ESTABLISHED IN 2009
Total number of professionals: 137 (24 partners)
Principal office: Mumbai
Other offices: Bengaluru, Kolkata and New Delhi
Key practice areas
Mergers & acquisitions; private equity, venture capital & funds; banking & finance; bankruptcy & insolvency; restructuring & insolvency; corporate & commercial; corporate governance; joint ventures; technology & data privacy; energy and infrastructure; real estate; arbitration & ADR; litigation; white-collar crime; labour & employment; competition & antitrust; taxation.
Our services
Innovative thought leadership and building lasting relationships with all stakeholders are the key drivers of Argus Partners. Our lawyers understand business and financial issues, and provide practical legal solutions to drive the growth of clients’ businesses.
The firm has built a formidable reputation for its consistently high performance. It has a rich domestic and international experience, and has been recognised by several publications. The firm’s clientele includes industry and business leaders in all segments of the market.
Independent intelligence on this law firm
The following information is sourced directly from India Business Law Journal and/or Law.asia and is not part of the directory listing provided by the law firm.
Testimonials
Dashmi Kokare, manager of legal at Sterling Wilson, used lawyers at the Kolkata office of the firm and says: “The entire team in Kolkata do an excellent and outstanding job.”
Scott Garfield, at Bain Capital, is all praise for the firm’s managing partner Krishnava Dutt: “Krishnava’s direct banking experience helped immensely in solving problems and in commercial/legal negotiations.”
Anand Vardhan, president of legal at Piramal Capital and Housing Finance, explains that “a recently concluded complex refinancing transaction … was concluded within a timeframe of three days. It was the dedication and commitment of the team with an eye for details that made the conclusion of the transaction possible.”
“Argus Partners is a fantastic law firm … we have found them to be very responsive, up to date on legal matters and with sharp focus on technicalities,” says a director at a leading private equity firm.
Notable Deals
Recognised by India Business Law Journal as Deals of the Year
| HDFC merger seals India’s largest M&A | 2022 | US$40 billion | Details |
| IPL auction creates second-richest sports league | 2022 | US$6.2 billion | Details |
| Yes Bank no easy restructure | 2020 | US$1.5 billion | Details |
| High-profile insolvency of Binani Cements | 2019 | US$1.1 billion | Details |
| Merger of Gruh Finance and Bandhan Bank | 2019 | US$12 billion | Details |
| Tata Steel’s acquisition of Usha Martin’s steel division | 2019 | US$657 million | Details |
| Adhunik Power debt restructuring | 2017 | US$507 million | Details |
| HDFC ERGO purchase of rival | 2016 | US$81 million | Details |
Mumbai
11, 1st Floor, Free Press House
215, Nariman Point
Mumbai – 400 021, India
T: +91 22 6736 2222
New Delhi
T: +91 11 2370 1284/5/7
Bengaluru
T: +91 80 4646 2300
Kolkata
T: +91 33 4065 0155/56
Website
www.argus-p.com
