About

Citi has a long and established history in India having first begun its financial operations in the country in 1902 and today organises its products and services under two major segments: Institutional Clients Group (ICG) and Global Consumer Bank (GCB). In August 2018, the firm recruited Padmaja Chakravarty as general counsel for India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka to head-up legal affairs in the region. Chakravarty has an extensive knowledge of Citi’s operations and the international financial market having been with the financial services company since 2012. From 2016 onwards she was based in Hong Kong and head of Capital Markets Origination (CMO) legal for Asia Pacific where she was responsible for legal matters Investment Banking and Capital Markets businesses, including all public takeover and private M&A transactions originating from Asia. She gained extensive knowledge of investment banking activities such as securities offerings and cross-border M&As whilst working in private practice at Sullivan & Cromwell and Linklaters before embarking on her in-house career.