Wadia Ghandy & Co.

Overview:

Practice Areas include Mergers, Acquisitions, Private Equity, Banking, Finance, Securitisation, Real Estate, Arbitration, Intellectual Property, Media Law, Aviation Law, Labour and Employment Law, Litigation, General Practice and other miscellaneous areas of law.One of the oldest firms in India, Wadia Ghandy & Co is strong in a range of both transactional and disputes work, with particular expertise in the real estate, projects and aviation sectors.

“Their knowledge is in-depth and solution-oriented,” a client says. “There is very good chemistry with the partners” and the “quality of work is premium,” the client adds.

Managing partner Ashish Ahuja and partner Shabnum Kajiji lead the firm’s banking, project finance and capital markets practices. In a recent highlight, Kajiji headed the firm’s team advising BMW India Financial Serices Private on its maiden issue of nonconvertible debentures. The firm has been acting on several high profile restructurings. It acted for GTL Infrastructure on the restructuring and refinancing of its foreign currency convertible bonds, as well as the Suzlon Group on the restructuring of INR110 billion of debt. Wadia Ghandy & Co also specialises in advising on the recovery of aircraft leased to Indian airline companies.

The mergers and acquisitions team features key partners Marylou Bilawala and Ankit Majmudar. Bilawala is recognised as a leading lawyer in the field of aviation and aviation finance, while Majmudar is highly experienced in M&A and private equity transactions.

In a recent highlight, the firm acted for Global Holding Corporation Private on the sale of its holding in four Qualcomm Indian entities, and the consequent sale of the underlying asset of 4G spectrum to Bharti Telecom by all four entities.

Wadia Ghandy & Co also has strong real estate and dispute resolution practices, which feature leading lawyers Hamid Moochalla and Bindi Dave, respectively.

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