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Projects, Infrastructure & Energy - India
What the Team is Known For
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.
Strengths
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.
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.
Notable practitioners
L Viswanathan leads the pack on infrastructure advisory. He is ahead of his competition.
Mr Viswanathan is exemplary in providing commercially astute advice.
Santosh is an excellent person to deal with. He acts like a business partner and helps us navigate through challenges.
Santosh is very good at banking and finance. He is very solution-minded and experienced across different transactions.
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'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.