Argus Partners is active across India’s energy and infrastructure sector, advising on project development, corporate transactions, and regulatory issues in electricity, renewables, oil and gas, and waste-to-energy mandates. The team is increasingly engaged in green hydrogen and EV charging matters, assisting clients with joint ventures and project financing. Managing partner Krishnava Dutt is active in M&A and financing mandates across a variety of industry subsectors, while co-head Aastha is chiefly focused on banking and finance transactions, as well as insolvency and restructuring matters. Nidhi Arya and Somdutta Bhattacharyya routinely handle M&A and disputes respectively. Ankur Arora joined from an in-house role in September 2025.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge

Key clients

  • Balrampur Chini Mills Limited
  • Henkel Adhesives Technologies India Private Limited
  • Ventus Power Private Limited
  • Blupine Energy Private Limited
  • OKAGA Renewables India Private Limited
  • GreenCell Mobility Private Limited
  • Tata Steel Limited
  • Dalmia Polypro Industries Private Limited
  • McNally Bharat Engineering Company Limited
  • JSW Steel Limited

Work highlights

Advised BluPine Energy Private Limited and its 14 direct and indirect special purpose vehicles on securing rupee term loan facilities of up to INR 1,787 crore from the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development.
Advised Adhunik Power & Natural Resources Limited on an investment of INR 1400 crore made by Davidson Kempner, by way of subscription to non-convertible debentures issued by Adhunik and its promoter group.
Advised SolarSquare Energy Private Limited, one of India’s leading operators of distributed solar assets and full-stack residential solar brand, on its $40m Series B funding round.

Practice head

Krishnava Dutt; Aastha; Aayush Kumar; Anantha Krishnan Iyer; Aseem Dhawan; Nidhi Arya; Pooja Chakrabarti; Somdutta Bhattacharyya; Soorjya Ganguli

Other key lawyers

Ankur Arora