaces, carts, couriers, accounting software etc."

Unitech

Established in 1972, Unitech is amongst India’s leading real estate and infrastructure conglomerates, with an outstanding track record in large scale, integrated, real-estate development.

The first real estate developer to be awaded the ISO 9001:2000 certificate in North India, we are India’s most geographically diversified developer. Our land reserves of thousands of acres are spread across all major hubs of economic activity in the country. Our strong engineering heritage allows us to successfully address the enormous potential of the infrastructure sector.

Millions of people live in a Unitech Home, work from a Unitech Office, and shop in a Unitech Mall.

Awards & Certifications

First Real Estate Developers to have been certified ISO 9001:200 Certificate in North India
Declared a Superbrand by Superbrand India, October 2007
One of India’s top 10 builders : CW Architect & Builders Awards, 2008

UNSW Global Pty Limited

UNSW Global Pty Limited is a leader in the provision of education, training and advisory services to business, government and the community. It is a not-for-profit, wholly owned enterprise of UNSW Australia (The University of New South Wales).

UNSW Global is recognised and acknowledged internationally for:
•    quality global education activities that enable students to access academic pathways to UNSW
•    innovative and professional global business services that develop commercial opportunities for UNSW.

UNSW Global comprises a number of prestigious business groups:
•    UNSW Foundation Studies was established in 1988 and is Australia’s leading pre-university pathway provider.
•    UNSW Institute of Languages is Australia’s first university language centre and has been operating for more than 45 years. 
•    Educational Assessment Australia is a leading international assessment organisation that specialises in large-scale assessments. Its products are available in more than 20 countries with over 2 million student entries annually.
•    Unisearch (Expert Opinion Services) has provided independent expert advice to the public and private sectors for over 45 years.
•    UNSW Global Student Services and Recruitment is responsible for the recruitment of high quality international students to UNSW Global programs that provide a pathway to UNSW.

Uplifters

UTI Ventures

UTI Ventures is a leading Indian private equity firm. Focused on growth capital, they propel the ambitions of passionate Indian entrepreneurs, while unlocking superior returns for their investors. Their demonstrated track record of successful investments, led by an experienced management team, positions their funds among top performers in India.

Their influential and proprietary network of corporates, business leaders and capital market participants provides them access to quality deals and enables them to conclude investments in a highly competitive environment. It also facilitates successful liquidity events for their portfolio companies. Theirs is a proactive team with unmatched local insight. With over 75 years of collective experience in Indian capital markets, the skill sets of each team member are both diverse and complimentary. Their knowledge of domestic regulatory frameworks and cultural sensitivities gives them a distinctive edge among private equity firms in India.

UTI Ventures follows an entrepreneur-centric investment approach. They actively seek out promising Indian companies driven by visionary leadership. Their constant endeavour is to complement the strengths of the teams they back. Placing complete confidence in the ability of their partner entrepreneurs to build and manage their companies, they play an active role in scaling the enterprise.

Utopia Advisors

Utopia Advisors Private Limited is a Boutique Investment Bank providing Financing advisory, M&A advisory and Business advisory services.

The uniqueness in value offering from Utopia Advisors is the ability to deal with various asset and product classes and has strong understanding of various capital syndication alternatives (private equity, convertible instruments, debt, etc).

Utopia Advisors advises clients across sectors in right direction to enhance value of the Company as a whole.

Utopia Advisors was the exclusive financial advisor to Swastik Roadlines (cold chain logistics company ) for raising Private Equity of USD 10 million from India Equity Partners.

Utopia Advisors has a professional experienced team lead by its Founder and Managing Director - Abhishek Jhawar. Abhishek is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and has worked with KPMG for several years before incorporating Utopia Advisors in 2010.

Abhishek has a good understanding of transaction issues, deal structuring and negotiation issues relevant to Indian and cross border transactions. Abhishek is an active member of various associations and has given deliberations on Private Equity, Valuations and Due Diligence in various professional bodies.

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Vaish Associates, Advocates

Vaish Associates, Advocates (“VA”) is a multi-disciplinary Corporate, Tax and Business Advisory Law Firm advising domestic and international clients with specialization in legal services related to corporate, tax and IPR matters.  Over 100 Lawyers, Company Secretaries and Chartered Accountants form the human capital of the Firm. VA serves the needs of both small and large businesses, ranging from basic start-up work to complex legal issues and regulatory matters.

In 2011, VA completed 40 years of serving a broad range of client interests. Founded in 1971 as a tax practice in New Delhi by Mr. O.P. Vaish - who is now Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India, VA is now a full service law firm with has grown its core practices and offices in India at New Delhi, Mumbai, Gurgaon and Bengaluru. VA has association with various affiliate firms across all metros and almost all mini-metro locations across India. VA draws its expertise from lawyers who have gained experience nationally and internationally having worked in close contact with law firms in India and abroad. VA’s representation has been built upon a long association with various Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

The broad practice areas of VA are Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities and Capital Markets, Corporate Laws (including company secretarial services), Exchange Control Regulations Foreign Investment and Joint Ventures, Licensing and Technology Transfer, Information Technology and Information Technology Enabled Services, Infrastructure Projects and Energy, Real Estate and Construction, Private Equity, Project Finance, Intellectual Property Rights, Anti Trust laws, Direct and Indirect Taxation, Banking, Cyber laws and corporate litigation.

VA is one of very few law firms in India having a unique combination of corporate law and tax practice. This provides an edge, which is most critical for the success of commercial transactions. Outstanding client service is a cornerstone of VA’s practice.

VA has supported numerous cross-border transactions while providing the experience necessary to offer corporate and commercial, international and domestic tax, labour and benefits, competition, intellectual property and regulatory counsel to clients across all industries.

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