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India equity IPO issuer advisers (ranked by volume) 1/1/10 – 31/12/10 2010 2009 Mkt share change (%) Firm Rank Mkt share Volume INR (bln) Deal count Rank Mkt share Luthra & Luthra Law 1 30.5 116 8 - - - DLA Piper Singapore 2 20.4 77 1 - - - Amarchand & Mangaldas 3 15 57 14 1 76 -61 Crawford Bayley & Co 4 7.3 28 6 - - - AZB & Partners 5 5.7 22 4 - - - Fox Mandal & Co 6 4.5 17 2 - - - Khaitan & Co 7 4.2 16 6 4 2.1 2.1 S&R Associates 8 2 8 1 - - - Gide Loyrette Nouel 9 1.7 6 1 - - - Trilegal 10 1.4 5 1 - - - Rajani Associates 11 1.2 5 4 5 0.8 0.4 Udwadia & Udeshi 12 1.1 4 1 - - - Corporate Law Chambers 13 0.7 3 4 - - - ALMT Legal 14 0.7 3 1 9 0.2 0.5 JurisPrudent Consulting Partners 15 0.7 3 2 - - - J Sagar Associates 16 0.6 2 2 3 2.7 -2.1 Kanga & Co 17 0.5 2 2 10 0.2 0.3 Skadden 18 0.3 1 1 - - - Vaish Associates 19 0.3 1 1 7 0.4 -0.1 Pepper Hamilton 20 0.2 1 1 - TOTAL 100% 380 63

The future of Indian Depository Receipts (IDRs) as a viable instrument for investors was shaken this year when the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) decided on the conditions under which IDRs could be redeemed. Practitioners have since offered mixed thoughts on the future of this instrument, with many market observers expressing concern over the vitality of the IDR market in India

Leading global PFI/PPP project finance deal firms Rank Legal adviser Value US$m Deals % share 1 Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co 3,549 2 8.4 2 Linklaters 3,379 6 8 3 White & Case 3,263 4 7.7 4 Luthra & Luthra 2,991 4 7.1 5 Hogan Lovells International 2,770 3 6.6 6 Allen & Overy 2,752 6 6.5 7 India Law Services 2,306 4 5.5 8 R & A Legal Advocates 1,577 6 3.7 8 Clifford Chance 1,352 6 3.2 10 Allens Arthur Robinson 1,079 3 2.6

The second annual India Awards, co-hosted by Euromoney Legal Media Group titles International Financial Law Review and Asialaw, took place at the ITC Grand Central Hotel in Mumbai on July 7. The large attendance suggested that a dedicated Indian law awards ceremony is an event that has been truly embraced by both the domestic and international legal professions

The banking and finance sector has been witness to escalating levels of sophistication over the last few years. Much of the recent innovation has been found on acquisition financing, with several marquee M&A transactions requiring unique financing structures.

Infrastructure development is expected to be a driver for the continued growth of the Indian economy. While most of the issues in this area have been focused on obtaining funds for development, work has been continuing on all fronts. And with ambitious projects such as the Ultra Mega Power Plants planned by the government, energy production remains an important source of work for the top law firms.

Adrian Barger and Sona Princová of Barger Prekop summarise the conditions and outlook for the Slovak property market, which has emerged from the financial crisis with uncertain prospects

John L Opar and Lisa M Brill of Shearman & Sterling LLP give a mid-year report on the state of the United States’ commercial real estate markets

In its 2011 Budget, announced in February, the Indian government increased the limit for foreign institutional investor (FII) investment in corporate bonds by infrastructure companies by US$25 billion. It followed this up in June, when it proposed a broad structure for the introduction of infrastructure development funds (IDFs)

By Pradeep Parikh, senior adviser (and former vice president of income tax appellate tribunal), and Rajan Vora, head of direct tax litigation, ?Ernst & Young India