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S&R Associates represented MiddleGround Capital on Indian legal aspects of the sale of Dura Driver Control Systems to Aspire Biopharma Holdings, Inc., a listed U.S. biopharmaceutical company.<\/p>\n

The S&R team was led by counsel M.V. Abhinaya and partner Rajat Sethi, and included associate Samyak Jain on corporate matters. Partner Sumit Bansal, counsel Shivani Chhabra and associates Ankur Kishanpuria and Koushal Garg advised on tax matters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

S&R Associates represented MiddleGround Capital on Indian legal aspects of the sale of Dura Driver Control Systems to Aspire Biopharma Holdings, Inc., a listed U.S. biopharmaceutical 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