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Argus Partners Offices

Binoy Bhavan
3rd Floor, 27B Camac Street
Kolkata – 700016
India
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Ms Nidhi Arya

Work Department
Finance, Real Estate
Position
Partner
Career
Nidhi’s primary practice areas are banking & finance, real estate and general corporate. She regularly advises banks, non-banking financial companies and funds on debt transactions, including construction finance, corporate loans, external commercial borrowings, issuance of non-convertible debentures and due diligences.
In the real estate sector, Nidhi has extensive experience in providing compliance-based advisory services to clients, especially in light of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA). She has also handled multiple transactions for townships and real estate projects, including real estate financing, joint ventures, joint developments, leases and RERA documentation.
Nidhi’s general corporate practice includes advising corporate houses on day-to-day matters. She has also been involved in various corporate transactions in the fields of power, turnkey projects, and logistics.
Nidhi graduated from Symbiosis Law School, Pune in the year 2008, and then went on to complete her L.L.M. (Master of Law) in International Finance Law from King’s College London. Nidhi started her legal career with Gagrats, Mumbai. Thereafter, she was a part of the international capital markets team at Rajani Associates, Mumbai, before joining the Firm in the year 2013.
Select Professional Experience
- Advised SWAMIH Investment Fund I on its investment of INR 300 crores in the Hubtown Group project ‘Rising City’.
- Advised ACRE ARC on purchase of distressed loans from HDFC Limited.
- Advised Polygenta Technologies Limited (a leading PET recycling company engaged in sustainable circular economy), on Indian law aspects on the external commercial borrowing raised from DEG – German Investment and Development Company mbH and Danish development financier IFU.
- Advising one of India’s leading housing finance companies on various credit facilities being provided to construction finance and corporate borrowers on an ongoing basis, including credit facilities under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme formulated by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
- Advising banks and financial institutions on syndication of credit facilities availed by several borrowers.
- Advising a large corporate house in the power sector on restructuring of its loans of about INR 4500 crores.
- Advising an alternate investment fund set up by the Government under the Special Window for Completion of Construction of Affordable and Mid-Income Housing Projects, on an ongoing basis, on their investments in various real estate projects across the country.
- Providing ongoing legal advisory services for development of two integrated townships and various other real estate projects in the State of West Bengal.
- Undertaking a compliance-based risk assessment for a prominent conglomerate in the steel industry.
Memberships
Bar Council of Delhi
Lawyer Rankings
India > City focus: Kolkata > Leading firms
(Leading partners)Counting corporate and M&A, banking and finance, real estate, energy, manufacturing and competition among its key roster of clients, Argus Partners is highly regarded for its expertise in advising on complex, high-value mandates. Arka Majumdar has a solid track record in handling corporate transactions, and Nidhi Arya counts real estate and banking and finance matters as core strengths. Pooja Chakrabarti and Somdutta Bhattacharyya are singled out for their expertise in advising on contentious matters, including commercial litigation, while Soorjya Ganguli specialises in arbitration, often representing clients before the Supreme Court. All named individuals co-head the department.
India > Banking and finance
With a notable emphasis on project, structured, and real estate finance, Argus Partners acts for banks, real estate funds, and investment managers on the full range of transactions. Krishnava Dutt, Aastha, and Nidhi Arya co-head the practice; founder and managing partner Dutt handles regulatory matters and large financing transactions, Aastha focuses her practice on structured finance, syndicated lending, and restructuring matters, while new equity partner Arya is a key name for real estate finance.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading firms India > City focus: Kolkata
- Leading partners India > City focus: Kolkata > Leading firms
- Banking and finance India
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- City focus: Mumbai > Banking and finance
- City focus: Mumbai > Dispute resolution
- City focus: National Capital Region: NCR > Dispute resolution
- City focus: Kolkata > Leading firms
- City focus: Bengaluru > Leading firms
- City focus: Mumbai > TMT
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and M&A
- City focus: Mumbai > Real estate and construction
- City focus: National Capital Region: NCR > Real estate and construction
- City focus: Mumbai > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Projects and energy
- Restructuring and insolvency
- City focus: National Capital Region: NCR > TMT
- Banking and finance
- TMT
- Private equity funds (including venture capital)