TT&A

India

IFLR1000 Reviews

Financial and corporate

Talwar Thakore & Associates (TT&A) is a law firm founded in 2007 with offices in Mumbai and New Delhi. The firm is widely recognised for its strength in banking and finance and maintains a broad corporate and financial practice. 

Its core practice areas include corporate and M&A, banking & finance, capital markets, projects, infrastructure & energy, and disputes. The firm represents a diverse client base of Indian and multinational corporations, financial sponsors, banks, institutions, funds, and fintech players. TT&A has extensive sector experience across technology, pharmaceuticals, financial services, energy, infrastructure, consumer, and e-commerce. 

 

Highlights  

In a landmark capital markets mandate, the firm advised a consortium of six international investment banks as initial purchasers on the debut $800 million senior secured notes issuance by Biocon Biologics Global. This transaction represented the first US bond issuance by an Asia-Pacific biopharmaceutical company and the largest debut high-yield issuance from India in a decade. 

In the equity capital markets, the firm advised JP Morgan India on a landmark secondary block trade, facilitating Pastel (a Singtel entity) in the sale of 71 million Bharti Airtel shares for $1.54 billionone of the largest such trades of the year. 

 

Key clients  

Asian Development Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Barclays Bank, HSBC, JP Morgan Securities, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, AXA, PayU Group, Futures Industry Association, Carrier Global 

 

Testimonials    

“The team is not only prompt, but also practical in its approach of handling the deals. The solutions provided are a win-win for both the sides. Also, the experience of the team of handling large and complex transactions gives them a better perspective of knowing beforehand, the stands that big financial institutions would take.” (Banking) 

“Very good subject matter knowledge.” (Banking) 

Always available, High partner involvement, great market knowledge and regulatory insights. (Capital market: Equity) 

What I appreciate most about TT&A is their strong legal acumen, professionalism, and ability to provide accurate yet practical legal advice. Partner Punita Gupta is truly outstanding. She ensured that all our interests were thoroughly protected throughout the transaction. (M&A) 

They are market savvy and commercially sound.” (Private Equity) 

It is a pleasure to work with TT&A who are such a great and hardworking team. They take care of every aspect of a transaction with the highest standard and are able to provide clear, actionable and balanced advice helping the bank navigate legal risks. (Project finance) 

Punita Gupta

"Punita has deep experience in M&A deals. She knows market practices inside out and helps in making practical decisions. Her turnaround time is excellent; when she commits, she delivers. She is very approachable and down-to-earth too making it very easy for us to reach out to her for simplest of queries."

Priyanka Kumar

"Very good subject matter knowledge."

Abhinav Kumar

"Great market knowledge and regulatory insights. Always available."

Pallavi Meena

"She has very prompt and practical in her approach and has a deep understanding of the Indian Laws and also the approach that should be taken while dealing with institutions such as The United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the Asian Development Bank. Her drafting skills are commendable."

"Provide commercially astute and balanced advice covering all possible risks and eventualities that might impact the situation. She is commercially minded, is able to think through complex situations and deliver an actionable solution and uses her practical experience having dealt with a range of clients to offer a very well-rounded advice and perspective.  Pallavi posesses strong very solution-minded and is able to use her robust experience to deliver quality advice on project financing matters."

Gautam Saha  

"Gautam is the Managing Partner and commercially sound, very experienced."

Pragya Sood

"Pragya helps with funding, is ready and available to help and close."