Rahul Chatterji

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.

Work highlights

• 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

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."

Rahul holds a B.A. and LL.B. (Hons) from the WB National University of Juridical Sciences. He is admitted in England and Wales.