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Rohit Sharma

Partner
Mumbai

Rohit Sharma is a Partner in the Mumbai office of Phoenix Legal, where he advises extensively on banking and finance matters and has been part of several first-of-their-kind transactions in the Indian market.

His practice spans the full spectrum of financing work, including private credit (both performing and special situations), acquisition finance, real estate finance, project finance, securitisation, debenture issuances, structured finance, and ECB facilities.

Prior to joining the Firm, Rohit was a Partner at Luthra & Luthra and Bharucha & Partners, and previously held roles as Senior Associate at AZB & Partners and Associate at ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners, a Tier-1 Kuwaiti law firm. He also served as Vice President at IDFC Limited, bringing an in-house perspective that sharpens his commercial judgment on deals.

Rohit's work has been widely recognised: he was named a Rising Star by ALB India (2022), a Recommended Lawyer for Banking and Finance by Legal 500, one of Legal Era's 40 Under 40 – Private Practice Rising Stars, and Young In-House Counsel of the Year.

  • Advised Edelweiss Group in restructuring debts of and subscribing to secured, rated, and listed non-convertible debentures aggregating to INR 4.75 billion (with a green shoe option of INR 1.75 billion) issued by Kohinoor CTNL Infrastructure Company Private Limited.
  • Advised Asian Development Bank in subscription to secured and listed non-convertible debentures aggregating to INR 10 billion issued by a micro finance institution.
  • Advised entities belonging to Edelweiss Group in issuance of non-principle protected debentures of INR 4 billion (USD 62.5 million) to an affiliate of a foreign bank.
  • Advised several financial institutions including micro-finance lenders, housing finance company, banks, and small finance banks such as Dvara Kshetriya Gramin Financial Services Private Limited, Godrej Capital, Vivriti Asset Management, Spandana Sphoorty Financial Limited, Savasti Microfinance Private Limited, Ummeed Housing Finance Limited, IndusInd Bank, State Bank of India, Bank of India, Ananya Finance For Inclusive Growth Private Limited, Ashv Finance Limited, Fincare Small Finance Bank Limited, and Sarva in securitisation (including time tranching and replenishment structures) and direct assignment transactions.
  • Advised several non-banking financial companies such as Satya Microfin, Sarvagram Fincare Private Limited, Asirvad Micro Finance Limited, Save Microfinance Private Limited, and Asirvad Micro Finance Limited, Ananya Finance For Inclusive Growth Private Limited, in the issuance of listed and unlisted debentures.
  • Advised foreign lenders such as BANK IM BISTUM ESSEN eG and Finninsh Fund for Industrial Cooperation Limited in their external commercial borrowings in India.
  • Assisted IDFC Limited in setting up of Euro Medium Term Notes Program in Singapore Stock Exchange.
  • Assisted IDFC Limited from availing external commercial borrowings from multi-lateral organizations such as International Finance Corporation and Asian Development Bank, commercial banks such as Nord LB, and government agencies such as Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
  • Advised Reliance Commercial Finance Limited in acquisition of loan portfolio of LoanTap Credit Products Private Limited.
  • Advised Authum Investment & Infrastructure Limited in acquisition of non-performing loans from JM Financial Asset Reconstruction Company Limited, and restructuring such loans.
  • Advised S.M.I.L.E Microfinance Limited with respect to transfer of its standard and nonstandard assets to Northern Arc Capital Limited.
  • Advising Visakha Container Terminal Pvt. Ltd., a part of JM Baxi Group, in borrowing of around INR 800 crores from IFC and three Indian lenders for setting up port terminal.
  • Advised ASF Group, a real estate group specialising in developing SEZ, in issuance of senior and listed debentures to a Foreign Portfolio Investor managed by Oak Tree and a junior series of debentures to an Indian NBFC.
  • Advised Capital Small Finance Bank in issuing Capital Tier II Bonds of INR 500 million.
  • Advised Electronic Finance in issuing various Capital Tier II Bonds issuances.