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Rohit Sharma

Partner
Mumbai

Rohit, a partner based in the Mumbai office of Phoenix Legal, is primarily involved in the banking and finance and advises on a wide range of financing matters such as securitisation, debenture issuances, structured finance, and ECB facilities.

Before joining the Firm, Rohit worked with Luthra & Luthra and Bharucha & Partners, as a partner, and AZB & Partners and ASAR ‒ Al Ruwayeh and Partners, a Tier-I Kuwaiti law firm, as senior associate and associate, respectively. He has also worked as Vice-President at IDFC Limited. Rohit was recognised as a rising star by ALB India in 2022, a ‘Recommended Lawyer’ for Banking and Finance by Legal 500, and amongst a 40-rising star under 40 - Private Practice by Legal Era.

  • 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, 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 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.
  • Advised S.M.I.L.E Microfinance Limited with respect to transfer of its standard and nonstandard assets to Northern Arc Capital Limited.
  • 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.