About

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Introduction

Saraf and Partners' banking & finance team has advised on some of the largest and most complex financing transactions in India and globally for banks and financial institutions. Their team has also advised lenders on some of the largest debt restructurings alongside having deep experience in securitization and stressed asset management transactions.

The Firm appointed Mr. Chandan Sinha, former Executive Director of Reserve Bank of India and Mr. Sunil Srivastav, former Deputy Managing Director of State Bank of India as Advisors in relation to the Foreign Exchange Regulations, payment & settlement system and Financial market regulations which further strengthen it's practice.


Recent Work

  • Advised Federal Bank Limited and IDBI Trusteeship Services Limited in relation to the issue of eligible Tier 2 capital in compliance of RBI Guidelines plus green shoe option in compliance of Basel III Guidelines in the nature of rated, fully paid, taxable, redeemable, subordinated, unsecured, non-convertible debentures at par aggregating to Rs. 700 Crores in total.
  • Syndicated Term Loan facility of Rs.10,000 crore to Vedanta Limited.
  • Advised SBI and SBICaps in relation to syndicated facilities of over Rs. 9,500 Crores to construct coal gasification-based urea manufacturing complex at existing site of Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited in Talcher, Odisha.
  • Advised on enforceability opinion for LIC Housing Finance Limited in issuance of Tier II bonds for raising funds by LIC Housing.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers
Banking & Finance - India
3
Band 3
What the team is known for

Lawyers at Saraf and Partners are well versed in a range of banking and finance matters in India. The firm regularly assists clients with project finance matters, including in the renewable energy space. The team has strong expertise in related restructuring and insolvency issues, as well as matters in the real estate sector. The firm has offices in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru. State Bank of India, Indus Towers and Adani are clients.

Notable practitioners

Founder and managing partner Mohit Saraf is a key contact.

Work Highlights

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  • Saraf and Partners advised Mizuho Bank, MUFG Bank, GIFT Branch and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Singapore Branch on providing facilities to the borrower for them to be lent on to Mediterranean International Ports to part-finance the acquisition of the Haifa Port Company.

Strengths

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Members

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Abir Lal Dey

Bikash Jhawar

Bikash Jhawar

Head of Department

Mohit Saraf

Mohit Saraf

Head of Department

Priyamvada Haridas

Rohit Raghavan

Satadru Goswami

Industries

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Banking

Construction

Energy

Infrastructure

Projects

finance