Capital Markets
Global Guide 2024 : India
Band 2
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+65 6671 6000Chambers Review
A&O Shearman boasts a respected team based primarily in its Singapore office. It has a strong track record in the Indian DCM market, acting for an impressive list of Indian and international banking clients, with additional expertise in equity transactions. The firm offers expertise in green and convertible bond issuances, and in the high-yield space. It remains attuned to the Indian legal market, with notable experience advising on masala bonds, and also handles a selection of notable qualified institutional placements for the lead managers. Key clients include JM Financial, REC and the Indian Railway Finance Corporation. On 1st May 2024, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling merged to form A&O Shearman.
Work Highlights
- The firm advised the mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners on the debt financing for the leveraged buyout of Ambuja Cements and ACC by the Adani Group for approximately USD10.5 billion.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are a dedicated India group with talent and diversity across the international network. We choose them because they have very good coverage, good lawyers and good quality."
"One of the firm's strengths is their connectivity in the market, which really helps provide a seamless execution. They understand our commercial needs and they are good to work with as people."
"They are a dedicated India group with talent and diversity across the international network. We choose them because they have very good coverage, good lawyers and good quality."
"One of the firm's strengths is their connectivity in the market, which really helps provide a seamless execution. They understand our commercial needs and they are good to work with as people."
Notable Practitioners
Pallavi Gopinath Aney is based in Singapore and offers advice on convertible bonds issuances and term note programmes, in addition to having significant expertise in a wide range of India-related debt and equity matters.
"Pallavi is one of the very few international lawyers with very strong expertise in India-related debt and equity matters. She is as adept handling complex bond issuances and restructurings as she is working on high-quality IPOs. She is hard-working, meticulous, understands the issue and delivers smart, practical advice."
"She's one of the leading capital markets lawyers for India-related work, with great intellectual ability coupled with a deep understanding of the commercial aspects of the deal."