SINGAPORE, 10 April 2024 – Duane Morris & Selvam LLP acted as special international legal counsel to Ambit Private Limited and Avendus Capital Private Limited in their role as the book running lead managers on the recent qualified institutions placement of ₹6,000 million (USD 72 million) of equity shares of The Karnataka Bank Limited.
The Karnataka Bank Limited, with over 100 years of existence, is one of the well-established private sector banks in India, offering wide range of banking products and services to approximately 12.93 million customers as of December 31, 2023, including corporate, retail, agriculture and MSME customers.
Duane Morris & Selvam’s team was led by Jamie Benson, the head of the firm’s U.S. Capital Markets and India practices. The team also included Ananth Balaji Sundararaman, senior associate.
J. Sagar Associates acted as the Indian legal counsel to The Karnataka Bank Limited and Trilegal acted as the Indian legal counsel to book running lead managers.
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