Trilegal Advised AkzoNobel On Completion Of Sale Of AkzoNobel India To JSW Group
Trilegal Advised AkzoNobel on Completion of Sale of AkzoNobel India to JSW Group
The leading law firm in India, Trilegal, advised Akzo Nobel N.V. (AkzoNobel) on the successful completion of the sale of a majority stake in Akzo Nobel India Limited (ANIL) to the JSW Group, marking a significant milestone in the execution of AkzoNobel’s global strategic portfolio review announced in October 2024.
The transaction, one of the largest acquisitions in India’s paints and coatings sector, encompasses AkzoNobel’s liquid paints and coatings business in India. AkzoNobel’s India Powder Coatings business and its International Research Center remain fully owned by AkzoNobel and continue as part of its global network.
Trilegal advised AkzoNobel on all Indian legal aspects of the transaction, including corporate structuring, legal due diligence, regulatory analysis under Indian securities and competition laws, drafting and negotiating the definitive transaction documentation, and supporting closing-related requirements associated with the transfer of a listed business of this scale and complexity.
The Trilegal team was led by Yogesh Singh (Partner), Ankush Goyal (Partner), Prarthna Baranwal (Partner), and Sumi Saikia (Partner). The corporate team also included Amit Nain (Senior Associate), Ananya Kumar (Senior Associate), Shiluti Walling (Senior Associate), Suyash Bhamore (Senior Associate), Praduta Singh (Associate), and Sakshi Sharma (Associate).
The Trilegal Real Estate team was led by Sadaf Shaikh (Partner) and supported by Dilnaz Bapasola (Counsel), M U Ganashruthi (Counsel), Roshini Bansal (Senior Associate), and Parth (Associate).
The Trilegal Intellectual Property team was led by Kirti Balasubramanian (Partner) and supported by Paarth Samdani (Associate).
The Trilegal Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption team was led by Kunal Gupta (Partner) and Siddharth Gupta (Partner), with support from Sahil Bansal (Counsel) and Vidushi Gupta (Associate).
The Trilegal Employment Law team was led by Swarnima (Partner), with Sohail Hafesjee (Senior Associate), Aaryana Anand (Associate), and Sahana R (Associate).
The Trilegal Tax team was led by Himanshu Sinha (Partner) and Komal Dani (Partner), supported by Rohit Kumar S (Counsel), Yash Varmani (Counsel), Anjani Kumar (Senior Associate), Deepanshu Jhanwar (Senior Associate), Samyak Jain (Senior Associate), Utkarsh Mittal (Senior Associate), Hema Preethi (Associate), Ishabh Verma (Associate), and U Shreyas (Associate).
The Trilegal Competition team was led by Gautam Chawla (Partner), with support from Ankush Walia (Counsel), Madhav Kapoor (Senior Associate), Akanshha Agarwal (Associate), and Umang Chaturvedi (Associate).
The Trilegal Technology, Media and Telecommunications team was led by Jyotsna Jayaram (Partner), with support from Sidharth Ray (Senior Associate), Anushka Gupta (Associate), Joseph Antony Padikkala (Associate), and Pranay Jalan (Associate).
The Trilegal Capital Markets team was led by Bhakta Patnaik (Partner) and Albin Thomas (Partner), supported by Malika Grewal (Counsel).
The Trilegal Environment Law team was led by Rajat Jariwal (Partner), with support from Gaurav Sharma (Senior Associate), Nishtha Kumar (Consultant), and Dev Chand (Associate).
The Trilegal Financial Regulatory Practice was led by Anubhav Ghosh (Partner).
The Trilegal Corporate Governance and Compliance team was led by Sampath Kumar (Partner), with support from Nikita Vijay (Senior Associate), Charu Tiwari (Senior Consultant), and Jitesh Goyal (Consultant).
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