Banking, Finance, Insolvency & Capital Markets
Practice Area · 06

Banking, Finance, Insolvency & Capital Markets

Banking and project finance, insolvency and bankruptcy before the NCLT/NCLAT, fintech regulation, foreign investment, and capital markets and securities matters.

Overview

The firm advises banks, borrowers, investors and companies in financial distress across banking, insolvency and capital markets work. This spans financing documentation, representation in insolvency proceedings before the NCLT and NCLAT, advice to fintech and digital-payments businesses on regulatory compliance, and support on foreign investment, capital-raising and securities regulation.

What this covers

01

Banking & Project Finance

Advising lenders and borrowers on facility documentation, security creation and enforcement for working-capital, term and project-finance loans, including compliance with RBI lending norms.

For example: Reviewing and negotiating facility and security documents for a term loan extended to fund a manufacturing expansion.
02

Insolvency & Bankruptcy – IBC (NCLT / NCLAT)

Representation of financial creditors, operational creditors and corporate debtors in proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code before the National Company Law Tribunal and its Appellate Tribunal, including resolution plan advisory.

For example: Filing an application on behalf of an operational creditor to initiate the corporate insolvency resolution process against a defaulting company.
03

Fintech & Digital Payments

Regulatory advisory for fintech and digital-payments businesses on RBI guidelines covering payment aggregators, NBFCs, digital lending and data-localisation requirements.

For example: Advising a digital lending platform on structuring its operations to comply with RBI’s digital lending guidelines.
04

Foreign Direct Investment & Exchange Control (FEMA / RBI)

Advice on structuring inbound and outbound investment under FEMA and the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, including sectoral caps, pricing guidelines and RBI reporting.

For example: Structuring an inbound investment into an Indian company to comply with applicable sectoral FDI caps and pricing norms.
05

Capital Markets – Equity & Debt (IPO, QIP; SEBI)

Advisory support on equity and debt capital-raising, including public issues, qualified institutional placements and compliance with SEBI’s issue and listing regulations.

For example: Advising on disclosure and compliance requirements for a company preparing for a qualified institutional placement.
06

Securities & Commodities Regulation (SEBI / SAT)

Representation in enforcement and adjudication proceedings before SEBI and appeals before the Securities Appellate Tribunal, covering matters such as insider trading, disclosure lapses and market manipulation allegations.

For example: Representing a listed company director in adjudication proceedings before SEBI concerning alleged disclosure lapses.

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