Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Banking & Finance | Chambers Asia-Pacific Profile

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Banking & Finance - India

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What the Team is Known For

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has a superb reputation among major banking and financial players, and is active on some of the most high-value financings in India. The banking team is instructed as lenders' legal counsel as well as by borrowers on matters such as project finance, and it serves as local counsel to international firms. The team is also active on securitisation, loan portfolio sales and acquisition finance. The lawyers have additional expertise in handling insolvency resolution matters for major lenders, and the team is especially active on deals in the energy and infrastructure spaces. Clients include development financial institutions, foreign banks and investment funds.

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Work Highlights

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas assisted Adani Group with the financing of its acquisition of the warrants issued by Ambuja Cements.

Notable Practitioners

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Cyril Shroff

Eminent Practitioners

Cyril Shroff is the managing partner at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and is based in Mumbai. He is highly respected for his extensive experience advising on financial regulatory, infrastructure and bankruptcy-related matters.

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L Viswanathan

Eminent Practitioners

L Viswanathan is a partner at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and is based in its Mumbai office. He is highly adept at advising international financial services companies on a range of matters, with clients benefiting from his significant expertise in project finance and restructuring and insolvency.

He has been a big star in banking industry and a master in insolvency matters.

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Pranav Sharma

Band 2

Pranav Sharma is a partner in Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas' Mumbai office with experience advising major investment banks. He handles a range of matters, including ECB deals, acquisition financing and cross-border financing.

His expertise and skillset go beyond India and banking and finance. He is deeply experienced.

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Santosh Janakiram

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Santosh Janakiram is a partner at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and is based in its Mumbai office. He is especially active in green financing and refinancing in the renewable and projects space.

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Leena Chacko

Band 3

Leena Chacko is a partner at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, based in its Mumbai office. She is well respected for her experience advising lenders on financing large, complex acquisitions.

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Amey Pathak

Band 4

Amey Pathak is an established lawyer in the Indian market. His practice covers project finance and corporate finance, which sees him advising public and private banks as well as major Indian corporates.

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