Sweta Ananthanarayanan
AZB & PartnersAZB & Partners has notable pan-India capital markets expertise, handling the full range of matters, including public offerings, qualified institution placements and rights issuances, and is active in banking, private equity, fintech and retail ventures. The team is led by Mumbai-based Varoon Chandra, who has extensive experience in assisting clients with domestic and cross-border capital markets transactions, while Lionel D’Almeida leads on securitisations. Bangalore-based Srinath Dasari‘s ambit of work includes institutional placements and securities buy-back transactions, and Agnik Bhattacharyya frequently acts for issuers and investment banks from New Delhi. The other key members at the junior end include Sweta Ananthanarayanan and Rahul Aggarwal.
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Testimonials
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- ‘We've worked with the AZB team on various capital markets issues, and they are a great team to work with. They are experienced, knowledgeable and collaborative in their approach to transaction management and execution.’
- ‘Varoon Chandra is a senior and experienced practitioner who makes working together on the transaction a smooth and client-friendly experience. He is knowledgeable and commercially savvy and can combine that to deliver a high-quality experience for the client. Agnik Bhattacharyya is very hands-on, a voice of reason in difficult situations and combines his experience with deep knowledge and pragmatism.’
- 'Throughout our engagements with AZB, We found their a) Extent of Detailing and b) Articulation and Simplification of the laws/provisions to be of the highest professional standards.'
- 'Most individuals at AZB generally demonstrate a deep level of subject matter expertise, comprehensive and crisp solutionins, good sense of ownership, highest client commitment.'
Key clients
- Allied Blenders and Distillers Limited
- Anand Rathi Wealth Limited
- Aptus Value Housing Finance India Limited
- AU Small Finance Bank Limited
- Avalon Technologies Limited
- Axis Bank Limited
- BIBA Fashion Limited
- Blue Jet Healthcare Limited
- BVG India Limited
- Bharti Airtel Limited
- CarTrade Tech Limited
- Chemplast Sanmar Limited
- Chemspec Chemicals Limited
- Chindata Group Holdings Limited
- Computer Age Management Services Limited
- CSB Bank Limited
- Data Patterns (India) Limited
- Delta Corp Limited
- Deltatech Gaming Limited
- DLF Limited
- Dodla Dairy Limited
- Electronics Mart India Limited
- Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited
- eMudhra Limited
- Fabindia Limited
- Fincare Small Finance Bank Limited
- Five Star Business Finance Limited
- FSN E-Commerce Ventures Limited
- Global Health Limited
- Go Digit General Insurance Limited
- HDFC Asset Management Company Limited
- HDFC Bank Limited
- HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Limited
- HFCL Limited
- Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited
- ICICI Bank Limited
- ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co. Limited
- IDFC First Bank Limited
- IndiaMART InterMESH Limited
- Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited
- Indegene Limited
- Infosys Limited
- InterGlobe Aviation Limited
- Jana Small Finance Bank Limited
- JK Files & Engineering Limited
- Kalyan Jewellers Limited
- KFin Technologies Limited
- Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited
- Mankind Pharma Limited
- Max Healthcare Institute Limited
- Muthoot Finance Limited
- Nazara Technologies Limited
- National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited
- National Stock Exchange of India Limited
- Northern Arc Capital Limited
- One Mobikwik Systems Limited
- Oravel Stays Limited
- PI Industries Limited
- Protean eGov Technologies Limited
- RBL Bank Limited
- Rainbow Children’s Medicare Limited
- Reliance Industries Limited
- Ruchi Soya Industries Limited
- Sanathan Textiles Limited
- Sansera Engineering Limited
- Sapphire Foods India Limited
- SBI Cards and Payment Services Limited
- SBI Life Insurance Company Limited
- Seven Islands Shipping Limited
- Shriram Properties Limited
- SRF Limited
- Tata Consultancy Services Limited
- Tata Investment Corporation Limited
- Tata Motors Limited
- Tata Steel Limited
- Tata Capital Financial Services Limited
- TVS Supply Chain Solutions Limited
- Uniparts India Limited
- YES Bank Limited
- Axis Capital Limited
- Barclays Bank Plc.
- BofA Securities India Limited
- Citigroup Global Markets India Private Limited
- Credit Suisse Securities India Private Limited
- CLSA India Private Limited
- DAM Capital Advisors Limited (formerly IDFC Securities Limited)
- Deutsche Equities India Private Limited
- Equirus Capital Private Limited
- Goldman Sachs India (Securities) Private Limited
- Haitong Securities India Private Limited
- HDFC Bank Limited
- HSBC Securities and Capital Markets (India) Private Limited
- ICICI Securities Limited
- India Infoline Limited
- IIFL Holdings Limited
- IIFL Securities Limited
- Investec Capital Services (India) Private Limited
- Jefferies India Private Limited
- JM Financial Limited
- J.P. Morgan India Private Limited
- Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited
- Morgan Stanley India Private Limited
- Motilal Oswal Investment Advisors Limited
- Nomura Financial Advisory and Securities (India) Private Limited
- SBI Capital Markets Limited
- UBS Securities India Private Limited
- CLSA India Private Limited
- DAM Capital Advisors Limited (formerly IDFC Securities Limited)
- Bain Capital
- Blackstone
- BNP Paribas Cardif S.A.
- Brighton Park Capital (BPC Genesis Fund I SPV, Ltd. and BPC Genesis Fund I-A SPV, Ltd)
- Carlyle
- Elevar
- Eight Roads
- Equity International
- Fairfax
- FMO
- Gateway Partners
- General Atlantic
- GIC
- Goldman Sachs
- IIFL Special Opportunities Fund
- International Finance Corporation
- Ivanhoe OP India Inc.
- Kayak Investments Holding Pte. Ltd.
- KKR
- Lighthouse India Fund III, Limited and Lighthouse India III Employee Trust
- Morgan Stanley
- Nadathur Family Office
- Norwest Venture Partners
- Omega TC Sabre Holdings Pte. Ltd.
- Sequoia
- Société Beaujon
- Starwood
- Tata Capital
- The Rohatyn Group
- Tree Line
- TPG
- Uber B.V.
- Warburg Pincus
- WestBridge
- Walton Street Capital
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Varoon Chandra
AZB & PartnersPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Varoon Chandra