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SAM & Co Advises Blackstone on Investment in IBS Software Services

IBS Software is one of the world’s largest developers of software applications for freight and hospitality logistics

Dec 18, 2015   17:36 IST 
Delhi, Mumbai, India

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co (SAM & Co) acted as the legal counsel to Blackstone Capital Partners in relation to the acquisition of shares in IBS Software Services Private Limited. IBS Software is one of the world’s largest developers of software applications for freight and hospitality logistics

 

The Private Equity Team of Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas Team was led by Mr. Raghubir Menon, Partner and included Mr. Anirban Bhattacharya, Principal Associate, Ms. Deepa Rekha, Associate, Ms. Radhika Chavda, Associate, Ms. Brinda Shroff, Associate.

 

Practice Group: General Corporate/ Private Equity

 

Date of Closing: Expected to be in January 2016

 

Other Advisors to the deal were:

  • AZB & Partners (Legal counsel to the Seller);

  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas & Partners (Legal counsel to the Target, Pietro Cefai, Philip Hinton and William Milne);

  • Khaitan & Co. (Legal counsel to Moveo Systems Private Limited);

  • Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan (Financial advisors to the Target and the Sellers);

  • Ernst & Young (Tax advisor to the Seller);

  • Deloitte Touche and Tohmatsu (Financial advisor to Blackstone);

  • KPMG (Tax advisor to Blackstone)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co (SAM & Co)

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co (SAM & Co) is one of India’s leading full service law firms. Founded on almost a century of legal achievement, SAM & Co. reconstituted in May 2015 and has started anew. The Firm is known for its exceptional Mergers & Acquisition, Competition Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Regulatory Litigation, Capital Markets and Private Equity practices globally.

 

Its mission is “enabling business by providing solutions as trusted advisors through excellence, responsiveness, innovation and collaboration." The Firm has been at the helm of major headline transactions and litigations in all segments of industry and business besides representing major trans-national corporates on their India entry and business strategy.

 

Headed by eminent practitioners Shardul Shroff and Pallavi Shroff, the Firm has more than 370 lawyers, including 70 partners across its six offices in India, which include – New Delhi, Mumbai, Gurgaon, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Kolkata.


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