South Asia - India

Hogan Lovells US LLP

The ‘very involved, pragmatic, and extremely solution-oriented’ team at Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee acts for domestic and multinational corporates, private equity houses, and investment funds, handling the full range of issues relating to cross-border transactions, including financing, restructurings, M&A, and IPOs. The practice is now jointly headed by Singapore-based duo Biswajit Chatterjee and Stephanie Keen; managing partner Chatterjee is recommended for equity and debt capital markets matters, while Keen has a broad corporate and M&A practice with notable strength in advising clients across the fintech, telecoms, and energy sectors. Another core member of the team is counsel Kaustubh George, who assists issuers and underwriters on public offers, international issuances, and venture capital funding.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Biswajit Chatterjee is an experienced US securities lawyer and continues to act on several matters. He is ably supported by Kaustabh George.'
  • 'The team is very involved, pragmatic and extremely solution oriented. It is always a pleasure to work with them.'

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Key clients

  • PhonePe
  • Navis Capital Partners

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Work highlights

  • Advised PhonePe Singapore on the separation of ownership of PhonePe Private Limited, India’s largest digital payments platform, from Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart Private Limited.
  • Acted as international legal counsel to the book running lead managers on the IPO of Bikaji Foods International Limited.

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