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Argus Partners

Restructuring/Insolvency

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : India


Argus Partners

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About

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The Firm has deep knowledge and comprehensive experience of handling intricate legal issues pertaining to distressed assets and corporate restructuring. With the onset of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ('Code'), the Firm has actively advised several clients on the new Code extensively. We are currently advising investors, funds, asset reconstruction companies and financial institutions as well as committee of creditors in several bids for distressed acquisitions in the RBI mandated cases. The Firm also advises clients on matters pertaining to applications as financial creditor/operational creditor/corporate debtor and keeps itself abreast with recent developments in the Code on a regular basis.

The Firm is able to efficiently combine all the elements involved in complex restructuring, both contentious and non-contentious, advising clients on mergers, demergers, acquisitions, takeovers, capital re-organisation and such other transactions connected to corporate restructuring or re-organisation.

The team of this practice area is a specific amalgam of expertise from the banking & finance, corporate M&A and the disputes practice and have both domestic and international experience in corporate restructuring and insolvency. With a keen sense of commercial knowledge, the Firm has the distinct advantage of being able to provide practicable legal solutions for optimising investments and recovery for its' clients.

Chambers Review

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Restructuring/Insolvency - India

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Argus Partners has a well-regarded insolvency law practice in India that handles both transactional and contentious matters. The firm advises resolution professionals, liquidators and consortiums of lenders on resolution plans and insolvency processes. Argus Partners is instructed on mandates in the energy, steel, finance and manufacturing industries.

Work Highlights

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  • Argus Partners represented the resolution professional of Supertech throughout the company's Corporate Insolvency and Resolution Process.

Strengths

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  • Argus Partners is very approachable and resolution-oriented.

    Restructuring/Insolvency respondentAsia-Pacific
  • The firm's lawyers are responsive and share advice which is reliable, well-researched and watertight.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Krishnava Dutt
    Band 2Krishnava Dutt

    Krishnava Dutt

    Krishnava Dutt in Mumbai has a well-established reputation for advising resolution professionals and liquidators on insolvency processes. He is particularly active in the real estate, power and manufacturing sectors.
    • Krishnava Dutt has been able to keep on top of evolving laws and is experienced enough to understand the legal dynamics of a fairly confusing environment.

      Restructuring/Insolvency respondentAsia-Pacific
    • Krishnava Dutt offers innovative solutions to complex solutions.

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