Banking and Finance
Overview
Our team advises on a wide spectrum of financing transactions, including bilateral and syndicated loans, project finance, acquisition finance, structured finance, working capital facilities, external commercial borrowings (ECBs), lease rental discounting (LRD), non-convertible debenture (NCD) issuances, securitisation, debt restructuring and other bespoke financing structures. We regularly advise on transactions in sectors including infrastructure, renewable energy, real estate, manufacturing and financial services.
We advise throughout the financing lifecycle, including transaction structuring, legal due diligence, drafting and negotiation of finance and security documents, creation and perfection of security interests, satisfaction of conditions precedent and subsequent, regulatory compliance and issuance of legal opinions. Our lawyers work closely with clients and their financial, tax and technical advisors to structure financing solutions that are commercially viable and legally robust.
Experience
Our team has significant experience advising on complex domestic and cross-border financing transactions involving Indian and international lenders, financial institutions and borrowers. We regularly advise on syndicated and bilateral lending, acquisition finance, project finance, structured debt, security creation, intercreditor arrangements, debt capital instruments and cross-border financing under the Reserve Bank of India framework.
We also advise on financing involving non-convertible debentures, securitisation structures, refinancing, loan-on-loan transactions, debt restructuring, stressed asset financing and financing connected with insolvency and restructuring processes. Our practice regularly advises on matters involving the Reserve Bank of India regulations, the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA), Companies Act, 2013, SEBI regulations and other applicable regulatory frameworks. By combining technical legal expertise with a practical understanding of financing transactions, we assist clients in structuring, negotiating and executing transactions efficiently while protecting their commercial interests.
Insights
Project Finance Under the RBI Directions, 2025
Chapter 1: Executive Summary The Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) has fundamentally reshaped India’s prudential framework governing project finance through the Reserve Bank of India (Project Finance) Directions, 2025 (“Directions”), which came into effect on October 01, 2025. Replacing more than two decades of fragmented regulatory guidance, the Directions establish a single, harmonised framework governing […]
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Read ArticleProject Finance Under the RBI Directions, 2025
Chapter 1: Executive Summary The Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) has fundamentally reshaped India’s prudential framework governing project finance through the Reserve Bank of India (Project Finance) Directions, 2025 (“Directions”), which came into effect on October 01, 2025. Replacing more than two decades of fragmented regulatory guidance, the Directions establish a single, harmonised framework governing […]
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Introduction WhatsApp’s proposed introduction of usernames represents more than a routine product enhancement. It signals a fundamental shift in how digital identity is created, presented and trusted on one of the world’s largest communication platforms. Since its launch, WhatsApp’s identity model has been built around a simple premise: every account is linked to a mobile […]
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