Praised for its ‘very strong knowledge of the regulatory and legal infrastructure landscape in India', Samvad Partners's offering spans project development, financing, and M&A, with additional strength in disputes and regulatory proceedings, and a growing focus on renewable and hybrid energy projects. Team head Vineetha MG maintains a broad practice spanning conventional and renewable energy developments, transport and civil infrastructure, and nuclear projects. Sitara Pillai is frequently instructed by financial institutions on a wide range of banking and finance matters, while Dhanusha Chandran advises across both project and corporate finance mandates.
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Accolades
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Testimonials
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- ‘Hands-on senior partner time and attention means issues are picked up and addressed early leading to smoother deal navigation. Very strong knowledge of the regulatory and legal infrastructure landscape in India which has helped in practical decision-making on grey-zones often found in India.'
- ‘Vineetha MG is a great transactional lawyer with vast experience.'
- ‘The partnership has good bench strength and are experienced. They bring a lot of perspective and are able to understand where the client needs the most support. They are committed.'
- ‘Vineetha MG has a calm and collected approach in negotiations, usually trying to find the middle ground with counterparts.’
- 'Calm and collected approach in negotiations, usually trying to find the middle ground with counterparts. All of the above make the practice unique compared to most other M&A practices in India.’
Key clients
- Alchemy Global Avendus Finance Private Limited Axis Bank Limited Continuum Wind Energy (India) Private Limited Continuum Power Trading (TN) Private Limited Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corporation Limited HDFC Bank Limited Hisar Biogas Private Limited ICICI Bank Limited India Infradebt Limited India Resurgence Fund JP Morgan JM Baxi Ports and Logistics Limited Incred Financial Services Limited L&T Infrastructure Finance Company Limited L&T Finance Limited Trinethra Wind and Power Private Limited Samena Capital Watsun Infrabuild Private Limited YES Bank Limited
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Vineetha MG
Other key lawyers
Sitar Pillai; Dhanusha Chandran