Active across India, the UK and Asia more broadly, Milbank fields a considerable workload that spans projects, M&A and capital markets issues. The team is frequently handling matters arising from the energy, transport and telecoms industries on both a domestic and international scale. James Grandolfo, who helms the group, possesses extensive experience in the domain of debt, high-yield and equity related mandates, while Giles Kennedy is routinely entrusted by clients active in the sectors of tech, telecoms and real estate. Terrence O’Donnell is noted for his strengths in managing IPOs, share placements and high-yield bonds.

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Key clients

  • Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-SURE)
  • Export-Import Bank of Korea (K-EXIM)
  • SACE S.p.A.
  • EKN
  • Finnvera
  • JSW Infrastructure Limited
  • HSBC Bank plc
  • AGP International Holdings Ltd
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Japan Bank for International Cooperation
  • KfW IPEX-Bank
  • Credit Suisse
  • Columbia Pacific Management, Inc.
  • Delhi International Airport Limited
  • Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-SURE)
  • Export-Import Bank of Korea (K-EXIM)
  • Manipal Global Health Services
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Nomura
  • CVC
  • Goldman Sachs (IBD and MBD/AWM)

Work highlights

  • Advised the founding shareholder in the sale of a controlling interest of India’s Manipal Hospitals to Singapore’s Temasek. Temasek are a current shareholder of 18.13% of MHEPL (Manipal Health Enterprises Pvt. Ltd), and with this transaction, will increase their shareholding to 58.98% of MHEPL.
  • Advised the founding shareholder in the sale of a controlling interest of India’s Manipal Hospitals to Singapore’s Temasek. Temasek are a current shareholder of 18.13% of MHEPL (Manipal Health Enterprises Pvt. Ltd), and with this transaction, will increase their shareholding to 58.98% of MHEPL.
  • Advising The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited as ECA Coordinator, and as Facilities’ Agent, the Mandated Lead Arrangers and the Original Banks as lenders counsel with respect to the expected $2.5bn covered facilities to fund the expansion of a pan-India 5G telecommunication network.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

James Grandolfo

Other key lawyers

Giles Kennedy, Terrence O’Donnell