German-based TÜV Rheinland, a global provider of technical, safety, and certification services, has acquired the business and assets of Kochi-based NIFE, a leading provider of vocational training and education..iCounsel Legal Consulting, which was set up in July 2013 by Advocate N A Muraleedharan, ex-Trilegal lawyer Krishnan Murali and former Amarchand Senior Associate Parul Sabharwal, acted as legal counsel for NIFE. The iCounsel Lead Consultant Krishnan Murali led the transaction..DLA Piper, Germany advised TÜV Rheinland with a team headed by Partner Benjamin Parameswaran while J. Sagar Associates acted as Indian legal counsel with a team led by Bangalore Partner Murali Ananthasivan..iCounsel has three offices with Muraleedharan heading the Kochi office. He is a senior litigating lawyer in Kerala High Court and heads the firm’s litigation practice. Murali and Sabharwal co-chair the M&A/PE practice of the firm from Bangalore and Delhi offices respectively.
German-based TÜV Rheinland, a global provider of technical, safety, and certification services, has acquired the business and assets of Kochi-based NIFE, a leading provider of vocational training and education..iCounsel Legal Consulting, which was set up in July 2013 by Advocate N A Muraleedharan, ex-Trilegal lawyer Krishnan Murali and former Amarchand Senior Associate Parul Sabharwal, acted as legal counsel for NIFE. The iCounsel Lead Consultant Krishnan Murali led the transaction..DLA Piper, Germany advised TÜV Rheinland with a team headed by Partner Benjamin Parameswaran while J. Sagar Associates acted as Indian legal counsel with a team led by Bangalore Partner Murali Ananthasivan..iCounsel has three offices with Muraleedharan heading the Kochi office. He is a senior litigating lawyer in Kerala High Court and heads the firm’s litigation practice. Murali and Sabharwal co-chair the M&A/PE practice of the firm from Bangalore and Delhi offices respectively.