JSA Advocates & Solicitors (JSA) advised InterGlobe Enterprises Private Limited and AAPC India Hotel Management Private Limited (Accor) in securing the unconditional approval of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for the merger of AAPC India Hotel Management Private Limited, Caddie Hotels Private Limited, Triguna Hospitality Ventures (India) Private Limited, and certain other group entities with and into InterGlobe Hotels Private Limited.
InterGlobe is one of India’s leading business conglomerates, with interests spanning aviation, hospitality, travel, logistics, and technology. Accor is a leading global hospitality group with a portfolio of brands in India, including Novotel, ibis, Pullman, Mercure, Sofitel, Hoxton, Mama Shelter, Fairmont, and Raffles.
The transaction aims at combining Accor’s hotel management and brand platform with InterGlobe’s hotel ownership and development business to create an integrated platform for the development, ownership, management, and expansion of Accor-branded hotels in India.
JSA advised the parties throughout the merger control process before the CCI, including on transaction structuring, merger control strategy, notification and competition law assessment. The transaction is among the very few hospitality sector combinations to have been notified to, and unconditionally approved by, the CCI. The CCI granted its unconditional approval on 5 August 2026.
The JSA team was led by Vaibhav Choukse, Partner support from Ela Bali, Partner; Aditi Khanna, Principal Associate; Faiz Siddiqui, Senior Associate; Priyanshi Jain, Associate and Yaatri Shah, Associate.
Ela is a partner with JSA’s competition law practice with 10 years of experience. She represents and advises clients across different sectors on enforcement and merger control matters before the Competition Commission of India (CCI), National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), Delhi and Bombay High Court, and the Supreme Court of India (SC).