Chambers Review
Provided by Chambers
Banking & Finance - India
What the Team is Known For
Wadia Ghandy & Co has a long-established legal practice with particularly deep experience advising on regulatory matters in banking and finance, as well as project finance, complex security arrangements and refinancing structuring. The team is also well-placed to advise on acquisitions in the finance sector in India. The firm regularly represents major banks, non-bank financial companies and borrowers, and often undertakes work relating to the real estate sector.
Strengths
The firm's turnaround times have been exceptional. The team can be relied on to provide high-quality service at relatively short notice.
The firm demonstrates deep domain expertise and a strong understanding of market dynamics, enabling them to provide strategic and commercially sound legal advice.
The team which deals with us is very experienced and capable to handle any complex transaction. It is also adequately staffed to cater to various clients.
Work Highlights
Wadia Ghandy & Co advised Tata Capital Housing Finance and Aditya Birla Finance on granting term loans to Fincare Business Services, using a charge over certain shares of Fincare Small Finance Bank until it merges with AU Small Finance Bank.
Notable practitioners
Shabnum Kajiji is a partner at Wadia Ghandy & Co in Mumbai. She especially represents financial institutions, including in relation to foreign currency and syndicated lending.
She has good subject matter expertise. She is very responsive and helpful in structuring the transactions and providing guidance.
Shabnum is very reliable and ensures that our interests are always taken into account.
Nihas Basheer is a partner at Wadia Ghandy & Co, based in Mumbai. He specialises primarily in securitisation, bilateral agreements and rupee term loans.
While there are many reasons for choosing Nihas, some notable ones are his strong commercial acumen and deep sense of legal nuances and how to tread them, keeping the interests of all the parties.
He is very approachable and good at ensuring that very technical matters are explained in an understandable manner. He breaks down complex concepts and his execution is very timely.
With strategic insight, responsiveness and attention to detail, he consistently delivers practical and effective legal solutions.