Talwar Thakore & Associates

Among the top teams for banking and finance in the Indian market, Talwar Thakore & Associates guides banks, multilateral and development finance institutions, NBFCs, funds and corporates across the spectrum of matters. From financing acquisitions, including acquisition and leveraged finance, project finance, mezzanine finance, trade finance and securitisation, to cross-border and domestic fundraising and loans, notes and debentures work, the team is well-equipped to handle some of the largest mandates. Sonali Mahapatra, the leading lawyer of the team, deepens the practice’s abilities in international financings and high-valued structured finance matters. Joint managing partner Gautam Saha rounds the team’s external commercial borrowings and foreign portfolio investment expertise. Nidhi Rani is a standout practitioner specialising in power, oil, roads and real estate transactions, debt restructuring and leveraged finance matters, while Rituparno Bhattacharya oversees complex deals for both banks and alternative credit providers.