Founded in 1911,
Khaitan & Co is one of the oldest full-service firms in India and has offices in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, and Singapore.
The banking team has experience in acting for international and domestic banks as lenders on refinancing, aircraft leasing and financing, and acquisition financing mandates.
In capital markets, the firm advises arrangers, issuers and investors on a host of bond and debentures issues.
The firm’s corporate and M&A experience includes acting for acquirers and targets, private equity firms, investors and funds across the full spectrum of M&A matters.
In projects, the firm
represents developers, government entities,
contractors and suppliers.
On the restructuring front, the firm advises stakeholders such as sponsors, creditors and creditor committees, distressed debt investors and resolution professionals.
Recent examples of the firm's capital market work include acting as the transaction counsel in relation to the issuance of secured, redeemable, listed, non-convertible debentures on a private placement basis by
Jamnagar Utilities & Power and arranged by Axis Bank, ICICI Securities Primary Dealership, and ICICI Bank.
This deal was one of the first issuances of privately placed listed non-convertible debentures under the general information document format which was listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange under the newly revamped disclosure schedule regime after the latest amendment to the Securities and Exchange Board of India Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities Regulations, 2021.
In project development, the firm
advised
Reliance Jio
Infocomm on overall and end-to-end assistance in the contracting process for the client of various passive telecom infrastructure agreements.
These transactions are mostly complex as DoT restricts non-licensed entities and
especially IP-I providers from engaging in provision of services
pertaining to active infrastructure.
A significant project finance mandate saw the firm
act as Indian lender counsel to
Oaktree Capital Management (OCM) through its related funds, in relation to an offshore term loan facility of up to USD 900 million. The deal was legally innovative as it involved structuring of the multifaceted security package for both onshore and offshore support for the financing including the intricacies involved in obtaining consent from the Enforcement Directorate under the newly revamped Overseas Investment regime (New OI regime).
Aditya Birla Finance, Axis Bank, Bank of America, Candor Gurgaon One Realty Projects, J.P. Morgan Securities, Reliance Industries, Aditya Birla Capital, Brookfield Asset Management, JSW Steel, Prestige Developers, Tata Realty, Digital Edge
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Financial services regulatory
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Project development: infrastructure
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Restructuring and insolvency
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“Knowledge, approach and proactiveness on deals.”
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“Took the ownership and lead the entire assignment to the expected conclusion in the set deadlines.”
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above and beyond for his clients. He is primarily into M&A but ensures he is involved in all our other legal matters as well just to see that we are being taken care of. He feels like an in-house legal counsel.”
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timely and helpful.”
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required. Extremely accessible
at all times and incredibly hard working turning around things overnight when
required.”
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Known him for more than 10 years and rely on him on all complicated matters. Very trusted name in the market.”
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“Highly recommend Siddharth Srivastava, Partner, Khaitan & Co. He is very professional and helpful and made a challenging and
hard situation as smooth and easy as possible. You are
in good hands!”
“Siddharth is the best lawyer in this field. He tries to get deep into the matters that he takes up and gives his 100%. Highly satisfied with his work.”
“Timely and business friendly advice.”
“Super prompt and efficient. A knowledgeable partner. Works well with clients and peers.”
