SNG & Partners

India

Analysis

Overview

SNG & Partners is known for its sophisticated and experienced handling of banking and finance matters. As a core area of the firm, banking and financial services clients are very comfortable turning to the firm for their legal needs. The firm counts a wide range of lenders and non-financial banking companies as loyal clients, and works on all types of finance-related transactions. It is active in acquisition finance, structured trade finance, leveraged transactions, real estate loans, debt securitisation, debt structuring, structured loans and project financing. The firm also offers advisory services in capital markets and real estate, with the market acknowledging its strength in debt capital markets issuances, particularly for rupee-denominated deals. Two years previously, the firm entered into an exclusive alliance with another full-service law firm, R&P Partners. Together, the two firms have broadened their professional bandwidth, as well as expanded their geographical foothold with offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Cochin, Madurai, and Singapore. Managing partners Sanjay Gupta and senior partner Amit Aggarwal are the key contacts.

Banking and finance

Work highlights

Advised DBS Bank India on its loan facility to Pluto Business Parks.

Acted for Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC and Axis Bank as the lenders to Prahitha Constructions.

Key clients

Axis Bank, HDFC Capital, ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company, IndusInd Bank, Piramal Enterprises.

Real estate

Work highlights

Advised Shriram Properties on various stages of its acquisition of a real estate project called the Golden Ira.

Represented HDFC Capital Advisors in conducting due diligence for five major real estate projects.

Key clients

Hind Terminals, Indiabulls Housing Finance, Signatureglobal India, Macrotech Developers.