Sidley acted as international counsel to the underwriters, Axis Capital, Jefferies, and SBI Capital, in connection with the US$2.15 billion follow-on public offering of equity shares of Vodafone Idea Limited, India’s third-largest telecommunications service provider.
This marks India’s largest-ever follow-on public offering of equity shares.
The Sidley team was led by partner Manoj Bhargava and comprised partners Daniel A. O’Shea, Robert M. Kreitman, Nicholas R. Brown, and Carla G. Teodoro and managing associates Harekrishna J. Ashar and Alvin Wang.
Sidley is one of the most experienced international law firms executing capital markets transactions in India and other Asian markets. The firm is ranked a “Top Foreign Law Firm” for work in India by the India Business Law Journal and was named “Securities Firm of the Year” at Law.com International’s Asia Legal Awards 2024.