Kochhar & Co. boasts a large banking and finance team that specialises in syndicated lending, acquisition finance, project finance and energy and infrastructure finance. Other areas that the team is growing into include renewables financing and debt restructuring, while focusing on the fintech and energy sectors. Leading the team from New Delhi is Pradeep Ratnam, a projects and infrastructure financing specialist that regularly works on cross-border mandates for international clients. Second-in-command is Anuj Kaila out of Bengaluru, a retail banking products and insolvency expert. Other key names include Sharmil Bhushan and Sujatha Rangachari.
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Testimonials
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‘Their banking and finance team promptly addresses the legal concerns with their unique and out-of-box thinking and their time management/TAT on the documentation turnaround is impressive.’
‘The availability of Pradeep, Reena, Priyadarshinee and Aaroh to address the legal implications and reaching out for any discussions makes them distinct/stand out.’
Key clients
- Power Finance Corporation Limited
- Tata Capital Limited
- Axis Bank
- Bank of Baroda
- IFCI Financial Services Limited
- EXIM Bank
- ICICI Bank
- Indian Bank
- Oriental Bank of Commerce
- South Indian Bank
- RBL Bank
- IREDA
Work highlights
Advised Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) on $446m financing for Avaada Energy’s 1,138 MW solar power project cluster in Maharashtra under the Government of India’s PM-KUSUM and the Government of Maharashtra’s allied subsidy schemes.
Advised IREDA and Oyster Green Hybrid One on a $175m financing for a 280.9 MW wind-solar hybrid project developed on a group captive basis for a leading Indian steel manufacturer.
Acted as lender’s legal counsel to Power Finance Corporation in one of the largest project financings in India’s commercial and industrial (C&I) renewable energy segment in 2024.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Pradeep Ratnam
Other key lawyers
Anuj Kaila; Sharmil Bhushan; Sujatha Rangachari; Reena Jalan; Priyadarshinee Singh; Aaroh Bhargava