Ms Rukmini Roychowdhury > Krishnamurthy and Co > Mumbai, India > Lawyer Profile

Krishnamurthy and Co has experience advising financial institutions, resolution applicants, and investors, among others, and has great experience with the IBC process. The team, co-led by Rukmini Roychowdhury and Ayush Agarwala, frequently handles cases across different industries from infrastructure and petrochemicals to healthcare and real estate. Aditya Narayan Mahajan is a further standout practitioner with his skills in navigating cross-border disputes, negotiating with resolution applicants, and initiating insolvency proceedings.

The team at Krishnamurthy and Co has demonstrable experience in handling domestic and cross-border transactions, representing funds, investee entities, and strategic investors across a range of sectors, including healthcare, retail, renewable power, education, and technology. Based in Mumbai, Naina Krishna Murthy jointly leads the team alongside Rukmini Roychowdhury, while Shwetambari Rao operates from the firm’s Bangalore office and advises on private equity and venture capital transactions, in addition to inbound and outbound investments. Alok Sonker is another key contact in the team.

Krishnamurthy and Co advises healthcare providers, pharma and biotech companies, and a wide range of private equity investors on transactions, intellectual property issues, and regulatory matters, with a particular strength in private equity and VC investments and joint ventures. The firm also has notable expertise in cross-border considerations and issues relating to patents- both application and protection, including contentious cases. The team is led by Naina Krishna Murthy in Mumbai, an experienced corporate practitioner who regularly advises PE and VC clients, alongside Bengaluru-based firm managing partner Shwetambari Rao, who is also strong on corporate and commercial life sciences and pharma matters, and Mumbai’s Rukmini Roychowdhury.

With extensive expertise in project finance, consortium finance, and structured finance transactions, Krishnamurthy and Co‘s projects team is frequently called upon to advise on renewable energy and infrastructure mandates. With a strong track record in handling EPC contracts and joint venture agreements, Rukmini Roychowdhury leads the group from Mumbai, and often acts for banks and debt funds. Based in Bengaluru, Rashmi Deshpande fields expertise in handling private equity investments in real estate.

Representing multinationals from across the manufacturing, IT, and infrastructure sectors, Krishnamurthy and Co’s corporate and M&A offering covers all aspects of transactional and advisory mandates. The team displays considerable strength in private equity and venture capital investments, with Mumbai-based founding partner, Naina Krishna Murthy specialising in corporate law and joint venture matters. Rukmini Roychowdhury has vast experience of executing M&A and financing transactions, whilst in Bengaluru, Shwetambari Rao is an expert on corporate restructurings. Christopher Rao, who was promoted to partner in April 2023, handles debt financing issues.

Krishnamurthy and Co draws banking and finance expertise from across the firm, with demonstrable experience in project finance work, asset financings and structured finance transactions. Rukmini Roychowdhury heads up the team and advises banks and other financial institutions on lending transactions and receivable financings, while Zeeshan Khan assists both lenders and borrowers with all kinds of transactional matters.