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Mr Ashish Pahariya

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Work Department

Restructuring and Insolvency; Banking and Finance; Projects, Infrastructure and Energy

Position

Partner

Career

Ashish joined DSK Legal in May 2010 in its Mumbai office right after graduating from the college. Ashish focuses on Insolvency and Restructuring and also has significant experience of Project Financing and Mergers & Acquisitions transactions, etc. in the Infrastructure and Energy sector.

Relevant Experience

Ashish’s work highlights include the following:

  • Advising Resolution Professionals during corporate insolvency resolution processes, liquidation processes, voluntary liquidation processes, etc. under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC).
  • Advising resolution applicants/bidders for submission of the resolution plans in the corporate insolvency resolution processes of the companies and for submission of bids in the liquidation proceedings of the companies under the IBC.
  • Advising clients for financing and refinancing of their debts through structured loans including domestic and foreign currency loans, revolving letter of credits facilities, etc. including restructuring and rescheduling of their debts.
  • Advising clients for raising finance by issuance of the non-convertible debentures under private placement from various stressed funds and investors.
  • Advised on structuring, documenting and negotiating transactions of mergers & acquisitions, private equity, strategic investments, joint ventures and investment restructuring in the Energy & Infrastructure sector.
  • Advising on various energy and infrastructure projects i.e. power projects, road projects, port projects, airport cargo handling projects, non-aeronautical development in airport, railway projects, etc. including development, operation and maintenance of these projects, drafting and negotiating documents for bidding process for PPP/PFI deals, consortium arrangement, project equity, project debt, EPC, O&M, Supply Contracts, etc.

Ashish has been advising many clients including ARCIL, Phoenix ARC, Suraksha ARC, Omkara ARC, Edelweiss Stressed Asset Fund, SBI Stressed Asset Fund, Kotak Stressed Asset Fund, KPMG Restructuring, BDO Restructuring, Quantuum Insolvency, Waterfall Insolvency, State Bank of India, IDBI Bank, SC Lowy (HK), AfrAsia Bank (Mauritius), Liberty House Group, Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC, Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Power, Rites Limited, Public Works Department (Government of Maharashtra), Indian Oil Corporation, Alstom Transport India Limited, PSA International (Singapore), Cargo Service Center India Private Limited, Tata Realty & Infrastructure, etc.

Ashish has authored many articles on the subjects relating to Restructuring and Insolvency, Infrastructure, Energy and Project Finance published in various magazines including Indian Infrastructure, Infrastructure Today and Infraline.

 

Awards and Recognition

  • Ashish has been recognized as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ by ‘Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023’.
  • Ashish has been ranked as a ‘Rising Star’ by IFLR1000 2021.
  • Ashish was one of the lead members of the transaction team, which was awarded “Innovation in Managing Complexity and Scale – Asia Pacific headquartered firms” by ‘Financial Times Asia Pacific Innovative Lawyer Awards 2018’.

Languages

English and Hindi

Memberships

Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa

Education

  • B.Com., LL.B. (Hons.), Gujarat National Law University (2010)
  • Company Secretary, Institute of Company Secretaries of India (2011)

Lawyer Rankings

India > Restructuring and insolvency

With a strong presence in Delhi and Mumbai, DSK Legal represents a diverse range of stakeholders in relation to the IBC. The team consists of a number of experts, including senior partner Sudhir Sharma, who has been involved in the resolution of some of the biggest stressed assets in India, as well as Ajay Shaw and Ashish Pahariya, both of whom are deeply familiar with every aspect of the insolvency resolution process. The firm is proficient at handling high-value insolvencies and liquidations, preparing restructuring proposals and resolution plans, and drafting bid documents. Niraj Kumar is also recommended for his vast amount of experience advising resolution applicants, resolution professionals, and committee of creditors. Nirav Shah has left the firm.

India > Projects and energy

The ’collaborative and solution-oriented’ team at DSK Legal assists governments, concessionaires, and contractors with all aspects of bids, consortium arrangements, and EPC contracts. Key areas of instruction for the group include highway infrastructure projects, renewable energy-related M&A transactions, and complex power purchase agreements. New Delhi-based Dinesh Pardasani and Samir Malik have extensive expertise in advising on cross-border transactions and regulatory compliance. In Mumbai, Anjan Dasgupta specialises in energy project finance, Ajay Shaw focuses on supply contracts, and Avinash Kumar Khard represents stakeholders in finance transactions. Ashish Pahariya is very experienced in handling railway projects, and associate partner Rimali Batra acts on oil and gas matters.

India > Banking and finance

(Next Generation Partners)

Ashish Pahariya – DSK Legal

DSK Legal is highly active in the banking and finance sector and works with a mix of private sector and public sector clients, spanning both borrowers and lenders. Sajit Suvarna and Srinivas B.R. are considered among the leading names in the real estate and construction finance sector, while Anjan Dasgupta is renowned for advising Indian and international clients on financial services regulations and policies. Ajay Shaw handles advisory and transactional work pertaining to corporate funding, project funding and structured funding, while Roochi Loona specialises in representing public sector banks and government authorities in project finance and structured finance transactions. Other key contacts include Ashish Pahariya, Karan Ajitsaria, Saloni Mody and Avinash Kumar Khard.

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