Saraf and Partners
The team at Saraf and Partners is well-versed in assisting clients drawn from the infrastructure, energy, and natural resources sectors with EPC contracts, negotiating power purchase agreements, and equity investments. The group assists developers, contractors, and financial institutions with the whole spectrum of regulatory, compliance and development issues concerning high-profile infrastructure projects. Practice co-head Mohit Saraf, based in New Delhi, has extensive experience of advising on infrastructure matters within the energy and aviation sectors. In Mumbai, practice co-head Bikash Jhawar handles complex renewable energy work and M&A transactions.
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Key clients
- JSW Group
- LIC Housing Finance Limited
- State Bank of India
- SBI Capital Markets Limited
- Adani Group
- Shapoorji and Pallonji Group
- Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Limited
- Indus Towers Limited (Formerly Bharti Infratel Limited)
- Mizuho Bank, Ltd., MUFG Bank, Ltd., GIFT Branch
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Singapore Branch
- Home Credit India Finance Private Limited
- Union Bank of India
- Credit Saison Group
- Blackstone Group
- Indiabulls Group
- Vedanta Group
- GMR Group
- ICICI Bank Limited
- Axis Bank Limited
- IndusInd Bank
- Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited
- Kotak Infrastructure Debt Fund
- Aseem Infrastructure Limited
- Aditya Birla Finance Limited
- Aditya Birla Renewables
- Radiance Renewables
- AMP Solar
- ReNew Group
- National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited
- Grant Thornton
- Deloitte
- Bank of India
- Bank of Baroda
- BOB Capital Markets Limited
- IDBI Bank Limited
- IDBI Capital Market Services Limited
- IndInfravit Trust
- Avaada Group
- US-EXIM Bank
- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
- Xander Group
Work highlights
- Advised the State Bank of India in relation to the financing of the Navi Mumbai International Airport.
- Assisted LIC Housing Finance Limited as issuer, and Catalyst Trusteeship Limited as trustee, with the issuance of non-convertible debentures, with an aggregate value of USD 4.9 billion, on a private placement basis.
- Advised Kutch Copper Limited (“KCL”) on a construction finance matter, involving a syndicated club loan of US$743 million from a consortium of banks led by State Bank of India.
Lawyers
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Mohit Saraf, Bikash Jhawar