Projects, Infrastructure & Energy
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : India
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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has a robust project finance practice with a track record of advising on the legal aspects of significant energy transactions. The team is commended for handling project acquisitions and headline infrastructure, oil and gas, and renewable power mandates. The department's areas of activity also include matters relating to aviation developments, as well as advising on infrastructure investment trust structures. The team acts for both lenders and borrowers.
Work Highlights
- Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised Standard Chartered Bank on the facilities provided to GreenCell Surat to refinance its existing debt, availed for the supply, operation and maintenance of 150 electric buses in Gujarat.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The CAM partners in the infrastructure space have domain knowledge and years of experience, and are thus able to guide clients on tricky issues."
"They bring in-depth knowledge of the subject and provide alternative solutions to meet the business requirements.They provide end-to-end solutions taking care of all the nuances and compliances."
"The CAM partners in the infrastructure space have domain knowledge and years of experience, and are thus able to guide clients on tricky issues."
"They bring in-depth knowledge of the subject and provide alternative solutions to meet the business requirements.They provide end-to-end solutions taking care of all the nuances and compliances."
Notable Practitioners
L Viswanathan in Mumbai continues to hold a market-leading reputation for his all-round expertise in this space. He assists many of India's leading energy and infrastructure conglomerates with acquisitions and divestments in the renewable energy, oil and gas, telecoms and aviation sectors.
"Mr Viswanathan is exemplary in providing commercially astute advice."
"L Viswanathan leads the pack on infrastructure advisory. He is ahead of his competition."
Santosh Janakiram in Mumbai is respected for his expertise in project finance. He advises international private equity houses and financial institutions on transactions in the solar energy and infrastructure spaces.
"Santosh is very good at banking and finance. He is very solution-minded and experienced across different transactions."
"Santosh is an excellent person to deal with. He acts like a business partner and helps us navigate through challenges."
Ajay Sawhney in Delhi often assists lenders with financing and refinancing transactions, including renewable energy and transportation projects. He is well placed to support with the bidding process for energy and infrastructure projects.
"Ajay really understands the Indian market and the law. He has a good sense of how to get through the Indian bureaucracy and pays attention to the market."
Subhalakshmi Naskar's practice covers investments in the energy and infrastructure sectors. She is based in Mumbai.
"Subhalakshmi's drafting is pretty much in line with what you want. She is commercially minded, comes to a solution quickly and has practical experience dealing with different types of clients."
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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
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