TT&A has proven its leading firm status by standing strong in the top tier for banking and finance. It moves into the first tier of the banking and financial services table, and ascends a notch for its insurance, private equity and regulatory offerings. Its capital markets practice is highly regarded for its quality, focused specialism in debt issuances, including masala bonds, and structured high-yield transactions. Partners Sonali Mahapatra, Rituparno Bhattacharya, Nidhi Rani and Rahul Gulati form one of the country’s most well-regarded teams for banking and finance, while joint managing partners Kunal Thakore and Gautam Saha maintain a respected high-end corporate M&A and private equity practice.
Client feedback
“TT&A has highly experienced counsel who provide practical and incisive advice. They were effective at negotiations and ensured a quick turnaround.” – Banking and finance
“Focused on getting the right outcome in the interest of all stakeholders.” – Banking and finance
“Provides very sound advice.” – Banking and finance
“TT&A is extremely responsive and helpful in coming to commercial solutions to issues that crop up on our matters, which is similar to how we like to work. They will happily advise on black letter law issues but also provide commercial solutions.” – Corporate and M&A
“Strong team, good leadership and strong ownership. The client support is top notch and there is a good knowledgeable team for different scenarios.” – Corporate and M&A
“I worked closely with Sachin Mehta for the transaction and was thoroughly satisfied with his and the team's contribution. The attention to detail, negotiation with appreciation of business needs along with legal aspects, and ability to navigate complex nuances of multiple agreements are some of the positive attributes.” – Corporate and M&A
Rahul Gulati
“Very helpful, very thorough.”
Punita Gupta
“Extremely responsive and figures out a way to help the client.”
Sonali Mahapatra
“She is a problem-solver, very crafty on documents and offers easy-to-implement solutions.”
Pallavi Meena
“Effective communicator.”
Sachin Mehta
“Deep knowledge and uncanny ability to balance legal and business priorities, with strong negotiation skills.”
Pratika Shankar
“Pratika is very responsive and extremely helpful in getting a deal over the line.”
Work highlights
Advised American Tower Corporation (ATC) on the proposed sale of 100% of the equity interests in ATC Telecom Infrastructure to Data infrastructure Trust for $2.5 billion.
Represented Burman Hospitality on its $254 million open offer on Religare Enterprises.
Key clients
Brookfield Infrastructure, Carrier Global Corporation, Genus Power Infrastructures, Vitesco Group.
Work highlights
Advised Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered Bank as structuring banks in relation to a $1.7 billion financing by way of listed high-yield debentures for Goswami Infratech.
Acted for the agent and security agent and lead arrangers in relation to the refinancing of certain financial indebtedness originally availed by Endeavour Trade and Investment and Xcent Trade and Investment for acquisition of Holderind Investment. The transaction represents one of the largest refinancing transactions in Asia and was supported by a number of leading financial institutions.
