Phoenix Legal’s banking and finance practice is led by Harsh Arora, who has longstanding experience advising on a broad range of financing, restructuring, and infrastructure matters. The team is noted for handling project finance mandates, including advising on wind and solar power projects. Its clients consist of banks, fund houses, and infrastructure companies. Other members of the team include Aishwarya Samanta, who has experience advising clients in the real estate sector. In August 2024, the Delhi team was joined by Shivani Sinha who often acts for Indian and foreign banks on structured finance transactions.
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Key clients

  • HDFC Bank Limited
  • REC Limited
  • State Bank of India
  • Power Finance Corporation Limited
  • State Bank of India
  • IndusInd Bank Limited
  • Punjab National Bank Limited
  • Bank of India
  • SAMHI Hotels Limited

Work highlights

Advised Bank of India as lender’s counsel for an INR 2000 crore financing to SJVN Green Energy Limited towards funding of the ongoing projects undertaken by SJVN Green Energy Limited.

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Practice head

Harsh Arora

Other key lawyers

Aishwarya Samanta; Shivani Sinha