The practice at AZB & Partners is routinely instructed in high-profile infrastructure projects involving the renewable energy, oil and gas, and mining sectors. The team has extensive experience in the project finance sphere, and advises domestic and international companies on all aspects of regulatory and compliance matters and EPC and O&M contracts. In Mumbai, firm founding partner Bahram Vakil is well versed in advising on foreign direct investment, while Qais Jamal handles M&A and joint ventures within the projects and energy field. New Delhi-based Anuja Tiwari specialises in renewable energy project matters, and Atreya Bhattacharya focuses on private equity and structured finance transactions. Mallika Anand, who made partner in April 2023, is a key name for project development work. Aditya Periwal is also recommended.
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‘AZB & Partners has a team of thorough professionals, who are extremely meticulous in their areas of expertise. During the course of our dealing with them, we found them to be very vocal in flagging risk areas and also recommending alternate solutions withing the legal framework. We had an interactive and meaningful collaboration with the firm.’
‘We worked with Aditya Periwal and his team who were very diligent and worked very meticulously. One special attribute of Aditya and his team is that they always come up with possible solutions. Very transparent with their conduct and high on integrity.’
Key clients
- Holcim Group
- BlackRock Real Assets
- Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd.
- KKR & Co. Inc. and funds/vehicles managed by it
- First Solar – FS India Solar Ventures Private Limited
- Norwegian Investment Fund for developing countries (Norfund)
- LM Wind Power Technologies (India) Private Limited
- Ravindra Energy Limited
- National Investment and Infrastructure Fund
- Amazon Web Services
- Ayana Renewable Power Private Limited
- United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
- Export Development Canada (EDC)
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
- MUFG Bank, Ltd.
- O2 Power Private Limited
- Alstom Transport India Limited
- GE Power India Limited, GE Renewables India Private Limited
- Cube Highways & Infrastructure Pte Ltd
- EDF HQ Singapore Pte Ltd
- Eren Industries
- Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Private Limited and Shapoorji Pallonji Roads Private Limited
- TotalEnergies Gaz & Electricité Holding
- Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions Private Limited
- TMH International
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Bahram N Vakil, Qais Jamal, Aditya Periwal, Anuja Tiwari