The banking and finance practice at Saraf and Partners regularly advises clients across financing transactions, debt restructurings, securitisation matters and stressed asset management transactions. From project finance and DCM to structured products and acquisition and aviation finance, the team assists state banks, NBFCs, multinational companies and more. At the helm is Mohit Saraf, who is experienced in syndicated loan transactions, project finance, external commercial borrowings and loan facilities, and Bikash Jhawar, an expert in structuring investments, fund raises and advising on foreign investments.
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Testimonials
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‘One of the best upcoming law firms with the agility of a young firm and maturity of an established institution.'
‘Bikash Jhawar, Satadru Goswami and Rohit Raghavan are some of the best lawyers in India in banking and IBC.'
‘They are very efficient and have the ability to deliver quality work on complex transactions under pressure within extremely tight timelines.'
‘The team is very diligent and quick to grasps nuances of the transactions and are available throughout at any time to solve for challenges that may arise.’
Key clients
- JSW Group
- LIC Housing Finance Limited
- State Bank of India
- SBI Capital Markets Limited
- Adani Group
- Shapoorji and Pallonji Group
- Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Limited
- Indus Towers Limited (Formerly Bharti Infratel Limited)
- Mizuho Bank, Ltd., MUFG Bank, Ltd., GIFT Branch
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Singapore Branch
- Home Credit India Finance Private Limited
- Union Bank of India
Work highlights
Acted as the legal counsel for SBI-led consortium in relation to the setup of a petrochemical complex for approximately $5.86bn by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited.
Advised a consortium of lenders led by the State Bank of India in its sanction of a term loan as well as working capital facilities worth $2.3bn to Adani Power Limited.
Acted as the legal counsel to the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development in relation to the provisioning of rupee term loans worth approximately $726m to Greenko Group entities.
Practice head
Mohit Saraf; Bikash Jhawar
Other key lawyers
Satadru Goswami; Rohit Raghavan