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TT&A

Banking & Finance

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : India


TT&A

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TT&A's banking and finance team stands out as the preferred choice for their clients when it comes to handling their most significant, intricate, and time-sensitive mandates. They offer guidance to banks, multilateral and development finance institutions, NBFCs, funds, and corporates across various financing transactions, including acquisition and leveraged finance, structured finance, project finance, margin/equity financing, mezzanine finance, real estate finance, trade finance, securitization, secondary market transactions, and restructuring and insolvency. Their expertise covers both domestic and cross-border fundraising, encompassing loans, notes, debentures, bonds, and convertible and hybrid instruments. Their lawyers have played key roles in some of the largest acquisition finance transactions in the Indian market, earning trust as advisors to several international financial institutions. In the past year, their team successfully executed and closed some of our most intricate and high-profile deals.

Clients (6)

  • Standard Chartered Bank, Avanse Financial Services Limited,
  • Asia Debt Management Hong Kong Limited, DFC, IFC, ADB, J
  • JP Morgan Securities India Private Limited Deutsche Bank Ag,
  • DBS Bank Ltd, MUFG Bank, Ltd, First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC,
  • Mizuho Bank, Ltd, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
  • M&G Investments (Singapore) Pte. Ltd Barclays

Industries (1)

  • Projects, Infrastructure, Media, Education, Agriculture, EVs, Automotive, Healthcare, Food and Beverages, Financial Services, Real Estate Finance

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Banking & Finance - India

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

TT&A is widely considered to be a formidable team of lawyers for sophisticated banking work in India and is valued for its international experience. The law firm is regularly entrusted with important mandates in India by major international banks and non-banking financial companies, with particular activity on high-value acquisition finance, structured debt and refinancing for lenders. The firm also acts for domestic borrowers, including those in the energy sector, as well as handling real estate financing.

Work Highlights

Provided by Chambers

  • TT&A advised investors and lenders on providing financing aggregating to approximately INR13,500 crores to Data Infrastructure Trust.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • TT&A is almost always the go-to firm for complex matters. Its ability to break down a complex deal into its constituent parts and deal with each in a thorough manner is worthy of emulation.

    Banking & Finance respondentAsia-Pacific
  • Very much a top-tier firm. They do a lot of very complex work in the banking sector. They can answer technical legal questions that aren't straightforward, while addressing broader commercial aspects.

    Banking & Finance respondentAsia-Pacific
  • A strong, dedicated team of professionals who are committed to commercially-driven and solution-focused outcomes for clients. Their understanding of the drivers of each transaction is a forte.

    Banking & Finance respondentAsia-Pacific

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Sonali Mahapatra
    Band 1Sonali Mahapatra

    Sonali Mahapatra

    Sonali Mahapatra is a highly respected partner at TT&A in Mumbai. She is well-known for advising on acquisition finance mandates and offers thorough expertise in cross-border financings.

    • Sonali understands the complex nature of transactions. She thinks outside the box while still being mindful of the risks. She has a very holistic and balanced approach, which we value.

      Banking & Finance respondentAsia-Pacific
    • Her strength is that she can deal with high-level legal technicalities. She is a commercial, sensible and technically sound partner.

      Banking & Finance respondentAsia-Pacific
    • She offers very pragmatic solutions and offers them with a lot of conviction. No matter if it's a simple or complex matter, she ensures partner-level support and gives them equal levels of attention.

      Banking & Finance respondentAsia-Pacific
  • Band 2Gautam Saha
    Band 2Gautam Saha

    Gautam Saha

    Gautam Saha is a partner at TT&A in Delhi. He is adept at advising lenders on a range of matters including USD unsecured loans and external commercial borrowings, as well as refinancing.

    • Guatam is a mature individual. He is professional and keeps clients' needs at the forefront, but is not afraid to tell the client to take a more realistic approach.

      Banking & Finance respondentAsia-Pacific
    • His ability to give practical, out-of-the-box solutions is praiseworthy. He does not merely look at an issue from a legal theory perspective but provides a solution that is implementable.

      Banking & Finance respondentAsia-Pacific
  • Band 3Rahul Gulati
    Band 3Rahul Gulati

    Rahul Gulati

    Rahul Gulati is a partner at TT&A and is based in its Mumbai office. He can call upon his extensive knowledge and experience of capital markets in his banking work. He is highly rated for his work on structured financings, and attracts particular praise for his knowledge of derivatives and banking regulation.
  • Band 3Rituparno Bhattacharya
    Band 3Rituparno Bhattacharya

    Rituparno Bhattacharya

    Rituparno Bhattacharya is a partner at TT&A and is based in its Mumbai office. He regularly assists established financial institutions, international banks and alternative lenders with a wide range of financing and refinancing transactions.

    • He is very commercially aware and solution-focused.

      Banking & Finance respondentAsia-Pacific
    • Rituparno has everything you would want in a partner: technical excellence, endless patience, and the ability to help us make risk-based decisions without 'standing on the fence'.

      Banking & Finance respondentAsia-Pacific
  • Band 4Pallavi Meena
    Band 4Pallavi Meena

    Pallavi Meena

    Pallavi Meena is a partner at TT&A and is based in Delhi. She regularly advises clients on project financing as well as loan facilities and DBCs.

    • Pallavi is a good negotiator. She is well-rounded and very mature in how she strategizes and comes across in arguments. She knows what we are fighting for and what we can concede to get a consensus.

      Banking & Finance respondentAsia-Pacific
    • Pallavi has a lot of experience in this field and is a subject-matter expert. She comes across as a good strategist and she explained things in a holistic way.

      Banking & Finance respondentAsia-Pacific
    • She is super responsive and always makes herself available to speak and correspond with us. She provides accurate legal advise and practical solutions in a way that is responsive to our requirements.

      Banking & Finance respondentAsia-Pacific

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