Latham & Watkins LLP has a comprehensive India offering, allowing the team to advise on banking and finance, capital markets, M&A, and energy projects. Rajiv Gupta chairs the practice and has extensive experience in Indian IPO’s, SEC-registered deals as well as international capital markets. Other key members of the team include Sidharth Bhasin, who advises a wide range of clients including sovereign wealth funds, public and private companies and financial institutions, and Timothy Hia, who assists clients with the full scope of financial transactions.
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Key clients

  • Oravel Stays Limited
  • The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
  • HDFC Bank Limited
  • Hexaware
  • Hyundai Motor India Ltd.
  • ICICI Securities Limited
  • Indus Concessions India Private Limited
  • JM Financial Limited
  • Morgan Stanley India Company Private Limited
  • Ola Electric
  • Swiggy
  • Ventive Hospitality Limited

Work highlights

Advised Hyundai Motor India Ltd. on its $3.3 billion initial public offering on the BSE and NSE.
Advised as sole international counsel on Swiggy’s $1.35 billion IPO on the BSE and NSE.
Advised Hexaware, a leading global IT services company, on its $1 billion IPO on the BSE and NSE.
Practice head

Rajiv Gupta

Other key lawyers

Sidharth Bhasin; Timothy Hia