Banking & Finance
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : India
Band 3
About
Provided by Wadia Ghandy & Co
Wadia Ghandy & Co. consistently earns recognition from both, clients and leading publications as one of India's premier law firms specializing in banking and finance. Our unwavering commitment to a client-centric approach, coupled with our deep understanding of India's regulatory and financial landscape, positions us as experts in delivering customized and streamlined legal solutions.
Our team, consisting of exceptionally experienced lawyers, is prepared to offer expert guidance on a wide range of issues in banking and finance. We specialise in foreign investment in debt instruments, external commercial borrowings, product documentation, real estate financing, acquisition finance, factoring, securitization, syndicated/ consortium loans, debt restructuring, issuance of debt instruments in the domestic market, and aviation finance.
Recent Work Highlights -
- Advised Kotak Strategic Situations India Fund - II in a deal that involved issuance of non-convertible debentures by VL-Auto Ancillary Private Limited and Viney Auto Ancillary Private Limited and optionally convertible debentures by Viney Corporation Private Limited.
- Advised HDFC Bank Limited in a deal that involved merger of Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited with and into HDFC Bank Limited.
- Advised Axis Bank Limited in a deal that involved refinancing of existing term loan facilities availed in relation to the “Crown Project”.
Chambers Review
Wadia Ghandy & Co has a long-established legal practice with particularly deep experience advising on regulatory matters in banking and finance, as well as project finance, complex security arrangements and refinancing structuring. The team is also well placed to advise on acquisitions in the finance sector in India. The firm regularly represents major banks, non-bank financial companies and borrowers, and often undertakes work relating to the real estate sector. Kotak Mahindra Bank, Hero FinCorp and JM Financial Products are key clients.
Work Highlights
- Wadia Ghandy & Co advised Shriram Transport Finance on an external commercial borrowing of USD250 million from United States International Development Finance.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"It's just the quality of work; the firm does an excellent job. The advice is methodical and well thought through, and the team doesn't require hand-holding."
"They are real stalwarts."
"It's just the quality of work; the firm does an excellent job. The advice is methodical and well thought through, and the team doesn't require hand-holding."
"They are real stalwarts."
Notable Practitioners
Shabnum Kajiji is a partner at Wadia Ghandy & Co in Mumbai. She especially represents financial institutions, including in relation to foreign currency lending.
"She is very sincere, hard-working and gives great advice."
Nihas Basheer is a partner at Wadia Ghandy & Co, based in Mumbai. He specialises primarily in securitisation, project finance and bilateral agreements.
"Nihas is aware of the market conditions and is good in his domain of work."
Ranked Lawyers at
Wadia Ghandy & Co
India