
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co advises governments, state entities, multilateral agencies, and private stakeholders on complex infrastructure, energy, and transport projects. Its expertise spans project finance, regulatory matters, and large-scale developments, with notable experience in renewables, conventional power, aviation, oil and gas, and rail. Helming the practice is Jatin Aneja, who is a highly experienced projects lawyer widely regarded for his extensive activity in the transport sector. V.R. Neelakantan’s offering balances both M&A and project finance and alongside Aneja is a go-to for oil and gas counsel. Deepto Roy acts for investors, funds, and lenders in brownfield acquisitions across the full spectrum of energy and infrastructure assets, while also having a background in disputes. Anurag Dwivedi is a standout partner in the practice for his banking and finance capabilities.
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- 'Partners such as Deepto Roy are always accessible and available to us. Their subject matter expertise and prior knowledge and experience is also very comforting and a value add.'
- 'Subject matter expertise, the ability to provide accurate and value added services and the ability to draw on other partners within the firm.'
Key clients
- JSW Group Gentari Hydrogen Sdn Bhd Continuum Green Energy Limited HKR Roadways Limited PNC Infratech Limited PNC Infra Holdings Limited ACME Solar Holdings Private Limited ACME Solar Energy Private Limited GMR Airports Limited The Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Limited Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Limited and its group entities GR Infraprojects Limited REC Limited Power Finance Corporation Limited NIIF Infrastructure Finance Limited HDFC Bank Limited, Yes Bank Limited, Bandhan Bank Limited Union Bank of India ACME Cleantech Solutions Private Limited GMR Power & Urban Infra Limited IndianOil Corporation Limited Oil and Natural Gas Corporation ACME Cleantech Solutions Private Limited Petronet LNG Limited GMR Airports Limited Juniper Group Greenko KA01 IREP Private Limited Asthetic Township Developers Private Limited
Work highlights
Acted for a client in a grant of fiscal support by Indian Semiconductor Mission under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing Private Limited.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Jatin Aneja
Other key lawyers
V. R. Neelakantan; Deepto Roy; Anurag Dwivedi; Prashant Sirohi; Mrinal Sharma; Siddharth Jain; Megha Kaur; Prince Singh
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