Ms Aastha > Argus Partners > Mumbai, India > Lawyer Profile
Argus Partners Offices
11, 1st Floor
Free Press House, 215, Nariman Point
Mumbai 400021
India
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Ms Aastha
Work Department
Finance, Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency, Real Estate
Position
Partner
Career
Aastha’s practice focuses on financing as well as corporate insolvency and restructuring matters. She holds extensive experience of over 12 years in handling various banking and finance, projects and project finance transactions, both as lenders’ counsel as well as borrower’s counsel. She advises several renowned banks, NBFCs, credit funds and large corporate houses on various transactions including, structured finance, syndicated lending, real estate financing and financing through NCDs.
Aastha’s restructuring experience involves providing strategic inputs and solutions on a full range of contentious as well as non-contentious distressed situations. She advises a wide range of stakeholders on corporate insolvency and restructuring matters which includes investors, asset reconstruction companies, financial institutions as well as the committees of creditors and regularly appears before the NCLT for various matters under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). She is also involved in making stakeholders’ representations to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India on issues under the existing IBC regime and suggesting changes to the same.
Aastha has pursued her B.A.,LL.B (Hons.) from the National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata.
Memberships
West Bengal Bar Council.
Lawyer Rankings
India > Restructuring and insolvency
With experience in matters relating to corporate restructuring and distressed assets, Argus Partners has advised financial creditors, investors, asset reconstruction companies, and corporate debtors. Managing partner Krishnava Dutt leads the team, alongside Aastha, Adity Chaudhury, and Arka Majumdar. Their collective experience includes advising on liquidations, CIRPs, stressed loans, resolution plans, and debt restructuring.
India > City focus: Mumbai > Banking and finance
Primarily based in Mumbai, the banking and finance practice at Argus Partners is particularly known for its sector-dedicated lawyers and ability to handle complex transactions. Key industries covered include real estate, renewable energy and infrastructure. Practice head Krishnava Dutt recently led the team in a standout highlight where the firm was counsel to HDFC Limited in its merger with HDFC Bank. Prakash Panjabi is regarded as one of the market’s leading practitioners in structured and asset finance and disbursement of credit facilities. Aastha is another key team member.
India > Banking and finance
(Next Generation Partners)Argus Partners‘ broad practice encompasses structured finance, promoter funding and securitisation mandates. The group advises a range of domestic and international banks, asset reconstruction companies and other banking financial institutions. Managing partner Krishnava Dutt leads the banking and finance team from Mumbai, while Prakash Panjabi is an experienced figure in debt issuances and debt restructurings. Aastha represents a range of lenders and borrowers in syndicated lending and project finance transactions, while Nidhi Arya regularly assists with transactional matters, including construction financings and external commercial borrowing, with a particular focus on the real estate sector.
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking and finance India > City focus: Mumbai
- Next Generation Partners India > Banking and finance
- Banking and finance India
- Restructuring and insolvency India
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- City focus: Mumbai > Banking and finance
- City focus: National Capital Region: NCR > Dispute resolution
- City focus: Mumbai > Dispute resolution
- City focus: Kolkata > Leading firms
- City focus: Mumbai > TMT