Oishik Bagchi

Oishik Bagchi is a Partner in the Capital Markets practice group based in the Mumbai office. He regularly advises issuers, promoters, selling shareholders, merchant bankers other intermediaries on a wide range of capital-markets transactions, including initial public offerings (IPOs), qualified institutions placements (QIPs), rights issues, and secondary sale transactions. Oishik is particularly recognised for his expertise in handling IPO-related disputes that arise at critical stages, with the potential to jeopardise the listing process.

His practice also encompasses foreign currency debt listings, securities-law aspects of debt restructuring transactions, and securities offerings in the International Financial Services Centres (IFSC), GIFT City. Oishik continues to assist the Standing Committee on Primary Markets of the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) in the drafting of the IFSCA Listing Regulations, 2024.

Some of his key transactions include: (i) the initial public offering of Brainbees Solutions Limited; (ii) the qualified institutions placement by Aditya Birla Capital Limited; (iii) One 97 Communications Limited (IBLJ Deal of the Year – 2021); (iv) the initial public offering of Bandhan Bank Limited (IBLJ Deal of the Year – 2018); (v) the debt restructuring of RattanIndia Power Limited (IBLJ Deal of the Year – 2020); and (vi) the USD-denominated bond issuance by Vedanta Resources PLC (IBLJ Deal of the Year – 2017).

His recent transactions include the initial public offerings of Vikram Solar Limited, Tenneco Clean Air India Limited, Aegis Vopak Terminals Limited, Smartworks Coworking Spaces Limited, Dr. Agarwals’ Health Care Limited, Greaves Electric Mobility Limited, Rite Water Solutions India Limited, and SBFC Finance Limited. He has also recently advised the State Bank of India SBI Funds Management Private Limited on the joint venture structuring from their proposed initial public offering perspective. He has recently advised the State Bank of India and SBI Funds Management Private Limited (SBIFM) on joint venture structuring with Amundi in contemplation of the proposed initial public offering by SBIFM.