South Asia - India

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

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Domestic and global banks, core investment companies and digital lenders are among the clients of the ‘exceptional’ team at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, with work including public and private M&A concerning regulated financial services companies, asset transfers, compliance, risk assessment and investigations. The practice is jointly led by fintech specialist Anu Tiwari, who is described as ’top notch in the payments and bank regulatory space’; managing partner Cyril Shroff and L. Viswanathan, who is well placed to advise on the regulatory aspects of major energy projects. Ketaki Mehta specialises in venture capital and angel investments, while Jian Johnson has specific expertise pertaining to transactions involving transport infrastructure. Principal associate Utkarsh Bhatnagar is another name to note.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘They are very easy to integrate as India local counsel. They do a very good job staying in touch and providing relevant updates on legal issues in India.’

  • ‘Most of my work is with Anu Tiwari. He is top notch in the payments and bank regulatory space. He is efficient, pro-active and capable. He inspires confidence, looks for creative solutions to issues and is an excellent team player.’

  • ‘Team has overall knowledge and is open to hear different approaches and is solution-oriented.’

  • ‘Anu Tiwari -has in-depth and wide knowledge of various issues in the fintech sector.'

  • 'Pallavi Rao is reasonable and open to alternate views.’
  • ‘CAM is my go to firm in India. They are exceptional.’

  • ‘Anu Tiwari is a true leader in his field and I would highly recommend him and his team.’

Key clients

  • IDFC Group
  • Bank of Baroda
  • Google
  • American Express
  • Madison Dearborn Partners
  • Nextbillion Technology Private Limited (“Groww”)
  • DMI Finance Group (“DMI”)
  • Resilient Innovations Private Limited (“BharartPe”)
  • Saudi National Bank
  • Bitcipher LLP (“CoinSwitch Kuber”)

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Cyril Shroff, L. Viswanathan, Anu Tiwari

Other key lawyers

Ketaki Mehta, Jian Johnson, Utkarsh Bhatnagar