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Mr Aditya Bhargava
Work Department
Banking and Finance
Position
Aditya is a partner based in the Mumbai Office of the Firm and is primarily involved in the banking and finance, and the debt capital markets and structured finance practices of the firm.
Career
Aditya regularly advises banks and financial institutions (including foreign portfolio investors) on a wide range of financing matters including providing cross border financings, structured finance transactions, plain vanilla and syndicated rupee term loans, ECB facilities, ODI facilities, APSAs, project finance, acquisition financing, trade finance, acquisition of distressed assets, transactional banking, subscription to debentures (secured, unsecured, and subordinated), and the issuance of regulatory capital (in the form of subordinated debt and BASEL III compliant bonds).
On transactional matters, he also assists in cross-border M&A, insurance, foreign exchange, infrastructure, and general corporate matters. He was also seconded as legal counsel to ANZ in Mumbai for a year to assist the branch set-up team enabling the re-entry of ANZ into India after receipt of in-principle approval from the RBI.
Year qualified: 2008
Partner in the present firm: April 2017
Awards and Citations
- IFLR1000 has recognised Aditya as a “Rising Star” lawyer for Banking.
- Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2023 recommended Aditya as a Notable Practitioner in Banking and Finance.
- Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2022 recommended Aditya as a Notable Practitioner in Banking and Finance.
- IFLR1000 has recognised Aditya as a “Rising star partner” for Banking for 2022 rankings.
- Aditya has been recognised as “ALB India Rising Star 2022” by Asian Legal Business.
- Aditya provides clear and unequivocal legal advice that is practical and usable. Aditya is very responsive and attentive to the changing needs of his clients. Aditya has deep industry knowledge that enables him to help his clients find solutions to their challenges.
- Excellent attention to detail, punctuality, subject expertise and client interaction.
- Friendly approach, going beyond scope of work to help and address issues.
- IFLR1000 has recognised Aditya as a “Notable practitioner” for Banking for their 31st edition..
- Aditya has also been ranked for Banking and finance, Chambers and Partners Global 2021.
- Endorsed as a Leading Lawyer ‐ Rising star in IFLR1000.
- Aditya Bhargava – As “our go-to person [who] is able to offer good perspective on various things and offer solutions to bottlenecks“. Indian Law Firm Awards 2020
- Client comments: Described as “efficient” and “sensitive to client needs”, and praised for his knowledge and professionalism- RSG Consulting 2019.
- Recognised as providing “unbiased legally sound advice” ‐ Indian Law firm Ranking 2017.
- Recognised as rising star by IFLR 1000 2019.
Languages
English and Hindi
Memberships
- Member of the Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa and is licensed to practice in any court in the Union of India.
- Inter-Pacific Bar Association.
Education
National Law University, Jodhpur. BSc.LL.B (Honours) (2003-2008)
Lawyer Rankings
India > Projects and energy
At Phoenix Legal, the team is highly regarded for handling oil and gas sale purchase agreements, as well as corporate transactions for infrastructure companies. The practice has extensive experience in advising entities in the crude oil and LNG sectors, and boasts a growing presence in the renewables arena, often assisting with wind, hydro, and solar mandates. Operating out of New Delhi, Abhishek Saxena is an expert on joint venture and M&A transactions, and Pranav Srivastava focuses on infrastructure and power-related mandates. Pallavi Bedi and Mumbai- based Aditya Bhargava are key individuals to note.
India > Banking and finance
Phoenix Legal is highly experienced in the structured capital and debt market space and regularly advises a variety of lending institutions. The team is equally effective in syndicated lending work and assists clients with the structuring of loans, letters of credit and transactional banking facilities. Sawant Singh is known for his expertise in asset reconstructions and consortium banking transactions and jointly heads up the team with Abhishek Saxena and cross-border financing expert Aditya Bhargava. Other key members include Harsh Arora, who has built a reputation for advising major international and Indian banks and financial institutions on investments in Indian companies, and Mithila Bhati, who regularly advises clients on acquisition financings.