Prem Rajani

Rajani Associates has been named M&A Law Firm of the Year in India at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2025, recognising a full-service Mumbai practice with a long-standing reputation in corporate and transactional work. Founded in 1999 and led by its Managing Partner, Prem Rajani, the firm advises Indian and international clients on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, capital markets, banking and finance, and project and infrastructure development across a wide range of industries.

Prem Rajani is the founding partner of the firm and brings more than three decades of experience to its leadership. He passed his LL.B. from Government Law College, Mumbai, in 1990, and subsequently qualified as a solicitor through the examinations of both the Bombay Incorporated Law Society and the Law Society in London. This dual grounding in Indian and English solicitors' practice has shaped the firm's rigorous, transaction-focused approach and its ability to serve clients whose dealings cross borders and legal traditions.

The firm's mergers and acquisitions practice sits at the core of its corporate offering. Rajani Associates advises on the full transaction lifecycle, including structuring, due diligence, negotiation and documentation, as well as the regulatory approvals and post-completion integration that determine whether a deal delivers its intended value. Its lawyers work closely with acquirers, targets, promoters and investors, bringing commercial judgement to bear on questions of valuation, risk allocation and governance. This work is complemented by strong private equity, capital markets and banking practices, allowing the firm to support clients through successive stages of growth, investment and consolidation.

Beyond transactional work, the firm's capabilities extend to litigation and dispute resolution, arbitration and mediation, real estate, insolvency and bankruptcy, intellectual property, corporate and commercial law, and regulatory compliance. This breadth means clients can rely on a single organisation to handle both the execution of deals and the disputes or regulatory questions that may follow. The firm has advised a range of corporate clients and investors, and its work has been recognised by leading directories including Chambers & Partners, for Corporate and M&A and Capital Markets, and IFLR1000, across banking and finance, capital markets, M&A, private equity, energy and infrastructure and project finance.

Mergers and acquisitions work sits at the intersection of law, finance and strategy, and success depends on advisers who can move fluently between all three. A transaction must be structured to achieve the client's commercial objectives, documented to allocate risk fairly, and steered through the regulatory approvals that Indian law requires, all while preserving the relationships on which the deal depends. Rajani Associates brings this rounded capability to its M&A mandates, drawing on its parallel strengths in banking, capital markets and private equity to support the financing and investment dimensions of a deal. For clients, this means transactional advice that is both technically precise and alert to the wider commercial context in which a deal must ultimately succeed.

Under Prem Rajani's guidance, Rajani Associates has built its reputation on combining technical excellence with a practical, business-minded understanding of clients' objectives. Its Mumbai base places it at the heart of India's financial and commercial capital, well positioned to serve domestic conglomerates, mid-market companies and international investors participating in the Indian market. Recognition as M&A Law Firm of the Year in India at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2025 affirms the firm's standing as a trusted adviser on complex corporate transactions and reflects the enduring strength of the practice that Mr. Rajani has led since its foundation.