As a full-service firm with a national reach, SNG & PARTNERS is capable of handling the full gamut of banking and finance matters including domestic and cross-border transactions, debt refinancing, and commercial borrowing, to name a few. With such a breadth of expertise, the group has amassed an impressive client roster made up of financial institutions, private equity houses, and real estate developers, among others. Rajesh Narain Gupta, Amit Aggarwal, and Anju Gandhi co-head the practice and bring extensive experience to the team. Gupta stands out for his aptitude at handling corporate and transactional matters, while Aggarwal is noted for his specialism in M&A, private equity, banking, finance, and capital markets. Gandhi is adept in banking and finance and private client matters, as well as regulatory issues, corporate, and real estate mandates. The group also benefit from the prowess of Ashok Sathyanathan who advises on corporate lending transactions, trade and exports finance, and investment advisory.

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Key clients

  • The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
  • Vistra ITCL (India) Limited
  • Axis Bank Limited
  • Piramal Enterprises Limited
  • HDFC Capital Advisors Limited
  • DBS Bank India Limited
  • Catalyst Trusteeship Limited
  • IndusInd Bank Limited
  • ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited
  • IDBI Trusteeship Services Limited
  • Ugro Capital Limited
  • National E-Governance Services Ltd
  • Unity Small Finance Bank Limited
  • Shapoorji Pallonji Finance Private Limited
  • Standard Chartered Bank
  • Axis Bank Limited
  • Bharatpe360one Prime Limited
  • SBM Bank (India) Limited
  • LIC Housing Finance Limited
  • Bank of China Limited
  • Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited
  • RBL Bank Limited
  • P.S.N Finance Private Limited

Work highlights

  • Assisted The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited with an external commercial borrowing of an amount up to INR 620 Crores with a green shoe option of an amount up to INR 2068 Crores extended to IIFL Finance Limited.  
  • Acted as the legal counsel to Axis Bank Limited and Vistra ITCL (India) Limited with respect to the issuance of secured, rated, listed, redeemable non-convertible debentures of an amount of up to INR 1,350,00,00,000 by DLF Cyber City Developers Limited.
  • Acted as the legal counsel to Piramal Enterprises Limited with respect to the grant of term loan facility of INR 650,00,00,000 to Bhartiya City Residences Private Limited.

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Rajesh Narain Gupta, Amit Aggarwal, Anju Gandhi

Other key lawyers

Ashok Sathyanathan