Aastha
Argus Partners
Argus Partners
Client SatisfactionArgus Partners‘ broad practice encompasses structured finance, promoter funding and securitisation mandates. The group advises a range of domestic and international banks, asset reconstruction companies and other banking financial institutions. Managing partner Krishnava Dutt leads the banking and finance team from Mumbai, while Prakash Panjabi is an experienced figure in debt issuances and debt restructurings. Aastha represents a range of lenders and borrowers in syndicated lending and project finance transactions, while Nidhi Arya regularly assists with transactional matters, including construction financings and external commercial borrowing, with a particular focus on the real estate sector.
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Testimonials
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- 'Experienced, commercial and solution focused.'
- 'Aastha, Krishnava Dutt and team are solution oriented and extremely responsive, have had only good experiences working with the team. They're supportive and pragmatic during negotiations with counterparties and do not unnecessarily prolong discussions on drafts and provide quick turnarounds.'
Key clients
- HDFC Limited
- Ares SSG Capital
- Aditya Birla Finance Limited
- India Resurgence Fund
- IARC
- Altico Capital
- SWAMIH Fund
- Standard Chartered Bank
- Assets Care and Reconstruction Enterprise Limited
- H-CARE 3
- Nisus Finance
- BPEA Credit
- ICICI Bank Limited
- State Bank of India
- Piramal Capital
- IDBI Bank Limited
- Bank of Baroda
- Union Bank of India
- Central Bank of India
Work highlights
- Advised HDFC Limited on its proposed merger with HDFC Bank valued at approximately $60bn.
- Advised Assets Care and Reconstruction Enterprise on securing stressed loan portfolios worth $144.5m from HDFC Limited.
- Advised Polygenta Technologies Limited on the Indian law aspects of the external commercial borrowing amounting to approximately $32.5m raised from DEG - German Investment and Development Company mbH and Danish development financier IFU.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Krishnava Dutt, Prakash Panjabi, Aastha, Nidhi Arya, Rachika Sahay