Ms Divya Mundra
• Holds B.A. LLB (Hons.) from NALSAR, University of Law, Hyderabad.
• Batch topper and was awarded gold medals for academic excellence.
• Senior partner at AZB & Partners with over 13 years of experience in corporate, M&A and Private Equity.
• My practice focusses on domestic and cross-border M&A, corporate reorganisations, and acquisitions for private equity players. I act for a range of leading corporate and private equity clients from a variety of sectors, including information technology, financial services, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, e-commerce and retail.
• I have been recognized by IFLR 1000 as a Notable Practitioner’ for M&A and Private Equity for four consecutive years (2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022).
• What intrigues me is that even after 13 years of practice, no two deals are the same. Every transaction has its own challenges and nuances and navigating through them in the most efficient manner is what drives me. I am passionate about growing as a lawyer through this continuous process of learning and what I would like to see is for my clients to think of me as a trusted advisor who is solution-oriented and committed to providing practical advice.
AZB & Partners was founded in 2004 with a clear purpose to provide reliable, practical and full–service advice to clients, across all sectors. The Firm brought together the practices of CZB & Partners in Mumbai and Bangalore and Ajay Bahl & Company in Delhi. Having grown steadily since its inception, AZB & Partners now has offices across Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, and Pune.
The Firm has an accomplished and driven team of 450+ lawyers committed to delivering best–in–class legal solutions to help clients achieve their objectives. Our greatest strength is an in–depth understanding of legal, regulatory and commercial environments, in India and elsewhere. This strength enables us to provide bespoke counsel to help our diverse clients negotiate any dynamic or volatile business environment. At AZB & Partners, collaboration is an everyday reality – we combine individual and mutual strengths to achieve collective growth.
The Firm is consistently recognized and lauded by our clients for our quality of service. We are committed to enhancing the Firm’s market leading reputation for client service. We also believe it is important to build long term relationships with our clients in order to anticipate the legal and regulatory implications of commercial opportunities and to resolve problems and disputes affecting our clients’ businesses at an early stage. We are acutely conscious that legal services need to be timely and efficient.
Our longstanding client relationships have been built on the basis of a strong commitment to quality of service, where the value of our experience and expertise is realized. We determine the nature and
extent of our involvement in matters at the outset, based on resourcing and monitoring criteria. Efficient management of large-scale transactions and cases is a particular strength of the Firm.
The Firm’s clients include an array of domestic and international companies. These range from privately owned to publicly listed companies, including Fortune 500 Entities, Multinational Companies, Investment Banks and Private Equity Firms. The Firm has also built, through its many professional engagements, strong relationships with specialists, regulatory authorities and several international law firms.
AZB & Partners is proud of the quality of professional talent it fosters. Every lawyer is firmly dedicated to serving clients and delivering effective counsel at all times. Though our lawyers represent a diverse mix of backgrounds, they each share a proven record of academic and professional excellence. Several professionals in the Firm are graduates from premier global universities, including Harvard, Columbia, Cambridge, Oxford and the London School of Economics, among others. Several partners are members of international bar associations, notably New York.
Besides a law degree, some partners hold professional accounting qualifications, ideally placing the Firm to address complex finance and tax matters. The Firm lays significant emphasis on continual development for its people. Our Purpose is to be excellent lawyers, working as a team. To deliver creative solutions to problems, timely execution and seasoned judgment. To focus relentlessly on the interests of our clients as their business partners.
