Capital Markets
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : India
Band 2
Contact number
022-40791000About
Provided by Trilegal
Extensive experience in advising issuers and investment banks on a broad range of domestic and international transactions in the debt and equity markets
Our capital markets team provides a full spectrum of services that include routinely advising clients on equity and debt capital market transactions. We assist companies with the issuance of equity and equity-linked instruments including initial public offerings, preferential issues, private placements, qualified institutional placements, foreign currency convertible bonds and overseas listings of global depository receipts. Our lawyers have extensive experience working on business trust and REIT transactions in India and Singapore.
Our debt capital markets practice spans non-convertible debentures, medium-term note programmes, certificates of deposit, commercial papers and high-yield bonds.
We have worked on some of the most complex and significant transactions in India. Our client roster includes prominent Indian and foreign companies, underwriters, foreign portfolio investors, banks, venture capitalists, and leading asset management companies.
Our capital markets team works closely with the firm's regulatory, banking and finance, litigation, restructuring and other specialist teams to develop commercially viable solutions that often incorporate precedent-setting financing techniques in the industry.
Chambers Review
Trilegal's team of capital markets lawyers in India regularly advises underwriters, foreign investors, investment funds and issuers. The firm is well regarded for its expertise in issues regarding IPOs, QIPs and rights issues. The team is able to draw on the strength of its banking practice for debt capital markets issues. The department often handles transactions pertaining to the technology, retail and life sciences sectors, among others. Some of the team's key clients include Metro Brands, Sula Vineyards and YES Securities (India).
Work Highlights
- Trilegal acted for the book-running lead managers for Syrma SGS Technology's IPO.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They have been very accommodative of our needs. Their way was to find the most efficient path forward, even if it meant fewer billable hours for Trilegal."
"The capital market team has the necessary skill set to deal with varied, complex matters."
"They have been very accommodative of our needs. Their way was to find the most efficient path forward, even if it meant fewer billable hours for Trilegal."
"The capital market team has the necessary skill set to deal with varied, complex matters."
Notable Practitioners
Bhakta Patnaik is a capital markets partner based in Trilegal's Mumbai office. He specialises in both equity and debt markets. He undertakes a body of work that encompasses QIPs, IPOs, rights issues and note offerings.
"Bhakta is pleasant, well experienced, open to learning, and has good turnaround times. He's a straight communicator, does not mince words and is good at complex analysis of new situations."
"Bhakta is my go-to for all legal matters involving the capital markets. He's a wonderful person to work with and I genuinely value his opinion on matters. He has also gone above and beyond his duties to support me in making well-thought-through decisions."
Richa Choudhary in Mumbai is recognised as an up-and-comer due to her equity capital markets experience. She often acts for selling shareholders and issuers on IPOs.
"Richa is a very good partner. She keeps to timelines, finds solutions and maintains excellent relationships."
"Richa is someone who is very hands-on and proactive in her approach."
Ranked Lawyers at
Trilegal
India