Khaitan & Co. relies on its pan-India presence to provide advice on complex financing transactions to a diverse client base that comprises major corporates, banks, NBFCs, and financial institutions. Key areas of expertise include acquisition financings, real estate finance work, mezzanine financings and regulatory issues. Kumar Saurabh Singh is well renowned for his expertise in all variations of debt transactions, while Devidas Banerji leads the team in Kolkata and is known for his expertise in the aviation finance space. Manisha Shroff specialises in domestic and international debt issuance transactions, while the duo of Siddharth Srivastava and Rajeev Vidhani have extensive expertise in syndicated lending arrangements and structured finance matters.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Deep and broad competence with extremely dedicated professionals. Strong bench strength with an ability to pull in additional and very competent resources last minute when required which is critical when doing large billion $ deals. Would definitely recommend Khaitan & Co for any deal both in India and cross border.' 
  • 'Manisha Shroff is superb to work with.'
  • 'The firm has a good banking and finance practice. The strength is of course they are well versed in the law as well as on the regulatory side of things and the partner with whom we deal is open to discussing new ways of analyzing situations for taking certain risk calls by the bank.'

Key clients

  • Ivanhoe Cambridge and Lighthouse Canton Pte Ltd.
  • Axis Bank Limited
  • Oman Investment Corporation
  • SBI Mutual Fund
  • Aseem Infra Finance Limited
  • HDFC Bank Limited
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Brookfield Asset Management
  • Tata Realty and Infrastructure Limited
  • IndusInd Bank Limited
  • Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Singapore
  • REC Limited and Power Finance Corporation Limited
  • Spaceway Wellness Private Limited
  • Inbrew Beverages Private Limited
  • RBL Bank Limited
  • Japan Bank for International Cooperation
  • ICICI Bank Limited
  • India Infradebt
  • SAEL Limited
  • Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited
  • NIIF Infrastructure Finance Limited
  • Tata Cleantech Capital Limited
  • Tata Capital Financial Services Limited
  • State Bank of India
  • Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited
  • Bank of Baroda
  • Union Bank of India, Dubai
  • Mars Growth Capital Fund 1, L.P
  • IndusInd Bank Limited
  • Capri Xponentia Managers LLP
  • Investec Bank Plc
  • BPEA Investment Managers Private Limited
  • T.S. Rajam Rubbers Private Limited
  • L&T Finance Limited
  • JM Financial Credit Solutions Limited
  • Neo Asset Management Private Limited
  • Worldbusiness Capital, Inc.
  • Aditya Birla Finance Limited
  • IDFC First Bank Limited
  • Credit Suisse Securities (India) Pvt Ltd
  • Arka Fincap Limited

Work highlights

  • Represented Ivanhoe Cambridge and Lighthouse Canton Pte Ltd in availing various term loan facilities by its special purpose vehicles.
  • Advised Oman Investment Corporation on the acquisition of the entire shareholding of Sembcorp Energy India Ltd.

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Kumar Saurabh Singh, Devidas Banerji, Manisha Shroff, Siddharth Srivastava, Rajeev Vidhani