Davis Polk & Wardwell today announced that Ferish P. Patel, a capital markets lawyer specializing in complex international transactions in India, has joined the firm as counsel in the Hong Kong office. The addition of Mr. Patel provides Davis Polk with a senior lawyer to handle the increasing volume of international capital markets activity by Indian issuers and to augment the firm’s market-leading Asian high-yield debt practice.
Mr. Patel comes to Davis Polk from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, where he spent more than seven years representing investment banks, issuers and private equity firms in connection with high-yield and investment-grade debt and equity issuances, minority investments and leveraged buyouts. In 2009, Mr. Patel honed his focus on India-based transactions by serving secondments at two leading Indian firms – AZB & Partners followed by Amarchand Mangaldas – where he handled an array of significant deals involving Indian companies.
“As a senior lawyer focusing on international capital markets transactions by Indian companies, Ferish is ideally suited to serve Davis Polk’s continually expanding client base in India and elsewhere in Asia,” said Thomas J. Reid, Davis Polk’s managing partner. “We have built an elite team of Hong Kong-based lawyers, and Ferish will play an important role for the firm as we continue to expand our presence and client roster there.”
“Ferish is one of the few lawyers in the region who has actually practiced at established, India-based firms,” said William F. Barron, head of Davis Polk’s Asia practice. “His experience in complex Indian capital markets transactions coupled with his capabilities on high-yield debt matters in Asia make him a great fit for Davis Polk.”
“Ferish epitomizes excellence in lawyering that Davis Polk stands for,” said Kirtee Kapoor, head of Davis Polk’s India practice. “His coming on board reaffirms our commitment to working on Indian cross-border transactions, especially capital markets transactions.”
“I am excited to join Davis Polk’s leading international capital markets practice and to help further expand their impact in India and broader Asia,” Mr. Patel said.
About Ferish P. Patel. Mr. Patel joined Simpson Thacher & Bartlett’s New York office after graduating from law school in 2003. While there, he represented investment banks, issuers and private equity firms in connection with high-yield and investment-grade debt and equity issuances, minority investments and leveraged buyouts. In 2009, he served secondments at two leading Indian firms – AZB & Partners followed by Amarchand Mangaldas – where he handled a variety of significant Indian capital markets and M&A transactions. In February 2010, Mr. Patel returned to Simpson Thacher, practicing out of the firm’s Hong Kong office.
About Davis Polk’s Asia Practice. Active in major transactions in Asia for a century, Davis Polk is recognized as one of the preeminent global legal advisers to companies in China, Japan, India, Indonesia, Korea, the Philippines, and elsewhere throughout Asia and the Pacific Rim. With 70 lawyers in Hong Kong, Beijing and Tokyo, Davis Polk offers clients a unique combination of unsurpassed experience in highly complex corporate transactions and a deep-rooted understanding of markets and business sectors across Asia. The firm’s Asia practice, among the largest of any U.S. law firm, is routinely ranked as the top international law firm in debt and equity offerings by Asian issuers. Davis Polk is also a firm-of-choice for the largest and most significant public and private M&A transactions throughout the region. Davis Polk’s first transaction in India dates back to 1920s. Today, the firm has over 25 lawyers, including 8 partners, who are extensively involved in cross-border M&A and capital markets transactions from India.
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