Finance Monthly Deal Maker Awards 2017 Edition

www.finance-monthly.com 43 FINANCE MONTHLY DEAL MAKER AWARDS 2017 FUNDS & INVESTMENTS SAMEER SIBAL Partner at Jerome Merchant + Partners Awarded for his involvement in the following transactions: IFC’s $50 Million Platform Investment with Mahindra Lifespaces TRANSACTION REPORT IFC’s $50 Million Platform Investment with Mahindra Lifespaces Real estate developer Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd announced a strategic partnership with International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, in which the latter would invest $50 million to develop industrial parks across Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra. “The proposed industrial parks will provide impetus to the ‘Make In India’ initiative, and will be located in areas that have signi cant potential for large- scale industrial infrastructure creation,” the company said. The Mahindra Group company said the partnership would involve investments across Mahindra Lifespaces existing and upcoming industrial park projects, with its rst investment in an approximately 350- acre industrial park near Ahmedabad. “Sustainable industrial ecosystems are key enablers for attracting investment in manufacturing and fast-tracking infrastructure led development. Mahindra Lifespaces is delighted to partner with International Finance Corporation to drive this transformation agenda forward through a network of industrial clusters across the country,” said Anita Arjundas, managing director, Mahindra Lifespace. Established in 1994, Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd. is the real estate and infrastructure development business of the USD 19 billion Mahindra Group, and a pioneer of sustainable urbanisation in India. The Company is committed to transforming India’s urban landscape through its residential developments under the ‘Mahindra Lifespaces’ and ‘Happinest’ brands; and through its integrated cities and industrial clusters under the ‘Mahindra World City’ brand. The Company’s development footprint spans 22.85 million sq. ft. (2.12 million sq. m.) of completed, ongoing and forthcoming residential projects across seven Indian cities; and over 4960 acres of ongoing and forthcoming projects under development/management at its integrated developments in four cities. A pioneer of the green homes movement in India, Mahindra Lifespaces has been ranked 4th in Asia in its category, in the ‘2017 GRESB Real Estate ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Assessment’. CONTACT Jerome Merchant + Partners, Free Press House, Nariman point, Mumbai 400021, India Board line (+)91 22 3072 2426 Email: sameer.sibal@jmp.law ABOUT SAMEER SIBAL Sameer Sibal is a partner at the Firm. Sameer focuses his practice on representing corporations, investment funds and other institutions in a range of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, buyouts, venture and growth capital investments and joint ventures, particularly in the financial services space. This is complemented by Sameer’s advisory and transaction work with fund sponsors and investors in connection with the formation of alternative investment vehicles. In addition, Sameer also works with financial institutions on their corporate debt transactions, including syndicated facilities (international and Indian), in the aviation, asset financing and acquisition area. Prior to founding Jerome Merchant + Partners, Sameer worked at the Mumbai office of AZB. Sameer, received his LL.M. from Columbia Law School where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and is a graduate of the National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata (2009). FIRM PROFILE Jerome Merchant + Partners was founded in 2012. The firm adopts a practical approach to business to ensure clients maximize their commercial opportunities. The firm is made up of adaptable top-tier lawyers with a diverse knowledge base, which complements the various practice areas of the firm. Our main areas of practice are in the sphere of banking finance, Corporate, M&A / PE, investment funds, disputes, real estate and technology. The Firm’s corporate commercial practice caters to a wide spectrum of financial institutions, corporates, high net worth individuals, both in India and abroad. The Firm works closely with other international law firms and advisors in servicing clients’ business requirements in India. Our key clients include companies in the Tata group, Mahindra & Mahindra group, KKR, Citibank, Deutsche Bank, Clearwater, Facebook, Uber, India Infoline and Kotak. The Firm’s principal office is at Mumbai and has associate offices at New Delhi and Bangalore.