Rahul Chatterji
Banking Partner, Singapore
“I advise on a broad range of finance transactions, with a particular focus on leveraged finance and private credit matters in India and Southeast Asia. I focus on providing commercially sound and innovative solutions to my clients that help them achieve their strategic business objectives.”
Overview
Professional experience
Education and qualifications
Overview
Rahul is a partner within the firm’s Banking practice, based in Singapore. Rahul started his career in London and has more than 15 years of experience across Singapore and London advising on a wide range of complex cross-border financing transactions.
Rahul has advised clients on leveraged buyouts, public-to-private transactions, investment grade borrowings and special situations transactions. Rahul has a particular interest, and significant expertise, in private credit transactions including unitranche loans, holdco PIKs and back-leveraged transactions. Rahul also has top-tier emerging markets experience, with a particular focus on India.
Rahul has advised clients on leveraged buyouts, public-to-private transactions, investment grade borrowings and special situations transactions. Rahul has a particular interest, and significant expertise, in private credit transactions including unitranche loans, holdco PIKs and back-leveraged transactions. Rahul also has top-tier emerging markets experience, with a particular focus on India.
Work highlights
Rahul has advised on significant transactions including advising:
- the lenders to Adani Green Energy Limited in relation to:
- US$1.36bn financing under a green loan facility to finance the world’s largest renewable energy park at Khavda in Gujarat, India; and
- a US$400m facility in relation to certain solar projects in Gujarat and Rajasthan
- Bharti Global on the financing for its proposed acquisition of a stake in BT Group plc.
- the lenders to IKS Health in relation to the financing of IKS Health’s acquisition of AQuity Solutions.
- the lenders on certain acquisition financing facilities provided to a Fajr Capital-led consortium for the US$813m acquisition of Aster DM Healthcare’s (Aster) GCC Business.
- the lenders on several privately funded LBO transactions for financial sponsors, in relation to the acquisition of minority or controlling stakes in Indian businesses.
- the lenders on several private margin loan transactions for various leading private equity sponsors and leading Indian promoters, in relation to leveraging their existing investments in various Indian businesses.
- the lenders on several private refinancing transactions for various Indian companies (both promoter-controlled businesses, and portfolio companies of financial sponsors).
- the lenders on a Holdco financing to a family office investment vehicle controlled by the promoters of a leading Indian business conglomerate.
- a leading Indian renewables energy company in relation to a private credit transaction involving certain financing solutions made available by a leading international credit fund.
- the lenders in relation to Carlyle’s investment in Quest Global.
- the lenders in relation to the acquisition by Azentio Software (an Apax portfolio company) of Beyontec.*
- the lenders in relation to Blackstone's public offer for Italian infrastructure group Atlantia.*
- the lenders in connection with the financing in support of CVC Capital Partners' acquisition of RGI.*
- the lenders in connection with the senior financing in support of the €3.1bn public-to-private acquisition of Iliad Group by Xavier Niel.*
- the lenders in connection with a credit facility made available to a portfolio company of Capital Square Partners for the acquisition of the Aditya Birla Group's BPO business.*
- the lenders in connection with Advent International's acquisition of TSG.*
- the lenders in connection with CVC Capital Partners' acquisition of a stake in GEMS Education. *
*denotes experience from previous firms
Professional experience
Rahul is recognised in Legal 500 UK 2022 as a "Key Lawyer" in Acquisition Finance and Bank Lending: Investment Grade Debt and Syndicated Loans. They note that, "Rahul Chatterji is a product expert in private credit and a real pleasure to work with. Even on seemingly impossible timelines, Rahul always delivers."
Education and qualifications
Rahul holds a B.A. and LL.B. (Hons) from the WB National University of Juridical Sciences. He is admitted in England and Wales.