Talwar Thakore & Associates elects Nidhi Rani and Priyanka Kumar to partnership

Talwar Thakore & Associates (“TT&A”) has announced the appointment of Nidhi Rani and Priyanka Kumar, currently Counsel with the firm, as Partners effective April 1, 2021..Nidhi joined the firm in 2010 after graduating from NLSIU, Bangalore and has worked at TT&A for her entire career..She has been a critical part of the development and growth of the firm’s market-leading banking practice, together with partners Sonali Mahapatra and Rituparno Bhattacharya. .She has represented lenders and borrowers on a wide range of financing transactions and has a depth of experience in acquisition finance, structured finance and syndicated lending, both domestic and cross border..Priyanka graduated from NLU-Jodhpur and has worked at ICICI Bank and Trilegal before joining TT&A in 2014. She has been a key part of the firm’s debt capital markets practice which is highly regarded for its expertise in international high yield and project bonds issuances..She has represented the lead managers on a number of international debt offerings by Indian renewable energy companies and also has extensive experience on financing and hedging transactions..Commenting on the promotions, Partner Sonali Mahapatra said,“It is a great pleasure to see Nidhi and Priyanka elected to the partnership. Having worked closely with Nidhi over the last decade, I am proud and excited to have her join the partnership. She brings new ideas, enthusiasm and a keen desire to deepen the high level of client service the firm is known for.”.Partner Rahul Gulati, also added,“Priyanka and Nidhi are fantastic additions to the partnership. Priyanka’s election is a testament to her commitment to the culture of excellence the firm believes in, and will help grow our already strong debt capital markets practice. She has been a big part of our success and I look forward to working with Priyanka to support Indian companies in accessing international and domestic bond markets.”