Mr L Viswanathan > Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas > Mumbai, India > Lawyer Profile
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Offices
PENINSULA CHAMBERS, PENINSULA CORPORATE PARK
LOWER PAREL
MUMBAI 400 013
India
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Mr L Viswanathan
Work Department
Project Finance, Banking & Bankruptcy
Position
Partner (Chair – Finance, Projects & Bankruptcy)
Career
L.Viswanathan is a Partner at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas’ Mumbai Office and Chair of the Finance, Project & Bankruptcy Practice. He has rich experience in Infrastructure and Energy Projects, Project Finance and Banking and advises India’s leading corporate and financial institutions on infrastructure projects and banking and finance deals, and has particular expertise relating to regulatory aspects of major energy projects.
Viswanathan advises leading banks, financial institutions and private credit providers as well India’s largest corporates on a broad range of transactions including structured lending, corporate debt restructuring, strategic debt restructuring and recovery of loans and investments. He is currently advising on many insolvency proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
Viswanathan has acted on a number of landmark transactions, including advising the Indian lenders on the restructuring of the Dabhol Power Project (2001-2005) and advising the syndicate of lenders including State Bank of India, International Finance Corporation, Asian Development Bank and other national and international financial banks/ agencies in the 4000 MW Mundra Ultra-mega Power Project (2008), which is the first project to be financed by offshore lenders post Dabhol. Viswanathan has advised the syndicate of lenders in the refinancing of the acquisition financing obtained by Tata Motors for acquisition of Jaguar Landrover Limited (2009 – 2010). In the roads sector, Viswanathan has advised clients with respect to several road projects in India, including the KMP Expressways Limited (the largest and the longest road project in India) (2006 – 2007). He has advised the developers with respect to the privatization and modernization of the Mumbai International Airport (2006-2008) and the syndicate of lenders financing the Delhi International Airport (2007-2008).
Languages
English, Hindi
Education
Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa, India
Lawyer Rankings
India > Restructuring and insolvency
(Leading partners)India > Projects and energy
Banks and financial institutions, project sponsors and developers, government bodies and multilateral institutions turn to the team at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas for its experience handling the gamut of infrastructure and energy mandates, including mining, solar, green hydrogen, battery storage, airports and roads, among others. In Mumbai, Cyril Shroff
deals predominantly with corporate and disputes law, while L Viswanathan is sought out for his advice on the regulatory aspects of energy projects and Santosh Janakiram handles banking and project financing, advising developers, investors and lenders, with a special focus on the renewables space. Over in Delhi, Ajay Sawhney is well known for advising on the construction and development side of domestic and international projects, while Ramanuj Kumar is known by clients including financial institutions for his navigation of electricity regulation and project financing. Atman Desai joined Khaitan & Co. in 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: arbitration
- Fintech and financial services regulatory
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Private client
- Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Projects and energy
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency
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